petrol
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But fuel prices remain below the levels reached in summer 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when petrol reached 191.5p a litre and diesel hit 199p.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Subsidized petrol prices overall have largely insulated the economy from higher global energy costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The decline has been very small - over the past two days diesel has come down by 0.6p and petrol by 0.3p.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Tan said he recently coded a tool to compare petrol with electric vehicles while traveling on a flight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
She stopped by the petrol station near the hospital and was not surprised to see the sign scrawled in chalk: NO PETROL.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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