Why fuel prices are rising at fastest rate in 18 years

Soaring oil prices and weak pound blamed, but are customers still being short-changed?

Drivers have seen the price of petrol surge over the past year
E10 fuel is currently available in parts of Europe and the US
(Image credit: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images)

Fuel prices in England are rising at their fastest rate in nearly two decades, according to new analysis from the RAC.

What’s the damage?

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