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Drivers warned of 'costly Christmas' as RAC urges them to do one thing
Petrol and diesel prices hit multi-month highs with petrol up 2.17p and diesel up 3.84p per litre in November, raising costs for drivers at UK pumps.
- Drivers have been warned fuel prices in the United Kingdom are rising at their fastest rate in eighteen months, with average pump prices reaching multi-month highs in November.
- Supermarket forecourts raised unleaded to 134.48p and diesel to 143.08p while staying below wider UK pump averages, and the RAC urges drivers to compare prices to limit costs.
- Filling a family petrol car now costs £75.44, up £1.19 from £74.25, while diesel drivers pay £80.61, up £2.11, with supermarket forecourts cheaper for both fuels.
- The RAC warned fuel prices increased at the fastest rate in 18 months, with Simon Williams saying `Drivers will be disappointed to see prices at the pumps rise so sharply in the run-up to festive period`.
- But filling up in the right place could save drivers a lot of money, and the RAC recommends using the myRAC app fuel finder to locate the lowest nearby prices.
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