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Driver warning on 'non-essential' car journeys over Iran conflict
The Automobile Association advises UK motorists to reduce non-essential trips and adopt fuel-efficient driving as petrol prices rise to 137.5p and diesel to 151p per litre.
- On March 8, 2026 the AA urged UK drivers to cut non-essential journeys as oil surged above $100 a barrel due to the Middle East conflict.
- AA president Edmund King warned that disruption to tanker traffic after the March 8, 2026 airstrikes in Tehran increases pressure on oil prices, affecting fuel costs.
- At UK forecourts, petrol has risen 5p to 137.5p and diesel 9p to 151.0p since February 28, while think tank analysis shows oil at $100 typically yields petrol around 150p.
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2 big UK car associations are telling drivers to ditch non-essential journeys as oil soars above $100 a barrel
The AAA said that pricesDan Kitwood/Getty ImagesDrivers in the UK are being advised to avoid non-essential journeys as oil prices soar.Oil skyrocketed past $100 a barrel during the war in Iran, and gas prices are going up.The AA and the RAC, two UK roadside assistance groups, said drivers should conserve fuel.The war in the Middle East has sent oil prices skyrocketing — and UK drivers are already being warned to watch their fuel levels.The AA an…
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Stop ‘non-essential’ car journeys to save fuel, drivers told
Motorists have also been encouraged to change their driving style to be more fuel efficient. Drivers are being urged to consider cutting out “non-essential journeys” because fuel prices are expected to rise as the cost of oil soars. AA president Edmund King, who issued the advice, also suggested motorists should change their driving style to be more fuel efficient. Oil prices – which have a significant effect on the cost of wholesale fuel – have…
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