GLOOMY SIGNS It doesn't feel like that long ago I was commenting on the astonishing circumstances that had me forking out £1 for a litre of petrol. After today's massive jump £2 a litre doesn't seem far off. Haulage companies are already warning the extra costs they've passed on are only the start, and that uncomfortable fact means already skyhigh prices are going to get even more expensive. DANNI HEWSON, AJ BELL

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