You might want to fill up on your way home.
That’s because fuel prices at the pumps are set to rise despite the fact that crude oil costs are lower than they have been for years.
According to the Irish Independent the average driver has been paying around €40 less per month on petrol or diesel as of late, but some petrol retailers have decided to up the price regardless.
The price rise is being blamed on a weak euro conversion rate against the dollar and so you can expect to pay between 2c and 3c more at the pumps in the coming weeks.
Lets just hope we don’t see ourselves paying over €1.70 per litre… again.
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