Drivers face £80 charge for using Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Asda petrol stations

Drivers have suffered the fourth month of rising prices at the pumps, they have been warned.
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Drivers have been warned over a £80 charge at Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's stores as the supermarkets raise petrol and diesel costs. Drivers have suffered the fourth month of rising prices at the pumps, they have been warned.

Petrol went up 2p a litre in January to an average of 139p (136.9p at start of 2025) and diesel by nearly 3p to 145.7p (from 142.9p). This means filling up a 55-litre family petrol car is more than £2 more expensive than it was four months ago (£76.44, compared to £74.25 when a litre was 135p) and diesel more than £3 more expensive (£80.15 a tank, compared to £76.70 when a litre was 139.5p).

RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: “It’s not been a good start to 2025 for drivers at the pumps with prices going up for the fourth month in a row. Sadly, filling up is now nearly £3 more expensive than it was at the start of October.

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“We hope this trend won’t continue and that prices drop back down again. Much, of course, depends on global oil supply and demand. While the price of oil can be notoriously volatile, there’s reason to think forecourt fuel prices may get cheaper in the coming months as some analysts are predicting an average oil price nearer to $70 this year.”

RAC Fuel Watch data also showed the average price of a litre of unleaded bought at one of the big four supermarkets rose by 1.6p a litre to 134p and diesel by almost 2p to 141.6p. Supermarket-bought petrol is currently 3.5p cheaper than the UK average, while diesel is 4p lower.

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The average price of petrol at a motorway service station went up by 3.5p in January. Petrol is now 161.9p a litre and diesel 169.83p. England has the most expensive unleaded at an average of 138.5p, closely followed by Wales at 137.3p and Scotland 136.9p, with Northern Ireland far cheaper at 133.1p.

For diesel, England is again the dearest at 145.2p. Scotland and Wales are similar at 143.9p and 143.4p respectively, while Northern Ireland is just below 140p (137.9p).