Average UK petrol prices have reached 163.36p a litre and diesel 184.99p, according to a new RAC update warning that motorists could face further increases in the coming weeks.
The figures, published on 4 September, show both fuels have risen by around 1p a litre since the preceding weekend. They are national averages, rather than prices quoted for any individual filling station.
The update combines an observed increase at the pumps with a warning about what could follow. RAC’s Rod Dennis forecast further rises in the coming weeks as higher oil prices feed into wholesale fuel costs.
That outlook is a forecast, not confirmation of another increase already taking place. The measured change in this update remains the roughly penny-a-litre rise for both petrol and diesel since the weekend.
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For taxi and private-hire drivers, airport-transfer businesses and other motorists, the latest readings provide a benchmark for reviewing fuel budgets. Diesel remains the more expensive of the two fuels in the RAC’s national figures.
Operators assessing their costs should distinguish the prices recorded now from the additional increases the RAC expects. The current averages give a basis for checking fuel spending, while the warning points to the possibility of further pressure rather than a fixed future pump price.
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