The average price of a litre of petrol has risen above 150p a litre for the first time since May 2024, with diesel over 177p, a month after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran.
The latest figures from the motoring organisation RAC show the conflict is continuing to push up fuel prices, although they remain below the peaks seen after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
On Friday, wholesale oil prices rose back above $110 for a barrel of Brent Crude, despite US President Donald Trump saying he would postpone plans to start destroying Iranian energy plants by another 10 days.
The RAC said the latest price rise was an "unwelcome milestone".
"With the long-awaited four-day Easter weekend almost within touching distance, the cost of getting away by car is going to be noticeably higher this year," said RAC head of policy Simon Williams.
