Warning UK Petrol Prices May Hit £1.60 a Litre As Russia Launches Military Assault on Ukraine

Warning UK Petrol Prices May Hit £1.60 a Litre As Russia Launches Military Assault on Ukraine
A member of the public fills up her car in Camberley, west of London on Sept. 26, 2021. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images
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British motorists are being warned over the possibility of petrol prices soaring to £1.60 a litre after Russia’s military assault on Ukraine sparked a hike in oil prices.

The price of Brent crude oil hit its highest level in eight years after increasing by 6.3% to 102.90 US dollars per barrel shortly after 8am on Thursday.