Here in Japan we pay about 60% of UK prices for unleaded regular petrol, and diesel is about 20% less than petrol. Everyone I speak to that has recently visited UK says the same, E X P E N S I V E. Just about everywhere you emigrate to (except Norway) has to be cheaper than UK.

Andrew Milner, Yokohama, Japan

Its a pity we can't store petrol in bulk because these prices are going to seem like a giveaway in 5 years time...

Nick, London,

Do a web search on "£1 a litre" and see how often this story appears during the year.

Stephen Edgerail, London, UK

Oil is priced in US$
Petrol is sold in £
The US$ is falling relative to UK£
This should cushion the UK from the full impact of crude price rises.
But if UK interest rates get cut then the £ will follow the $ as it slides down its slippery slope.

Rob, Kingston, Surrey

Glad to see Gordon rushing to help the economy as usual - a couple of pence on petrol will obviously solve all the economic problems he left behind when he moved from No11.

Mike Bibby, St Albans, England -not EU

this makes the public transport options sound more attractive so with more people considering the use why do prices increase?this just drives the customers away before they even get round to jumping on the bus. when petrol is high busses should be low. so many more people will use public tranport if it competes on price rather than relates. public transport for many is an elastic demand.

Gary Eagle, p'boro, uk

Maybe I missed something, but hasnt petrol fallen back a lot in the last few weeks?

I paid 91p a litre this morning, it was 98p 2 months ago.

Dominic, Manchester, UK