Petrol and Diesel Prices Hit Record High in UK

Petrol and Diesel Prices Hit Record High in UK
Fuel prices are seen at a petrol station in Wimborne, England, on March 11, 2022. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
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Fuel prices in the UK have continued to hit record highs, official statistics show.

The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts was 167.7 pence ($2.1) on May 23, up from 165.1 pence a week earlier, according to new figures released by the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy.