Diesel cost continues to increase

06/05/11

By Emma Sword

Motorists are paying over 20p a litre more for diesel than they were this time last year, according to the AA.

Figures from the motoring group show the cost of the fuel has now hit 142.99p a litre, the equivalent of £6.50 a gallon, in comparison to 122.83p in 2010.

The cost of petrol is close behind - with people now paying 137.24p per litre (£6.24 a gallon) compared with 121.43p 12 months ago.

It now costs nearly £8 more to fill a typical 50-litre tank with petrol, while filling up with diesel is now more than £10 more expensive, the AA said.

It added that a two-car family is now paying £33.57 more a month for petrol than a year ago, while the extra cost of filling an 80-litre diesel tank in a commercial van is £16.13.