'It can't get any worse'. It's a phrase that has no doubt passed through the minds of many motorists many times and yet it keeps on arising. You guessed it, petrol prices are moving again and not in the desired downward direction.
The average petrol price has risen to 142.48p per litre, after a short but welcome pause. Diesel is averaging at 147.88 per litre, just a little less than last week's record price.
Another nasty statistic is that since the year began, petrol has gone up by 10.23p and diesel by 7.32p per litre.
Oil speculation is outlined as one of the primary reasons for the continued rise. It is thought that rising prices are reducing demand for petrol, resulting in what is effectively an over-supply.
Some quarters are saying that the government should do more to tackle price speculation and increase transparency in the markets.
But will the powers in control help the hard up families which are spending more on petrol to get to work every week than they do on food? Time will tell..
Fingers crossed pressure on the government will force them to do something, but until then, the only affordable aspect of motoring looks to be taking out a vehicle recovery policy with startrescue.co.uk.
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