The cost of petrol and diesel have seen huge increases over the past year, and things don’t look as though they will be decreasing any time soon.
Irish motorists driving diesel cars are now spending up to 20 cents per litre more than those driving petrol cars, according to the latest fuel price survey from The Automobile Association.
Motorists can also expect to see further increases over the coming days as the average price of a litre of diesel climbs over the €2 mark once again to €2.02, four per cent more expensive than last month.
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This means diesel car owners are now paying just under 30 per cent more for their fuel compared to October 2021.
Meanwhile, the average price for petrol across the country remains at €1.84 per litre, 11 per cent more expensive than in October 2021.
The new data shows that the average motorist with a petrol car is spending €2,210 annually to fill it, at current fuel prices - a €219 increase on October 2021.
While it costs the average motorist with a diesel car €2,020 annually to fill it, at current fuel prices - a €126 increase on October 2021.
Commenting on the findings, AA Ireland Head of Communications, Paddy Comyn, said: “We have seen quite a spike in the price of diesel in the last month, even though petrol prices have remains largely stagnant over the same period.
“Sales of diesel cars were very much in the majority from 2008 until quite recently, so these high fuel prices will be affecting large amounts of motorists nationally, at a time when energy prices are rising across the board.”
It is thought that a surplus in petrol production and a deficit in diesel production is accounting for the differences in prices.
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