Just when many households are watching every penny, there is another thing to budget for, the cost of filling up your car. Petrol prices ended last week on a record high and that trend looks set to continue.
"The record price yesterday of 122.28 for unleaded petrol. That's likely to carry on increasing right through to the end of the year. Then of course we have got the double whammy coming in with the government taking yet more tax by way of the duty escalator."
The AA is calling on the government not to increase both duty and VAT on fuel in the new year to ease the pressure on drivers. But there are several other factors pushing up petrol prices.
"The cold weather is being affecting deliveries as well as the supply and demand at the pump. Also in the winter the co
