Petrol prices set for record high, says AA
UK petrol prices could hit a record average high of £1.20 a litre in the next few weeks, according to the AA.
Increases in the wholesale price of petrol since January are to blame for the rise in forecourt prices, the motoring organisation said.
It urged the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, to postpone the introduction of a planned 3p rise in petrol duty due to come in on 1 April.
The average UK price of unleaded petrol is currently just over £1.16 a litre.
The previous record UK average high for unleaded was 119.7p in July 2008, when global crude oil prices were also at an all-time high.
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