Average UK diesel prices reached 188.63p per litre on 9 September, while average unleaded petrol rose to 167.17p per litre, according to the RAC’s latest fuel-price statement.
RAC Fuel Watch said both fuels had increased by 5p a litre over the preceding week. Its figures put diesel 21.46p per litre above petrol, leaving the reported diesel average substantially higher for motorists using diesel-powered cars and vans.
At the reported diesel average, a 50-litre fill would cost approximately £94.32. The 5p-a-litre weekly increase adds £2.50 to a 50-litre purchase. RAC also said filling a family-sized car had become £2.75 more expensive over the week.
The motoring organisation attributed the rapid rise to higher wholesale prices, stating that oil had averaged $96 a barrel during the previous week. The RAC statement linked that wholesale-price pressure to the continuing US-Iran conflict.
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The new figures mark a further increase from the averages cited by RAC on 4 September, when petrol was 163.36p per litre and diesel was 184.99p per litre. The latest data is therefore a subsequent price snapshot rather than a restatement of those earlier figures.
For taxi and private-hire drivers, fuel is a recurring operating cost, and the effect of per-litre changes can be greater where annual mileage is high. The RAC figures are UK averages, however, so individual forecourt prices and drivers’ actual refuelling costs will vary according to location and vehicle.
RAC said fuel duty, together with tax, accounts for around half of the pump price and said duty was scheduled to start rising in January. It advised motorists to reduce the impact of higher prices by driving efficiently and comparing local forecourt prices.
The figures do not represent a single price that every driver will pay. They provide an average across the UK, while the cost of a particular journey or working week will also depend on fuel consumption, mileage and the price available at the forecourts used.
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