Price of filling the car at its highest in 30 years

Fuel prices are close to the highest levels ever recorded.

The price of filling the car is at its highest level since the AA first began regularly surveying petrol and diesel prices in 1991 and is creeping closer to the €2 mark per litre.

On the last day of January, the average retail price of a litre of petrol was 175.5c and 166.1c for diesel.