UK suffers highest petrol price rise in Europe
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Motorists in the UK have suffered from a far higher rise in petrol prices than their European neighbours, according to a report on Wednesday.
The cost of unleaded petrol has risen by 20 per cent in the UK over the last year, a far greater increase than across the Continent, where prices have risen by just 14 per cent.
In Italy and Germany prices have risen by less than 10 per cent.
The research by the Post Office Travel Services – which has stripped out the volatile effects of exchange rates - has led to accusations that British motorists have been left out of pocket by punative tax rises. Only Dutch motorists have to pay more tax than the British, according to the AA.
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