A new interactive map shows where motorists are being hit the hardest by the conflict in the Middle East

Ross Juszczak, 26, said he would refuse to pay more than £1.45 per litre(Image: Anna Hebb)

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has seen the price of petrol dramatically rise – with costs at almost 150p per litre in parts of the county.

And motorists in Nottinghamshire are “worried” about the national rises, which have seen average fuel prices skyrocket to £1.55 in some areas of the UK.

This means the cost of filling up the average family car is now £10.56 more than it was in the days before Iran was bombarded by the US and Israel at the end of February.

In Nottingham, the average cost of fuel is now 149p – an increase of 16.06 per cent. Motorists filling up at the petrol station of the Sainsbury’s on Castle Bridge Road in the city shared concerns about the dramatic hikes.

47-year-old Tim Roper said he found the current situation “worrying,” and said he would refuse to pay more than £2 per litre.

Meanwhile, Ross Juszczak, 26, added the price hikes are “not great” and that he would draw the line at £1.45 per litre.

Other parts of the county have also been affected by the price hikes and, in Rushcliffe, the average price of petrol is now 150p, meanwhile in Broxtowe, the average is significantly lower at 146p per litre.

In Gedling, it now costs 148p on average for a litre, whilst Ashfield is by far the cheapest place in the county, with an average price of 144p.

Meanwhile, Newark and Sherwood is by far the highest with an average cost of 152p per litre, and Mansfield has risen to an average price rise of 147p.

In Bassetlaw, the price has risen by 15.31 per cent and a litre of petrol is now, on average, 149p.

In some areas of the UK, the cost of unleaded petrol is 20 per cent higher today than it was five weeks ago.

Our interactive map shows the latest average price for a litre of unleaded petrol in every area of the UK reported by retailers on Sunday (March 29) – and also how much it has increased since a week before the conflict began on February 28.

Drivers in Lisburn and Castlereagh have seen prices for unleaded petrol rise by 21 per cent since February 19, now standing at an average of 146.9 a litre. In Cherwell, Oxfordshire, motorists are also paying 20 per cent more than they were before the war.

But some areas have so far escaped the biggest price hikes, with prices in Melton (Leicestershire) and Shoreham-by-Sea (West Sussex) up by less than nine per cent.

The highest average prices for unleaded petrol yesterday (Sunday, March 29) were North Warwickshire (156.9p) and West Lancashire (156.3p). There are five other areas – Westminster, Brentwood, Kingston-upon-Thames, Hackney and Tandridge – where the average price is now over 155p per litre.

The cost of diesel for UK motorists has risen even faster to just over 181p per litre – that’s nearly 39p-a-litre more than the price for the same fuel before the Iran war started.

Simon Williams, RAC’s head of policy, added: “Average petrol prices have now reached 152p a litre – the highest in 28 months – while diesel has exceeded the 180p mark to hit 181.2p, a price we’ve not seen since December 2022.

“Compared to the start of the Iran conflict, it costs £10.55 more to fill up a typical family car that runs on petrol, and £21.35 more for a comparative diesel car.

“The financial strain on the eight-in-10 motorists that tell us they depend on their cars continues to build, and at a particularly rapid rate for those who drive diesel vehicles.”

Here are the 10 areas with the highest average prices on March 29:

Price per litre of unleaded E10 (price per litre increase since February 19)

North Warwickshire – 156.9p. (Up 21.0p)

West Lancashire – 156.3p. (Up 22.0p)

Westminster – 156.2p. (Up 18.7p)

Brentwood – 155.9p. (Up 20.0p)

Kingston upon Thames – 155.4p. (Up 21.0p)

Tandridge – 155.2p. (Up 19.7p)

Hackney – 155.2p. (Up 21.5p)

Windsor and Maidenhead – 154.9p. (Up 21.1p)

Rochford – 154.9p. (Up 20.0p)

Fareham – 154.7p. (Up 20.0p)