THE petrol station with the biggest price hikes since the Iran war began has been revealed in new analysis.
It comes as more bumper-to-bumper queues were spotted at forecourts this weekend as the Middle East conflict threatens to push up fuel prices even further.
Dozens of cars queued outside Costco in Manchester’s Trafford Park in Stretford on Saturday – the second week since the war began that drivers have been spotted appearing to panic buy fuel at stations.
Petrol prices in Britain hit an 18-month high on Friday, with unleaded up 6% since the conflict began and diesel up 12%.
The increases prompted Chancellor Rachel Reeves earlier this week to warn fuel retailers over hiking pump prices.
Now, Asda has been revealed as the UK fuel retailer putting up its prices the most.
The supermarket hiked its petrol prices by an average of 10.1p to 138.91p a litre since the conflict began, analysis by The Telegraph found.
This adds over £5.50 to the cost of filling a typical 55-litre family car.
Asda’s hike was almost 1p a litre more than the next biggest jump among major retailers.
The supermarket has also put up diesel prices at the fastest rate, by an average of 19.86p a litre to 157.52p.
That adds a whopping £10.90 to the cost of filling a standard family car.
Shell was named as the most expensive brand, with average prices of 144.01p per litre, while Morrisons came out as cheapest at 133.71p per litre.
An Asda spokesman told The Telegraph: “The fuel sector is experiencing an unprecedented period of ongoing volatility with wholesale costs rising sharply for everyone.
“Asda remains committed to keeping prices as low as possible for customers, with prices for both unleaded and diesel currently averaging three pence per litre below the UK market average.
“We fully support initiatives like Fuel Finder that improve price transparency for motorists, with all 792 of our sites pricing information featured.
“We also carry this information on our own website and have done for a number of years.”
