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The £5 gallon of petrol is on the horizon after it emerged crude oil soared through the $100-a-barrel mark last night.
It is feared this could feed through into higher petrol prices and encourage inflation.
With petrol prices already out of control the new oil prices are likely to make the cost of driving even greater.
The record oil prices are being blamed on aggressive buying by speculators, a falling US dollar and cold weather in the Northern Hemisphere.
Average prices of £5-a-gallon at Britsh pumps are now feared in the coming year.
One report suggested the cost of an average visit to the pumps in Britain has risen by £7.36 since last year.
Fuel protesters have already been threatening action over prices and 2008 could see a return of mass demonstrations.
Campaigners are calling for the motorist to be taxed fairly and if prices continue protests are expected as early as Spring.
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