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RAC said the rise in the price of petrol illustrates 'the biggest retailers' resistance to reduce their pump prices in line with the lower wholesale cost of unleaded'.
Fuel thefts at forecourts have surged by up to 61 per cent as drivers struggle to afford spiralling pump prices.
As the cost of living crisis continues to hit people's wallets, the number of drive-off incidents - where motorists fill up and leave without attempting to pay - has increased by 61 per cent.
The Scottish First Minister told MSPs at Holyrood on Thursday that ramping up oil and gas extraction would take years to put in place and would not provide a short term solution to the problem.
Drivers have been hit by the average cost of a litre of unleaded reaching a record of £159p and diesel hitting 167.4p - up 5p since Monday. But some forecourts are selling diesel £2.