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Diesel price 'could get close to £3 a litre' with motorists paying up to £165 to fill a tank if Trump brings in US export ban

Drivers across Britain already now pay an average of 197.75p for a litre of diesel - just over a penny away from the 199.09p record set in June 2022, according to the RAC.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Daily Mail says: Drivers across Britain already now pay an average of 197.75p for a litre of diesel - just over a penny away from the 199.09p record set in June 2022, according to the RAC.

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  • Primary source: Daily Mail
  • Published: Sep 24, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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