20 March, 2022
Motoring groups have called for fuel prices to fall as the cost of crude oil fell to its lowest level for two weeks.
The price of Brent crude - the global benchmark for prices - dropped below $100 a barrel for the first time since the start of March.
The RAC has said it is “vital” that fuel retailers start passing on falling wholesale prices to consumers.
The average price of a litre of petrol rose to 163.71p on Monday, and diesel also hit a fresh record of 173.68p.
Oil prices soared after Russia invaded Ukraine, with the price of Brent crude oil hitting a near 14-year high at one point.-BBC