據愛爾蘭觀察報網站6月8日報道，柴油的平均成本為每升 1.32 英鎊（1.53 歐元），這是自2020 年1月以來的最高水平。

　　駕車者被警告說，汽油價格在達到兩年來的高點后，預計還會進一步上漲。

　　英國政府的數據顯示，在英國，一升汽油的平均價格為1.29英鎊(1.50歐元)。

　　根據PA通訊社的分析，自2019 年6月以來，汽油的價格還沒有這么昂貴過。

　　柴油的平均成本為每升1.32 英鎊（1.53歐元），這是自2020 年1月以來的最高水平。

　　RAC基金會汽車研究慈善機構主任Steve Gooding說：“自去年11月中旬以來，汽油和柴油的價格每周都在上漲——總共持續了將近七個月。

　　“上漲是由石油需求推動的，布倫特原油現在每桶 70 美元以上，而一年多前約為每桶 20 美元。

　　“這反映了英國工作日汽車交通量的增加，現在又回到了疫情爆發前的水平。

　　“這似乎意味著那些迫切地希望在疫情防控限制解除后，在好天氣時走出家門的人們，會不得不掏出更多的腰包給家里的汽車加油——如果（目前來看很有可能）燃料的成本繼續上升的話。”

　　2020年5月，當新冠肺炎疫情大流行導致全球停產使得石油價值暴跌時，平均燃料成本僅為每升汽油1.05英鎊（1.22歐元）和每升柴油1.12英鎊（1.30歐元）。

　　從那時起，加滿一輛油箱容量為55 升的汽車所需的汽油成本增加了約13英鎊（15.10 歐元），柴油成本增加了約11英鎊（12.77歐元）。

　　周慕 摘譯自愛爾蘭觀察報

　　原文如下：

　　Price of petrol in UK hits two-year high

　　Diesel costs an average of ￡1.32 (€1.53) per litre, which is a level not seen since January 2020.

　　Motorists are being warned to expect petrol prices to rise even further after reaching a two-year high.

　　A litre of the fuel costs an average of ￡1.29 (€1.50) at UK forecourts, British government figures show.

　　It has not been that expensive since June 2019, according to analysis by the PA news agency.

　　Diesel costs an average of ￡1.32 (€1.53) per litre, which is a level not seen since January 2020.

　　Steve Gooding, director of motoring research charity the RAC Foundation, said: “Petrol and diesel pump prices have now risen every week since the middle of last November – almost seven months in total.

　　“The increase is being driven by demand for oil with Brent Crude now above $70 a barrel compared with around $20 a barrel a little over a year ago.

　　“This in itself mirrors the rise in travel with weekday car traffic in the UK now back to where it was pre-pandemic.

　　“It looks like people who are looking forward to getting out and about in the good weather we’re having, eagerly awaiting the ending of the remaining Covid restrictions, will have to dig ever deeper into their pockets to fill up the family car if, as seems likely, the cost of forecourt fuel keeps on rising.”

　　Average fuel costs were just ￡1.05 (€1.22) per litre of petrol and ￡1.12 (€1.30) per litre of diesel in May 2020, when the global shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic led to a collapse in the value of oil.

　　Since then, the cost of filling up a typical 55-litre car has risen by around ￡13 (€15.10) for petrol and ￡11 (€12.77) for diesel.