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Average family car now costs £100 to fill up as petrol prices surge to record high

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The cost of filling up an average family car with petrol has exceeded £100 for the first time. The average price of a litre of petrol at forecourts reached a record 182.3p on Wednesday, according to data firm Experian Catalist.

That was an increase of 1.6p compared with Tuesday. This takes the average cost of filling a typical 55-litre family car to £100.27 amid the growing cost-of-living crisis.

The average price of a litre of diesel on Wednesday was a record 188.1p. READ MORE: Cheapest petrol stations for every Greater Manchester borough as prices hit record high RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams described the costs as 'depressing'. "It’s a truly dark day today for drivers with petrol now crossing the thoroughly depressing threshold of £100 a tank (£100.27p)", he said. "A complete diesel fill-up now costs £103.43.

With average prices so high – 182.31p for a litre of unleaded and 188.05p for diesel – there’s almost certainly going to be upward inflationary pressure, which is bad news for everybody.

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