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    "title": "Record diesel price looms",
    "modified_at": "2026-09-23 12:58:26",
    "published_at": "2026-09-23 12:58:00",
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    "body": "<p style=\"text-align: left\">RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: &quot;The price of diesel continues to move steadily towards a new all-time high. A litre now averages 197.31p across the country, meaning it&#039;s just under 2p (1.78p) from surpassing the 199.09p record set on 25 June 2022, although we&rsquo;re aware of many forecourts already charging in excess of this.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">&quot;With concerns over the global supply of wholesale diesel, the question facing drivers is no longer &#039;when will the average price exceed 199.09p?&#039; but &#039;how far above &pound;2 a litre will it climb?&#039;. Only a sudden and sustained drop in the cost of oil can prevent an average diesel pump price of over &pound;2 a litre happening, which sadly appears highly unlikely.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">&quot;Filling up a 55-litre family car with diesel costs &pound;30 more than it did at the start of the US/Iran war at &pound;108.52. Petrol has also hit a new Iran War high by tipping over 173p (173.08p), although it&#039;s fortunately a long way away from the record high of 191.54p from early July 2022. A petrol fill-up costs &pound;95 &ndash; &pound;22 more than it did prior to the conflict.&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 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                                   <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>23/09/2026</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">173.08</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">197.31</p></div></td>                       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