Fuel prices in the UK have continued to hit record highs, official statistics show.
The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts was 167.7 pence ($2.1) on May 23, up from 165.1 pence a week earlier, according to new figures released by the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy.
The average price of diesel on May 23 was 181.14 pence ($2.27) per litre, up from 179.7 pence last week.
Steve Gooding, director of motoring research charity the RAC Foundation, said the news means “more financial frustration for drivers and businesses, not least the owners of the country’s 18 million petrol-powered cars, most of whom will be private individuals and families.”…