PETROL costs around £2 per litre of diesel in garages in West Cumbria

Garages in Wigton, Carlisle, Penrith and West Cumbria have hiked petrol up to £199.9  

Whitehaven and Egremont

  • BP Whitehaven (Pelican) at 179.9p and diesel at 193.9p
  • JET Egremont at 187.9p and diesel at 197.9p

Workington

  • BP Stainburn Road at 179.9p and diesel at 193.9p
  • BP Long Mile at 179.9p and diesel at 193.9p

Maryport

  • BP Maryport (Essex Garage) at 179.9p and diesel at 193.9p
  • BP Stainburn Road at 179.9p and diesel at 193.9p

Carlisle

  • BP Brampton Old Road at 179.9p and diesel at 193.9p
  • BP Kingstown Road at 179.9p and diesel at 193.9p

Brampton

  • BP Corby Hill at 179.9p and diesel at 193.9p
  • Shell Brampton at 184.9p and diesel at 198.9p

Wigton

  • BP Wigton at £179.9p and diesel at £193.9p
  • Coppins Garage at 189.9p and diesel at £1.99p

Penrith

BP Scotland Road at 179.9p and diesel at 193.9p

ESSO Scotland Road at 189.9p and diesel at 199.9p

RAC said the average price of petrol crept higher on Sunday (July 3) to a new record of 191.53p a litre while diesel remains on the brink of £2 at 199.03p, just a fraction of its all-time high (199.09p – 25 June 2022).

This means that the cost of filling the average family vehicle has reached £105, which is piling on the already tight purse strings of many families amid the wider cost of living crisis.

Recently, supermarkets have been slammed for keeping their petrol prices at an all-time high. There were also a number of protests across the nation against the continously rising costs.

He said the big four supermarkets seem to be standing firm with high prices and not doing anything to levitate the pressure on customers and match the average costs.

Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation, said:

“The risk now is that some might misjudge the difference between running low and running out in the hope that tomorrow’s prices will be lower.

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