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    "title": "Diesel teeters on brink of all-time high",
    "modified_at": "2026-09-25 11:29:30",
    "published_at": "2026-09-25 11:29:00",
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    "body": "<p>RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: &quot;The average price of diesel is teetering on the brink of a new all-time high at 198.32p, taking the cost of a 55-litre fill-up for a family car to &pound;109. The UK now has the most expensive diesel in Europe by 12p a litre ahead of Finland and the Netherlands.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">&quot;The record of 199.09p will almost certainly be surpassed over the weekend as retailers continue to pass on the increases they&#039;re seeing when they buy new supply. Petrol is now averaging 173.6p &ndash; its highest price in more than four years. Petrol has risen nearly 12p in September and more than 40p since the Iran War began. Diesel is up 14.5p this month alone and 55p since 28 February. </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">&quot;Sadly for drivers, there appears to be no end in sight to high prices at the pumps as the cost of a barrel of oil hit $106 having been around that $100 mark for the last two weeks. A significant drop in the price of oil is badly needed but this seems unlikely without the US and Iran striking a deal.&quot;</p>\n<div\n    class=\"table-container\"\n    style=\"\"\n>\n    <table\n        class=\"table table-bordered\"\n    >\n                            <tbody>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>&nbsp;</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Petrol</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Diesel </strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Unleaded daily change</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Unleaded change - since 28/2</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Unleaded % change since 28/2</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Diesel daily change </strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Diesel change - since 28/2</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Diesel % change since 28/2</strong></p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>28/02/2026</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">132.83</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">142.38</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+0.2</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">0.0%</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+0.2</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"> 0</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">0.0%</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>25/09/2026</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">173.60</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">198.32</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+0.28</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+40.8</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">30.7%</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+0.57</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+55.9</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">39.3%</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                        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