epa02609536 A Shell sign pictured at a petrol station in London, Britain, 01 March 2011. The price of unleaded petrol has hit a new record of 130p per litre, on 01 March. Oil prices have risen about 10 per cent in the past month due to the uprising in Libya, a major oil exporter. The average price of petrol has risen in the UK by nearly six pence per litre since the end of last year. It has increased due to rises in VAT, fuel duty and the wholesale price of oil. EPA/ANDY RAIN