{"id":122947,"date":"2026-07-14T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=122947"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:14:09","slug":"fuel-prices-start-climbing-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/fuel-prices-start-climbing-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad News for Holidaymakers as Fuel Prices Start Climbing Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fuel prices are rising again across the UK as more than 14 million drivers prepare to take to the roads at the start of the school summer holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Petrol Climbs Back Above 151p a Litre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The average UK forecourt price of petrol rose from a six-week low of <strong>150.7p a litre<\/strong> on Monday to <strong>151p a litre over the weekend<\/strong>, according to figures cited by the AA. Only two parts of the country still record average petrol prices below <strong>150p a litre<\/strong>: the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber. At<strong> 151p a litre<\/strong>, filling a<strong> 50-litre petrol tank costs around \u00a375.50.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diesel prices have moved little, edging up from <strong>164.8p to 164.9p a litre<\/strong> ahead of the weekend. A <strong>50-litre tank<\/strong> at that price costs about<strong> \u00a382.45<\/strong>, leaving diesel drivers with a higher bill than petrol motorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Average UK weekly road fuel prices statistics as at 13 July 2026 published today at: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MvGds2Mdbm\">https:\/\/t.co\/MvGds2Mdbm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ydau5cqms9\">pic.twitter.com\/ydau5cqms9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; DESNZ statistics (@DESNZ_stats) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DESNZ_stats\/status\/2076947306734043340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wholesale Fuel Costs Move Higher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The AA linked the latest increase to higher wholesale prices since the final week of June. Wholesale <a href=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/petrol-drivers-face-key-hmrc-mileage-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petrol costs<\/a> have risen by as much as <strong>4p a litre<\/strong>, while diesel costs have climbed by more than <strong>6p a litre.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The association said the rise followed the collapse of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Renewed tensions have raised concerns about oil supplies and global crude prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forecourt Prices Could Rise Further<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simon Williams<\/strong>, head of policy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.co.uk\/drive\/advice\/fuel-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the RAC<\/a>, said petrol and diesel prices could increase by another couple of pence per litre over the coming days. A rise of <strong>2p a litre<\/strong> would add around <strong>\u00a31<\/strong> to the cost of filling a<strong> 50-litre tank<\/strong>. The increase comes as millions of households prepare for journeys to holiday destinations across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RAC said the direction of UK pump prices will depend heavily on whether further attacks take place between the United States and Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fuel Duty Cut Still Reduces the Cost of Filling Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luke Bosdet<\/strong>, the AA\u2019s spokesman on pump prices, said current forecourt prices would be around 6p a litre higher without the fuel duty reduction. That figure is made up of a 5p cut in fuel duty and around <strong>1p in VAT.<\/strong> For a 50-litre tank, the tax reduction lowers the cost of a fill-up by roughly <strong>\u00a33.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current prices are still below the levels recorded in April, when the conflict between the United States and Iran pushed petrol to 159p a litre and diesel to 192p a litre. Prices later fell after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire, bringing some relief to motorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With one of the busiest summer travel weekends since RAC records began approaching, drivers may face higher costs at the pumps. Comparing local forecourt prices could save several pounds over the course of a long summer journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK motorists face fresh pressure at the pumps just as millions prepare for the summer getaway. With forecourt prices edging higher ahead of one of the busiest travel weekends, drivers may need to think carefully about where and when they fill up before setting off on holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":120430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122947"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122949,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122947\/revisions\/122949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}