Petrol and diesel prices remain at three-year low as Reeves freezes tax
Daily MailFuel prices remain at a three-year low, according to the latest data from the RAC. The average price of petrol at the pump is now 135.2p after the Chancellor confirmed in the Budget that fuel duty would remain frozen for another 12 months. The average price of petrol at the pump is now 135.2p after the Chancellor confirmed in the Budget that fuel duty would remain frozen for another 12 months At 135.2p a litre petrol is currently a third of a pence on September, the RAC Fuel Watch shows, meaning the cost of filling up a 55-litre family car is £74.40. Simon Williams, RAC head of policy, said: 'With prices still at least 5p a litre cheaper in Northern Ireland than the UK average, it was also positive to see at the Budget that the Government aims to allow the Competition and Markets Authority to use its statutory powers to monitor competition in the road fuels retail market in just two months' time. During last week's Budget the Chancellor said hiking fuel duty 'while the cost of living remains high, and with a backdrop of global uncertainty' would have been the 'wrong choice for working people'.