On Tuesday, Reform UK held a press conference in a petrol forecourt near the spa town of Buxton. The party paid for motorists to receive a 25p discount on their petrol, warning that the return of the final 5p fuel duty cut – scheduled by Rachel Reeves – amounts to a rise in ‘petrol prices at the worst possible moment’.

In 12 years, the price of petrol has barely changed at all

In 12 years, the price of petrol has barely changed at all

Undoubtedly people are struggling with the cost of living at the moment for a whole host of reasons. But in the grand scheme of things, the amount that we pay for petrol in fuel stations is, by historic standards, actually very reasonable.

In April 2012, the average weekly price of a litre of petrol was 142.17p. The average at the start of this........

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