UK Fuel Prices Soar, Costco Offers Relief

0:00On April 4th, UK fuel prices exploded in March with the biggest monthly jumps on record according to the RAC. Petrol shot up 20 pins per liter, from 133 pins to 153 pins. Diesel climbed even wilder, spiking 40 pins to 183 pins per liter. That petrol rise smashed the old record of 16.6 pins from June 2022. Diesel nearly doubled its previous high of 22 pins, set right after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in March 2022. Drivers are feeling the pinch hard, with long-cuse forming at bargain spots like Costco and Oldham, where folks rush to top up amid the chaos. Some pumps are now flirting with two pounds per liter, like diesel at 199.9, pins near the M61. Right now, the cheapest petrol and greater Manchester is 146 pins at that Oldham Costco, saving an average family car driver up to 14 pounds on a 55 liter tank. Versus pricier stations, diesel there runs 175 pins, with local averages 1.6 pins under

1:06the UK petrol norm of 155 pins, and 2.5 pins below diesel's 187 pins. Nationwide, snack petrol for 141 pins at Tesco in Swansea, but brace for 187 pins at a BP in Bolton. As global tensions fuel these fires, smart shopping at spots like Costco keeps your wallet from running on empty.