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Diesel prices near record high as RAC warns 55-litre fill-up could cost £109

The average price of diesel is nearing the UK's all-time record, with motorists paying 198.32p a litre, according to the RAC. Simon Williams, head of policy at the RAC, said the price of a 55-litre diesel fill-up for a family car had reached approximately £109.

Diesel prices near record high as RAC warns 55-litre fill-up could cost £109

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The average price of diesel is nearing the UK's all-time record, with motorists paying 198.32p a litre, according to the RAC.

Simon Williams, head of policy at the RAC, said the price of a 55-litre diesel fill-up for a family car had reached approximately £109.

"The average price of diesel is teetering on the brink of a new all-time high at 198.32p, taking the cost of a 55-litre fill-up for a family car to £109," Williams said.

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The average price of diesel is nearing the UK's all-time record, with motorists paying 198.32p a litre, according to the RAC. Simon Williams, head of policy at the RAC, said the price of a 55-litre diesel fill-up for a family car had reached approximately £109. "The average price of diesel is teetering on the brink of a new all-time high at 198.32p, taking the cost of a 55-litre fill-up for a family car to £109," Williams said.

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The current diesel record stands at 199.09p a litre.

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