Average cost of filling family car hits £100 as pump prices soar again thanks to Iran war dragging on, hitting millions on their summer holidays and piling pressure on Labour to scrap planned Fuel Duty hike

The cost of a fill-up hit £100 today as pump prices soared again thanks to the Iran war dragging on. Average petrol prices hit a new post-war record while diesel also soared, meaning filling up the average family car with the fuels hit £89 and £100 respectively. In turn, oil prices have shot up and sent pump prices soaring. Average petrol pump prices hit 161.47p a litre today - the highest since the start of the Iran war – while diesel hit 181.45p. Treasury sources said a decision on Fuel Duty would not be made until Mr Healey's first Budget, on October 28.