Petrol prices have hit an eight year high, with a litre of unleaded fuel in Aberystwyth setting you back just under £1.34.

In May last year at the height of the pandemic, a litre of unleaded would have cost drivers 99.7p with diesel costing 104.7p.

Since then, as the country slowly opens up from lockdown, the price of fuel has increased for 33 consecutive weeks and is currently at its highest point since 2013.

Morrisons in Aberystwyth is currently selling a litre of unleaded petrol for 133.9p with diesel costing 135.9p a litre.

The prices are the same at the Texaco filling station in Llanbadarn Fawr.

Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation, said: “It looks like our staycations have just got that bit more expensive.

“On top of huge hikes in the cost of holiday accommodation across the UK, motorists filling up the car for their family getaway will be faced with petrol prices at an eight-year high.

“There’s also the chance of worse to come with oil prices continuing to nudge upwards.”

Mr Gooding added that the rise in petrol prices means it was “no surprise” that more than one in 10 new cars sold in June were pure electric.

He continued: “With the oil price continuing to rise, and pump prices not far behind, it seems more and more people are doing the sums and finding that despite high purchase prices, the running costs of battery-powered vehicles really are too low to ignore.”

Average fuel costs were just £1.05 per litre of petrol and £1.12 per litre of diesel in May 2020, when the global shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic led to a collapse in the value of oil.

Since then, the cost of filling up a typical 55-litre car has risen by around £15 for petrol and £12 for diesel.