Unleaded petrol price hit £1.67 in Watford amid Russia’s Ukraine invasion

The cost to fill your vehicle with fuel has skyrocketed the past few weeks, with a increasing surge in pump prices.

Unleaded petrol hit £1.67 a litre on Sunday, having risen by over 8p in a week, while diesel reached £1.78 a litre, as wholesale prices for oil remained close to all-time highs after western countries announced bans on Russian energy exports.

The RAC has urged the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to cut VAT on fuel, as its figures show the cost of filling an average tank of petrol is at almost £90

RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “Both petrol and diesel reached new record levels.

The oil giant ‘SHELL’ said it will end its tie-up with Gazprom by selling its 27.5pc stake in the Sakhalin 2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant and will stop working on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, which Germany put on ice earlier this month.

Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda are generally have the cheapest petrol and diesel prices especially at the Dome roundabout.

The average petrol price in Watford is 157.7p/litre.

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