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Domestic holidaymakers are being clobbered with the highest petrol prices for eight years, motoring groups warned yesterday.
A new study shows average petrol pump prices have surged for the eighth month in a row, by 18p per litre between November and last month.
The analysis also shows they have soared by more than 25p since last May (2020).
Forecourts were on average charging 132.19p per litre for petrol last month, an increase of 2.7p on the previous month. These prices were last seen in October 2013.
It compares with last May (2020), when a litre was on average just under 107p, and November, when it was 114.12p.
It means the cost of filling a typical 55-litre family car has surged nearly £14 since last May and £10 since November. The average cost of filling the tank is now £72.70.
Domestic holidaymakers are being clobbered with the highest petrol prices for eight years, motoring groups warned as a study revealed prices surged for the eighth month in a row
Meanwhile the average cost of diesel jumped another 2.5p last month, from 131.79p to 134.32p. It means diesel prices have also surged more than 20p per litre since last May.
This is the most expensive for two years, according to the analysis by RAC Fuel Watch.
To make matters worse, some motorway service stations are fleecing motorists by charging more than £10 over the national pump average for a tank of fuel for both petrol and diesel.
It comes as record numbers of families plan using their vehicles this summer for staycations and domestic mini-breaks amid ongoing uncertainty over
