US EditionDriver warning on 'non-essential' car journeys over Iran conflict
AA president Edmund King advises UK motorists to reduce non-essential travel and adopt fuel-efficient driving as petrol prices rise by 5p to 137.5p per litre since late February.
- On March 8, 2026 the AA urged UK drivers to cut non-essential journeys as oil surged above $100 a barrel due to the Middle East conflict.
- AA president Edmund King warned that disruption to tanker traffic after the March 8, 2026 airstrikes in Tehran increases pressure on oil prices, affecting fuel costs.
- At UK forecourts, petrol has risen 5p to 137.5p and diesel 9p to 151.0p since February 28, while think tank analysis shows oil at $100 typically yields petrol around 150p.
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'Avoid non-essential journeys' as fuel prices rocket amid Middle East conflict
Oil has surged past $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, with petrol prices up 5p to 137.5p per litre and diesel climbing 9p to 151.0p. The AA is urging drivers to consider cutting out non-essential journeys as fuel prices continue to rise amid the Middle East conflict.
2 big UK car associations are telling drivers to ditch non-essential journeys as oil soars above $100 a barrel
The AAA said that pricesDan Kitwood/Getty ImagesDrivers in the UK are being advised to avoid non-essential journeys as oil prices soar.Oil skyrocketed past $100 a barrel during the war in Iran, and gas prices are going up.The AA and the RAC, two UK roadside assistance groups, said drivers should conserve fuel.The war in the Middle East has sent oil prices skyrocketing — and UK drivers are already being warned to watch their fuel levels.The AA an…
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