petrol
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"You have the individual consumer response to what they are seeing in terms of the price of petrol or diesel suddenly surge," said Euan Graham, an electricity and data analyst at energy think tank Ember.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
But fuel prices remain below the levels reached in summer 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when petrol reached 191.5p and diesel hit 199p a litre.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The average prices of both petrol and diesel have now "increased every day for the last 40 days," according to Simon Williams, head of policy at RAC.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
He added, for diesel, this is a "new record for consecutive daily prices rises since 2015 and for petrol it matches the run of rises seen at the end of June 2022".
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
The country was starved of hope, cars stuck for days in long, sweaty petrol lines, pensioners raising wilting placards demanding their pay, lecturers gathering to announce yet one more strike.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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