PA
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Average petrol prices have passed the 130p a litre mark for the first time, the AA said today.
Prices at the pumps have reached an average of 130.03p a litre - only 2p away from the £6 gallon.
Diesel is now averaging 135.44p a litre, the AA said.
It added that at the start of the year, petrol averaged 125.19p a litre before hitting 127.74p following the VAT rise on January 4. Diesel started at 129.30p before reaching 132.01 after the VAT increase.
A year ago, the pump price of petrol was 112.74p and diesel 113.79p. This means that filling up a typical 50-litre petrol tank now costs £8.65 more than a year ago. A two-car family is now paying £36.71 a month more for petrol than a year ago.
And to this people retaliated by sharing a similar consent to
Punish the politicians who are vague or ignorant or who can see nothing wrong in the current and predicted price of fuel, by not voting for them and by telling all your friends not to vote for them either.
it's October and we're witnessing the worst crunch ever,..don't know what next to come..!
we need change...!
