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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T12:24:31.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.gbnews.com",
  "tags": [
    "Britons demand new electric scooters laws be unveiled next week as 'endless trials' impact millions",
    "Older motorists targeted in new safety push as poor eyesight prompts major driving licence overhaul",
    "Mini, Ford, VW, Vauxhall and more ranked in top 10 best-selling new cars in April - full list",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nPetrol and diesel drivers are being warned that fuel prices could rise once again amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.\n\nThe latest data from RAC Fuel Watch shows that drivers are paying an average of 157.21p per litre for petrol and 188.26p for diesel.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThis is a small jump compared to before the bank holiday weekend, with prices rising by 0.21p per litre for unleaded, although diesel has fallen 0.15p.\n\nDespite this, diesel drivers are still 32.3 per cent more than they were at the start of the outbreak of war in Iran on February 28, 2026.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFuel prices peaked on April 15 at 158.31p and 191.54p for unleaded and diesel respectively, with soaring oil prices having a devastating impact on costs at the pump.\n\nSimon Williams, head of policy at the RAC, described April as a \"month of two halves\" for drivers heading to forecourts.\n\nHe highlighted how the second half of the month saw prices fall back slightly, although drivers were still facing pressure, especially when paired with the cost of living crisis.\n\nThe expert continued, saying: \"The outlook for the first couple of weeks of May, however, is more ominous.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"Wholesale petrol and diesel prices jumped by around 5p a litre last week, and are now at their highest since the war began.\n\n\"This hasn't yet been reflected at the pumps - petrol is up by just a fraction of a penny so far this month, and diesel has continued to slowly drift downwards.\n\n\"But if oil prices, and in turn wholesale fuel prices, remain at elevated levels over the coming weeks, then future price rises at forecourts are all but inevitable.\"\n\nMr Williams called on drivers to ensure they are shopping around when trying to find fuel, as research suggests they could save up to £9 per tank when using comparison sites.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Britons demand new electric scooters laws be unveiled next week as 'endless trials' impact millions\n  * Older motorists targeted in new safety push as poor eyesight prompts major driving licence overhaul\n  * Mini, Ford, VW, Vauxhall and more ranked in top 10 best-selling new cars in April - full list\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nEarlier modelling showed that Labour's new Fuel Finder tool could help drivers save between one and six pence per litre when shopping around.\n\nThis has helped Northern Ireland benefit from falling prices quicker than the rest of the UK, with drivers using the Consumer Council Fuel Price Checker.\n\nThe tool has been available to drivers for a long time, with drivers in Northern Ireland routinely finding cheaper costs for both petrol and diesel.\n\nAt present, motorists in Lisburn are paying an average of just 147.6p per litre for petrol, while forecourts in Newry, Ballycastle, Larne, Newtownards and Newcastle are charging less than 175p for diesel.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### Most expensive petrol prices\n\nEG Rivington North and South PFS, Bolton, Greater Manchester (BL6 5UZ) - 185.9p\n\nLochaline Filling Station, Morvern, West Highlands (PA80 5AD) - 184p\n\nHilton Park South Service Area, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (WV11 2AT) - 180.9p\n\nFerrybridge Service Area, Knottingly, West Yorkshire (WF11 0AF) - 180.9p\n\nLeigh Delamere West Service Area, Chippenham, Wiltshire (SN14 6LB) - 180.9p\n\n### Most expensive diesel prices\n\nSteisean Connaidh Chrosabol, Crossapol, Inner Hebrides (PA77 6UP) - 218.4p\n\nCluanie Inn Hotel, Inverness, Highlands (IV63 7YW) - 211.64p\n\nEG Rivington North and South PFS, Bolton, Greater Manchester (BL6 5UZ) - 204.9p\n\nHilton Park South Service Area, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (WV11 2AT) - 204.9p\n\nFerrybridge Service Area, Knottingly, West Yorkshire (WF11 0AF) - 204.9p\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Petrol and diesel drivers issued 'ominous' warning as fuel price hikes could be 'all but inevitable'"
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