Diesel Prices Soar, Hitting £100 for First Time

0:00It's March 31st. Welcome in. This is Europe News Today, where European headlines meet AI. Filling up a typical family car with diesel, now costs over 100 pounds for the first time in more than three years. New data shows average diesel at UK pumps hit 182.8 pence per liter on Tuesday. That puts a 55 liter tank at 100 pounds 52 pence, up 40 pence since the Middle East tensions kicked off on February 28th. Petrol average is 152.8 pence per liter, a 20 pence jump in the same period. Oil prices have spiked hard because of issues in the straight of Hormuz, pushing wholesale fuel costs higher. RIC experts say petrol might level off if oil stays put, but diesel could climb even more. Drivers are filling the pinch big time, shelling out an extra 544 million pounds on fuel so far, 409 million on. Diesel alone. At this pace, the RAC Foundation figures the conflict will cost motorists a full billion

1:04pounds at the pumps in just a couple weeks. Price gaps are widening too, with supermarkets 8.8 pence cheaper per liter on diesel than other spots. That gap drew crowds to supermarkets last weekend, straining supplies. Meanwhile, the government just dropped a list of apps like petrolprices.com, RAC fuel watch, and the AA that tap into real time pump data from. Their fuel finder scheme. All UK 4 courts have to report price changes within 30 minutes since early February, so drivers can hunt the best deals easier. Keep an eye on those apps folks, might save you some cash before the next fill up.