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A customer fills their van at a petrol station in London, UK.
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Prices for petrol and diesel at pumps in the UK surged to a record Tuesday, pushing the cost of filling a typical family car to almost £103, the RAC motoring organization said.
The average cost of petrol rose to 186.59 pence ($2.26) a litre and diesel to 192.48p, the group said. Filling the tank of a 55-litre vehicle would cost almost £103 in petrol and £106 in diesel.