Drivers have been asked to “eliminate shorter journeys” by car as fuel prices continue to rise.
The AA said motorists should “walk or bike to save money.”
The average price of a liter of petrol in the courtyards of the United Kingdom reached a new record of 183.2 pence on Thursday, according to the data firm Experian. This is a 7.3p increase in just seven days.
The average cost of refilling a typical 55-liter family car exceeded £ 100 for the first time on Wednesday.
The average price of a liter of diesel on Thursday was also a record, at 188.8 per cent.
AA President Edmund King said: “This is the worst week of bomb pain so far for drivers.
“Right now we are urging drivers to reduce their shorter car journeys if they can, and to walk or bike to save money.
“Nearly one-fifth of AA members are already doing this.
“But by changing your driving style you can also save up to 15% on fuel costs.
“These crippling fuel costs are coming home, so drivers need to take every possible step to stay mobile.”
23 million pounds a day lost in consumer spending
The AA claimed that main streets are losing £ 23 million a day in “potential consumer spending” as this is the estimated additional amount drivers spend on petrol compared to this time last year.
RAC Fuel spokesman Simon Williams said “it is becoming increasingly clear that the government needs to take more steps to reduce the huge financial burden on drivers”.
He accused the government of being “forced to make sure retailers are going through the March 5 duty cuts completely,” claiming that this is “ignoring the fact that wholesale fuel costs are “They’ve shot absolutely since.”
Williams added: “A temporary reduction in VAT on fuel, or a deeper reduction in taxes, is certainly what is needed now.”
Asked on Thursday about the problem, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “We have already made a cut … the biggest reduction in the fuel rate.
“What I want to see is that these tax cuts are not just swallowed up in one gulp, without touching the esophagus of the fuel companies, I want these cuts to have an impact on the bombs.
“And we’re watching very closely to see what happens.”