Motorhome and caravan owners heading away for the Easter weekend may need to count the pennies this year, as an AA survey has shown how the price of driving is stacking up. Compared with this time last year, it will now cost £2 more for every 100 miles driven, meaning a long-distance trip to Cornwall or the Lake District could prove costly.
The AA Fuel Price Report for April also found that the chancellor George Osborne’s decision last month to lower fuel duty by 1p per litre was wiped out in under a week by rising fuel prices.
Average prices at the pumps have risen again, meaning that petrol now costs a record 135.79 pence per litre on average, while an average litre of diesel will set you back 141.99 pence.
Edmund King, president of the AA, said: “The pain of soaring fuel prices that have plagued UK families through the winter is now being felt by the summer tourism and leisure industry.”
