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Thu, 01 Oct 2026

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 Fuel prices leave people asking 'what can we do?'

Record fuel prices across the country have left people in the South looking for ways to cope.

* Record fuel prices across the UK have left people in the south of England struggling.
* Diesel prices have reached an all-time high of 199.33p per litre, a rise of nearly 40% since the US-Israel conflict with Iran erupted at the end of February.
* Charities and small businesses are being affected by the price increases, including the MS Centre Dorset which has to find ways to cut costs as it's costing an extra £2,000 a year to run its minibus service.
* A taxi driver in Southampton said "it needs to stop" while a haulage company owner said he may have to "park up trucks" or downscale due to the high fuel prices.
* Garage managers reported customers are filling up less often and putting smaller amounts of money in, around £20 instead of filling their tanks up.