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title: "UK fuel prices keep climbing as diesel surges"
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published: "2026-03-24T15:19:28+00:00"
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# UK fuel prices keep climbing as diesel surges

**Published:** March 24, 2026
**Author:** sharetalk
**Categories:** Blogs, Energy
**Tags:** Brent Crude, Citigroup, Crude prices, diesel, Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, energy price cap, gas, Iran, Islamic Republic’s Navy, Israel, Israeli media, Keir Starmer, Middle East, Middle East conflict, Middle East crisis, Mohammad Akbarzadeh, Ofgem, oil, OPEC, petrol, Qatar, RAC, Rachel Reeves, Revolutionary Guard Corps, Russian, Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz, Tehran, UAE, UK, Ukraine, United States, US Navy
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Fuel costs continue to rise across the UK, with [diesel seeing the sharpest increases](https://www.share-talk.com/fuel-costs-surge-as-drivers-face-expensive-easter/) since the start of the Middle East conflict.

According to RAC Fuel Watch, **diesel prices have jumped 22%**, rising **31.5p since February 28** to **173.83p per litre**, including a **2.7p increase today alone**.

Petrol prices are also climbing, up **1.4p to 148.55p per litre**, marking a **15.7p (11.8%) rise** since the conflict began.

The sustained increase reflects ongoing pressure from elevated oil prices, with motorists continuing to feel the impact at the pump.

RAC head of policy **Simon Williams** has warned that **fuel prices are likely to continue climbing in the coming days**, as higher oil costs feed through to the pumps.

“Diesel looks likely to break the 180p-a-litre mark in the next week or so, and if it goes on to reach 182p the price of a tank for a family car would breach £100. If petrol climbs to 150p, as seems inevitable, it will take the cost of a fill-up to £82.50.”

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