Our petrol's costing us the most ever at the pump as economies rebound globally from Covid-19.

91 octane petrol is sitting at a national average of $2.39, just topping the previous high seen in 2018.

AA Motoring Affairs General Manager Mike Noon told Heather du-Plessis Allan as industries start back up it's having an impact.

“That’s just put a whole lot of pressure on not only just petrol and diesel, but all fuels. That’s on gas, and apparently it’s on coal in China and for generating electricity.”

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