The cost of filling a typical family car with petrol has exceeded an average of £100 for the first time. A litre of petrol cost an average of 182.3p on Wednesday, a jump of 3.8p a litre on the cost at the start of the week, according to Experian Catalist, the data analytics company. The increase takes the average cost of filling a 55-litre family car to £100.27. SponsoredThe RAC said it was a “truly dark day” for drivers and Boris Johnson has said that rogue retailers should be “named and shamed”. Simon Williams, a spokesman for the motoring group, called on the government to do more to tackle rising fuel costs which he said was becoming a “national crisis” for the country’s 32 million

Source: The Times June 09, 2022 15:26 UTC