Fuel prices reached nearly £1.95 per litre in some petrol stations across Merseyside today, as drivers continue to face spiralling costs.
Two petrol stations in different areas of Merseyside were displaying prices close to £2 per litre for diesel.
A Texaco fuel station in Bromborough was displaying unleaded for 176.9p per litre and diesel priced at 194.9p a litre.
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Elsewhere in Ainsdale a Shell petrol station was spotted selling fuel at a similar price.
The station is selling unleaded at 175.9p and diesel at 193.9p a litre.
The average cost of a litre of diesel was 167.4p on Wednesday, following an increase of 5.1p from the start of the week.
Oil prices soared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, leading to higher wholesale costs for fuel retailers.
The price per barrel of Brent crude - the most commonly used way of measuring the UK's oil price - reached 139 US dollars on Monday, which was its highest level in 14 years.
But the price plummeted to 109 US dollars on Wednesday.
RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: "A tank of petrol is now almost £88 while diesel has now gone over £92.
"Diesel unfortunately appears to be on a clear path to £1.70 a litre.
"As this is an average price, drivers will be seeing some unbelievably high prices on forecourts as retailers pass on their increased wholesale costs.
"But there was a hint of better news yesterday on the wholesale market with substantial drops in both petrol and diesel which could lead, in a week or so, to a slight slowing in the daily pump price increases, and records being broken less frequently."
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