Tanker firms hit hard by rising fuel costs

Soaring fuel prices have put the haulage industry in crisis with the cost of running a tanker up £20,000 (€23,000) from 2021 prices, a freight boss has said.

Lesley O’Brien, director of Freightlink Europe, said: “Pretty much everything you buy comes on the back of a truck, so customers are paying more.”

Her comments come as the RAC says it now costs £98 (€114) to fill the average car with petrol and £101.86 (€117) with diesel.

The motoring group has called for “radical government intervention”, the BBC reported.

Latest figures from the RAC in the UK showed the average cost of a litre of petrol has risen from 177.88p (€2.06) to 178.50p (€2.08) recently – a rise of 0.6p in 24 hours.

Over the same period, the average diesel price rose from 185.01p (€2.16) to 185.20p (€2.16).

Simon Williams, RAC fuel spokesperson, said: “Drivers need to brace themselves for average fuel prices rocketing to £2 a litre which would mean a fill-up would rise to an unbelievable £110.

“We strongly urge the government to take drastic action to help soften the impact for drivers from these never-before-seen pump prices.”

For more information visit www.freightlinkeurope.co.uk