Petrol and Diesel prices

[samsong7]

I noticed at the filling station today that diesel is now 15p litre dearer than petrol.
Does anyone know the reason for this change? A short while back diesel was between 5p and 8p a litre cheaper than petrol.
Did I miss a tax hike on diesel?

[pug100]

This was discussed on the news this week.

Diesel prices are rising as crude oil has hit record highs above $134 a barrel, due to supply fears and an investor shift towards commodities

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7411962.st m

A lot of what you pay at the pump is actually tax. Fuel duty around 60p and VAT on top of it all at 17.5%. So assuming a price of �1.13 per litre, less VAT is about 96p less fuel duty is 36p. This is the true price of fuel including production, transport and forecourt profit.

[cazzz1975]

its funny because originally diesel was the cheapest because is required less refining than petrol..well thats what the government said at the time

[donn1901]

may have summat 2 do with most new cars now being diesel so they can up the price as a result. Its a way 2 get more tax. Car roar tax will go back to how it used 2 be when government lose out with people buying cheap taxed cars, once enough is on nthe rd it'll change. Politics...all sly