Since 2019, the cost of running a typical petrol car in Britain has ridden a £12-a-week rollercoaster. From £14 a week in the first Covid lockdown to £26 a week in July 2022, and back up to £23.59 last week as the Iran conflict feeds through to the forecourt.
Britain's petrol bill swung £12 a week. My EV's swung £3.
If only my petrol station offered me a price cap. Why fuel matters less to inflation, and more to the trade balance, than the headlines suggest
