Motorists have shelled out an extra £10billion at the pumps because of sky-high fuel prices sparked by the Iran war, research shows.
The study found the extra forked out by petrol drivers surged past £3billion this week and £7billion for diesel motorists.
It means the conflict has on average collectively cost UK drivers an extra £42million a day to fill-up over the last eight months, when compared with prices before the war started on February 28.
In turn, Chancellor John Healey has raked in a VAT windfall of nearly £1.7billion because the 20 per cent levy accounts for a larger amount going towards
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