Petrol prices set to soar as jitters push demand for crude oil up (UK)

DRIVERS face another summer of sky-high prices at the pumps as instability in Nigeria pushes up demand for crude oil, according to latest figures from The Scotsman’s Petrol Pricewatch survey.

Scotland’s motorists pay an average of 96.2p per litre for unleaded – more than 1p above the UK average – and 97p per litre for diesel, according to regionally weighted data from more than 60 filling stations across the country.