Petrol Prices Exceed Family Food Bills, UK

The price of petrol at the pumps has risen to a new high, exceeding the cost of an average family weekly food shop for the first time.

After a brief halt following weeks of increases, the average cost of petrol has gone up to 142.48p a litre, according to motoring group AA.

It means filling up a family car with a 50 litre tank now costs about £71, slightly more than the estimated £70 that two-children families spend on groceries each week.

Diesel, at 147.88p a litre on average, is just short of the record price which was set last week.

The AA said petrol had risen 10.23p a litre and diesel 7.32p a litre since pump prices began to climb at the start of the year, adding £21.72 to the monthly petrol cost of a two-car family. Read More