‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across Britain

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Small traders and drivers bear the brunt of a refining shortage taking forecourt prices towards £2 a litre as wars wipe out about a fifth of global supplies The smoke rising from the Kapotnya oil refinery to the south-east of Moscow marks one of Ukra…

Key facts

  • Small traders and drivers bear the brunt of a refining shortage taking forecourt prices towards £2 a litre as wars wipe out about a fifth of global supplies The smoke rising from the Kapotnya oil refinery to the south-east of Moscow marks one of Ukra…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:29:25 UTC.

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