Drivers facing record petrol price surge

Fuel prices, again, look set to head north. The AA has warned fresh fuel price highs could be hit within the next four weeks. The price worry is also exacerbated by concerns that the Government may foist a 7p-per-litre tax on motorists in the New Year.

In the last six weeks alone, £10 has been added to the monthly petrol costs of a two-car family in the UK.