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A warning has been issued to petrol drivers as costs on the pump proceed to climb – and it may nonetheless get ‘a lot worse’.

The average price per litre of unleaded petrol is now 158.3p within the UK, the very best stage since 2022 and virtually 20% increased than when the US first invaded Iran, whereas diesel is 191.54p per litre, in accordance to the RAC’s newest costs.

Despite there being a ‘ceasefire’ in place, the price of oil has stayed high, with an increase from $70 a barrel earlier than the conflict to $100 now.

Riz Malik, an unbiased financial adviser at Southend-on-Sea-based R3 Wealth, warned that regardless of the ache on the pumps proper now, it may get even worse.

He stated: “The ‘Trump tax’ you now pay on fuel could go even higher in weeks to come, especially as we are now playing real-life Battleships in the Gulf. Drivers should brace for things potentially getting a lot worse.”

Samuel Mather-Holgate, managing director at Swindon-based Mather and Murray Financial, stated drivers are already seeing £2 a litre at some stations.

He added: “Three months ago we were gazing into the future thinking prices would never reach £2 per litre, now we are seeing it regularly at motorway service stations. It’s now a question of when average prices will reach this level as Donald Trump‘s war in the Middle East rages on with no end in sight and no plan coming from the White House.

“The stage of lunacy from the States, filtering its approach into increased inflation within the UK and Europe, will depart a dangerous style within the mouth of the US’s allies that can need a lot restore by the subsequent administration.

“More immediately, Trump will want to consider inviting some adults into the room, or at least allowing his European partners to take over negotiations to conclude this bloody conflict that is inflicting not just human pain on the people of the Middle East but economic pain on the West too.”

Rob Morgan, Chief Investment Analyst at Charles Stanley, half of Raymond James Wealth Management, stated: “Most people first feel the brunt of an energy shock at the petrol pump, or through energy bills.

“Because crude oil is the principle ingredient in petrol and diesel, a rising oil price will increase the price of a full tank. But within the UK, the influence is softer than many think about. More than half of the price of a litre of petrol is tax, so the oil itself accounts for much less than a third of the ultimate price.

“Every $10 increase in the oil price pushes up pump prices by roughly 7p a litre. This knock-on effect will be felt by other areas too. With jet fuel prices rising, flights may become pricier, and those summer holiday budgets might need to expand a little.

“Higher vitality costs don’t stop with transport, although. Almost each business depends on vitality not directly – whether or not that’s by means of powering factories, working supply fleets, or heating shops and workplaces. When oil and gasoline costs rise, they ripple throughout provide chains and push up the fee of items and companies throughout the entire financial system, negatively impacting financial growth and the roles market.”

Dr Vahid Ghorbani Pashakolaie, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Teesside University, said: “Petrol costs normally lag crude oil costs by one to three weeks due to the time required for refining and distribution to forecourts.

“However, disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have caused additional delays in oil supply from oilfields to refineries, a process that typically takes three to six weeks. As a result, the overall lag has extended to approximately four to nine weeks, with an average delay of around six weeks. However, the outcome will depend on how the situation in the Strait of Hormuz develops.”

Steven Greenall, a mortgage and safety advisor at Dunmow-based Protect & Lend, stated he cannot see the price of petrol coming down any time quickly.

He added: “With oil tankers still snarled up in the Strait of Hormuz and no end in sight to steadying of supply, the price of a barrel of oil is expected to stay high. This is the time the pseudonym for oil – ‘Black Gold’ – is very apt.”

Ben Perks, Managing Director at Stourbridge-based Orchard Financial Advisers, stated the federal government ought to intervene to help drivers.

He added: “It’s deplorable that the government is not stepping in to ease the burden people face. Yes, Trump started the war in Iran. But that’s not the sole reason you are paying more to fill the car. It’s this government’s inaction.

“There are non permanent tax and levy reductions that international locations all around the globe are setting up so their hard-working civilians aren’t hit so onerous within the pocket, however not right here, not in Britain. They have the flexibility to help people, however aren’t. Meanwhile they’re reportedly making upwards of £25million a day in tax during this vitality and fuel disaster. It’s a scandal within the making.”