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Can you still afford to run your car?

Petrol prices are at all time high across the South East, the national average is now 137.44p a litre for unleaded. At one Kent petrol station this morning unleaded is nearly 143p a litre and diesel is 148p

Have you cut back on journeys or stopped using your car or van altogether?

It will now cost you nearly 拢70 to fill up a typical 50-litre tank, that is 拢12 more for every tank of fuel than two years ago.

The AA has done a survey which suggests 75% of us are either cutting back on journeys or reducing spending on other things so we can keep using the car. Does that sound like you?

If you live in a rural area, it is really hard to live without a car? And what if you use your car or van for work? Do you pass the extra costs on to your customers? Do you avoid taking jobs that are too far away from home?

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