Drivers are being warned that fuel prices could reach record levels even if the current crisis ends. The RAC said average prices may hit 143p per litre ($7.30 per gallon) for petrol and 145p per litre ($7.40 per gallon) for diesel in the next few weeks. That is up from the current level of 135p per litre ($6.89 per gallon) for petrol and 138p per litre ($7.04 per gallon) for diesel. The highest average price for petrol is 142p per litre ($7.25 per gallon), which was recorded in April 2012. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said, “The price drivers can expect to pay at the pumps in the coming weeks is being driven by what’s happening with the cost of oil, not by the recent delivery issues that have affected some UK forecourts. “While the oil price has softened slightly, it’s still very near the $80 a barrel mark and …