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    "body": "<p><strong>Reacting to figures released after the bank holiday, RAC head of policy Simon Williams said:</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">&quot;While the four-day Easter weekend will have been a good break for many, it&#039;s proved bad for fuel prices with both petrol and diesel going up significantly yet again. Over the course of the bank holiday petrol went up 2.6p a litre to 157.02p and diesel by 4.2p to 189.42p. Diesel looks set to go through the 190p-a-litre mark on Wednesday which would then mean it&#039;s only 9p away from the record high set on 25 June 2022 (199.09p). </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">&quot;Drivers - particularly those who rely on diesel which is up by a third since the start of the conflict - are facing a torrid time, even with the current 5p-a-litre duty discount in place. Many will no doubt be looking to the Government to go further to ease the pain they&#039;re experiencing at the pumps.&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>02/04/2026</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">154.45</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">185.23</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+0.8</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+21.6</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">16.3%</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+1.0</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+42.9</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">30.1%</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>07/04/2026</strong></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">157.02</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">189.42</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+0.4</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+24.2</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">18.2%</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+0.8</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">+47.0</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">33.0%</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                        </tbody>\n            </table>\n</div>\n<ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>The average cost filling a 55-litre family car with petrol has now increased by &pound;13 since the start of the Iran conflict, with diesel up by &pound;26</span></li><li><span>Drivers can find the cheapest fuel using the <a href=\"https://www.rac.co.uk/download-and-drive\">myRAC app</a>, and read more about fuel prices at <a href=\"https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/fuel-watch/\">RAC Fuel Watch</a></span></li></ul>",
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