petrol
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The average price of petrol was 156.8p per litre last month, according to the ONS, the highest since November 2022.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
When the Hanoi ban was first announced last July, manufacturers of mainly petrol bikes lined up in opposition, with Honda and others warning of job losses at Vietnam plants, according to news reports.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“Nominal spending at petrol stations had increased sharply but there did not yet appear to be an offsetting decline in other types of spending,” the minutes said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The average price of unleaded petrol has risen to 158.52p a litre, its highest level since the start of the Iran war, according to the RAC.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
And we drove all the way to Swindon and it took 3 hours 12 minutes and we had to stop for petrol and Mother bought me a Milkybar but I didn’t eat it.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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