All news on the topic: Petrol prices

The conflict in Iran is expected to drive 200,000 more households into poverty, top economists have cautioned.

Petrol stations across Scotland have been forced to close today after running out of fuel ahead of the Easter weekend amid soaring prices.

Next week, filling up an average-sized family car is likely to cost £100, writes Giles Sheldrick.

Oil prices have risen further as the Middle East war rages - with Iranian officials saying the country would "set fire to anyone who tries to pass through" the Strait of Hormuz, a key crude oil shipping route.

The "temporary" 5p cut to fuel duty was first introduced by Rish Sunak in 2022 and it has been extended each tax year since - Jeremy Hunt says today's extension will save drivers on average around £50 a year

The largest monthly jump in fuel prices in two years has hit motorists, with costs driven cuts in production by Russia and Saudi Arabia and wars in Ukraine and Gaza

March is bringing a wave of changes to driving laws that could catch out motorists, which could see costs rise for drivers with petrol and diesel vehicles

Buc-ee's is a petrol station found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas that has become a phenomenon across the South

According to the RAC's monthly fuel watch, the average price of a litre of unleaded sat at 140.5p in January while diesel cost 148.5p - this put the cost of a full tank of fuel at £77.24 and £81.73 respectively

More than 80 Asda petrol stations will be entirely cashless later this year, as the supermarket giant claims 90 percent of transactions are made via card or a contactless device - but what do YOU think?

Under the new proposals put forward this week, forecourts across the country will be legally required to share live information on their pump prices within 30 minutes of any change in price

A new Pumpwatch scheme will force fuel stations to update price changes, with drivers then able to check prices via mobile apps, price comparison websites and sat-navs

According to location technology company, journeys of 6.2 miles in London took an average of 37 minutes and 20 seconds last year. This was one minute more than in 2022, and the longest among 387 cities in 55 countries.

Morrisons was found to be the cheapest retailer for fuel, according to the RAC Foundation, but the most expensive was Shell - you can see the full breakdown below

The RAC said pump prices should be still lower as the average supermarket margin on fuel was 13p per litre last month which is more than double what it was in 2021

Shoppers were sent into a panic at a Lidl breanch in Wales on the weekend after a 54-year-old man stormed into the store and doused petrol on a worker - he has since been arrested

To help you find the cheapest petrol and diesel, comparison website and app PetrolPrices has rounded up average prices across major fuel retailers including the supermarkets, BP and Esso

Fuel duty on both petrol and diesel is 52.95p per litre and this rate has been frozen since 2011 - but retailers have to play their part and pass on the lower rate to customers

According to the latest data supplied by retailers, the cheapest place in the United Kingdom to fill up your car with petrol is at a Sainsbury's garage in Causeway Coast and Glens

According to the RAC, there is currently a 'big lose-lose', where drivers around the country are missing out on cheaper fuel and the Treasury is losing out on tax revenue

A fuel expert has issued a warning to all drivers in the UK who are heading to the petrol station in the coming days over the rising costs at petrol stations up and down the country

Labour criticised Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for trying to portray himself as a friend of drivers as he prepares to block English councils from imposing 20mph speed limits

Martyn James is a leading consumer rights and in his latest column for The Mirror, he explains how you can drive down prices at the pumps and beat the rising cost of fuel

Over half plan to go green within the next two years - and six in ten feel it will give them a good opportunity to do business with a more socially conscious clientele

Inflation measures how the price of goods and services has changed over time and at its peak, it reached 11.1% - far from the Bank of England target of 2%