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Saturday, 11 June 2022

BBC News

• Fuel costs: The drivers living with the UK's highest pricesPeople living in parts of the Highlands are used to paying more for petrol and diesel.
• Fuel prices: London petrol station sells diesel at nearly £2.50 a litreMotoring group the RAC says the station has one of the highest prices for fuel in the UK.
• Refineries cash in as petrol prices soarA lack of capacity to process crude oil has helped to drive fuel prices to record levels

The Guardian

• Forecourts face up to three attempted fuel thefts a day as petrol prices soarSurge in incidents comes as the cost of filling a family car passes £100 for the first timeRising petrol prices have led to an increase in the number of drivers trying to drive off without paying, with forecourts facing up to three attempted thefts a day on average, figures from industry experts show.As the cost of filling up has soared in recent weeks, so has the number of incidents where motorists have either driven away without paying or claimed to have no means of payment. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Stop driving your car on short journeys, warns AA as fuel prices surge

Times Online

• Rising fuel prices ‘hit high street’ [subscription]Soaring fuel prices are depriving high streets of £23 million a day of consumer spending as household budgets come under pressure, figures suggest.
• Rising fuel prices ‘hit high street’ [subscription]Soaring fuel prices are depriving high streets of £23 million a day of consumer spending as household budgets come under pressure, figures suggest.
• First road bridge between Russia and China opens [subscription]Russia and China have opened the first road bridge between them in the latest sign of Moscow’s pivot to Beijing.

Daily Express

• Fuel price: London petrol station charges soaring £2.50 per litre in another 'new record'A PETROL STATION in Chelsea, west London is charging £2.50 a litre, days after the cost of filling an average family car with petrol rose to £100 for the first time in the UK, reports show.

The Mirror

• Fuel prices are so high the AA is urging drivers to walk to save moneyThe AA is now urging people to "cut out shorter journeys" and "walk or cycle to save money" due to the spiralling fuel costs which have hit record highs this week

Bolton News

• Drivers told to avoid short car journeys as petrol prices riseThe AA have advised drivers they should 'walk or cycle to save money'.

Bristol Live

• Misery for drivers as petrol prices rise 7.3p in just seven days - 'worst week of pump pain so far'The price of fuel is breaking records regularly but not for the right reasons

Northern Echo

• Cost of living: price of petrol exceeds £100 per tankThe average cost of filling a typical family car with petrol has exceeded £100 for the first time.

Reading Evening Post

• M4 closures this weekend with roadworks near HeathrowRoadworks on the motorway continue during the second weekend of June

Other Regional Press

• 11 ways to save fuel as the AA demands a 10p tax cutAs the AA calls for a 10p cut in fuel duty we look at other ways drivers can conserve what's in their tank to reduce petrol and diesel bills.

Other News Sources

• Eight days of road closures to hit major Hereford roadA MAJOR road in Hereford will be closed overnight later this month for roadworks to make it safer.