UK diesel price hits £2 a litre for first time

Summarised from 4 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 12:27 · Archive

The average UK diesel price has reached £2 per litre for the first time, according to the RAC motoring body. The price milestone comes after steady increases over recent weeks, with the RAC warning that rises are showing no signs of slowing.

The organisation said the mounting fuel costs are 'heaping more misery' onto drivers. The Daily Express reports that a Transport minister has issued an update amid the price surge, though no further details are provided in the available reports.

No outlets provide information about the causes of the price rises or what drivers and the government are doing in response.

How it is being reported

• Diesel supplies robust, insists Government as prices hit £2 for first timeEvening Standard · 2 Oct, 13:00
• Labour issues major update on UK diesel shortage fears amid £2 a litre price shockDaily Express · 2 Oct, 11:37
• Average UK diesel price hits £2 a litre for first timeThe Independent · 2 Oct, 11:28
• UK diesel price passes £2 a litre for first time as five word warning issuedDaily Express · 2 Oct, 11:20
• UK diesel price hits £2 a litre for first time, RAC saysBBC Business · 2 Oct, 11:11

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