Record rises in the price of both petrol and diesel have been measured by the AA, overtaking last month’s record increases.
With the price of crude oil reaching nearly $140 a barrel, the AA says that nationally, unleaded petrol prices rose by 5.6p per litre to 118.2p (5.37 a gallon) in the past month. Diesel prices rose by 7.4p per litre to 131.6p (£5.98 a gallon). The price difference between unleaded and diesel has risen from 11.6p per litre to 13.4p.