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16/03/2010
Put-Off Petrol Price Rise Plea
The Chancellor should postpone a planned 3p hike in petrol duty, due on 1 April.
That's according to one of the main motoring organisations, the AA who have warned that motorists should brace for record high petrol prices this year as the cost of unleaded fuel surges to £1.20 a litre or more.
The organisation said those struggling on tight budgets would be hard hit by the predicted price hike and has urged the chancellor, Alistair Darling, to postpone the introduction of a planned 3p hike in petrol duty, due on 1 April.
The average petrol price is currently just over £1.15 a litre, but the AA says pump prices could nudge £1.20 by next month – equivalent to over £5.40 a gallon – when the petrol levy is due to start.
Figures show the average petrol bill for a two-car family has already soared by £52 a month in the past year, to £245.
(BMcC)
That's according to one of the main motoring organisations, the AA who have warned that motorists should brace for record high petrol prices this year as the cost of unleaded fuel surges to £1.20 a litre or more.
The organisation said those struggling on tight budgets would be hard hit by the predicted price hike and has urged the chancellor, Alistair Darling, to postpone the introduction of a planned 3p hike in petrol duty, due on 1 April.
The average petrol price is currently just over £1.15 a litre, but the AA says pump prices could nudge £1.20 by next month – equivalent to over £5.40 a gallon – when the petrol levy is due to start.
Figures show the average petrol bill for a two-car family has already soared by £52 a month in the past year, to £245.
(BMcC)
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