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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T08:12:40.000Z",
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    "Bank holiday traffic chaos expected as 19 million journeys hit the road in 10-year peak",
    "UK hits electric car milestone as EV numbers pass two million due to Labour grants",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nDrivers have been slapped with an extra £2billion in fuel costs since the start of the Iran war as petrol and diesel prices continue to remain expensive.\n\nNew analysis shows that soaring fuel prices have contributed to motorists paying £500million extra for petrol and a staggering £1.5billion in diesel costs.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nWhile drivers have suffered from high costs at the pumps, the Treasury is estimated to have received £336million in extra VAT revenue.\n\nThe data, from the RAC Foundation, has been collated using average daily pump prices and last year's fuel consumption rate.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nResearch from RAC Fuel Watch shows that prices remain high, with petrol drivers paying 157.08p per litre, while diesel costs 188.86p.\n\nDespite the high costs, the RAC forecasts that petrol and diesel prices, including premium fuels, should fall in the near future.\n\nWhen buying a litre of petrol or diesel, 20 per cent of the cost is VAT, while fuel duty and the wholesale price also play a role.\n\nSteve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation, said: \"This is another unwelcome milestone for millions of motorists as the financial pain caused by the war in the Persian Gulf continues to mount up.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"As ministers themselves have warned, the economic effects of the conflict could last for months even after it has ended.\n\n\"The owners of diesel vehicles have borne the largest brunt of the pump price hikes, many of whom will be commercial users with little choice but to pass on their costs to their customers.\"\n\nThe expert noted that all Britons are \"feeling the pinch\" from expensive fuel prices, regardless of whether they own a car or not.\n\nLater this year, the rate of fuel duty will increase from around 53p per litre to 58p, further hiking prices for hard-pressed drivers.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Bank holiday traffic chaos expected as 19 million journeys hit the road in 10-year peak\n  * UK hits electric car milestone as EV numbers pass two million due to Labour grants\n  * MOT warning issued to EV drivers as major gap in pass rates prompts safety concern\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThere have been calls for the Chancellor to extend the 5p per litre fuel duty cut, which was first introduced after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.\n\nUnder present plans, Rachel Reeves will reverse the cut by 1p in September, 2p in December and a further 2p in March 2027.\n\nThere are fears that Labour could decide to hike fuel duty by inflation in April next year, becoming the first Government to do so in more than a decade.\n\nGB News has compiled the most expensive petrol and diesel prices from around the UK using the Government's Fuel Finder tool.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### Most expensive petrol prices\n\nAsda Tamworth Express Petrol, Tamworth, Staffordshire (B77 5PS) - 186.9p\n\nAsda Bothwell Express Petrol, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire (G71 8BG) - 186.9p\n\nAsda Stafford South Express Petrol, Stone, Staffordshire (ST15 0EU) - 185.9p\n\nAsda Hamilton Express Petrol, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire (ML3 6JW) - 185.9p\n\nWelcome Break Rotherham Forecourt, Rotherham, South Yorkshire (S60 4EQ) - 185.9p\n\n### Most expensive diesel prices\n\nBettyhill General Merchants, Thurso, Caithness (KW14 7SP) - 214p\n\nKinch Fuel Oils Ltd, Malmesbury, Wiltshire (SN16 9QH) - 210p\n\nLancaster North and South Service Area, Lancaster, Lancashire (LA2 9DU) - 205.9p\n\nTebay Services Northbound and Southbound, Penrith, Cumbria (CA10 3SB) - 204.9p\n\nWelcome Break Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire (NN14 6AA) - 203.9p\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Fuel price crisis sees petrol and diesel drivers charged £2billion extra since start of Iran war"
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