France proposes that EU nations and IEA release oil and diesel from reserves as Iran war drives up cost worldwide
‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car’
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British motorists face more pressure at the pumps after the average price of diesel climbed to a record £2 a litre.
The price of a litre at UK forecourts has risen 40.5% since late February, when the US-Israel war on Iran began disrupting supplies of crude and refined oil products from the Gulf, leading to cost increases across the economy.
