Picture Alliance | Getty Images The British are now paying more than £ 100 ($ 125) to fill a mid-size family car, after petrol prices exceeded the psychological threshold for the first time on Thursday. The price is based on the cost of filling a family saloon 55 liters – 100.27 £ – as average gasoline prices in the UK exceeded 1.82 pounds per liter. This translates roughly to $ 8.60 per gallon, with a liter equal to 0.264172 US gallons. The cost of filling an equivalent car with diesel is 103.43 £, with diesel now costing 1.88 £ per liter. The British carmaker RAC, which provided the data, said it was “a really dark day for drivers” as fuel prices continue to rise. “While fuel prices are breaking new highs on a daily basis, households in the country may never have expected the cost of filling a mid-size family car to reach three figures,” RAC spokesman Simon Williams told statement. . Thursday’s milestone is the latest indicator of continued upward pressure on fuel prices amid Russian sanctions on oil and a spike in inflation. The cost of unleaded petrol is now 37% more expensive in the UK than this week a year ago, while diesel is 38% more expensive. The UK government announced a reduction in fuel duties of 5 pence per liter in March to help cut costs for motorists. However, car groups have warned retailers not to carry cuts and said more support is needed. “March 5 [pence] The reduction in fuel tax now seems insignificant, as the cost of wholesale petrol has already increased fivefold since the spring declaration [25 pence]”Williams said. “A further reduction in duties or a temporary reduction in VAT will greatly help drivers, especially those with lower incomes who have no choice but to drive,” he added. Industry analysts now predict that gasoline prices could rise further. “We are definitely pepping the 2 pound mark right now,” Gordon Ballmer, executive director of the Gasoline Retailers Association, told Sky News on Thursday. However, the United Kingdom is not the most expensive place for fuel in Europe. Denmark is the most expensive country in the region for gasoline, according to the British Automobile Association AA. The price at the pump was 2.05 λί per liter on May 30. Greece followed, Germany and then Britain. Exchange rates, VAT levels and tariff levels are among the reasons for the different fuel prices across the continent, according to an AA spokesman.
