Drivers were hit by the worst petrol price rise in 18 years last month, with the cost at the pump rocketing by a hellish 6p a litre.
It means it now costs drivers £71.18 to fill up a medium-sized family car.
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Unleaded shot up from 123.43p to 129.41p a litre, meaning an increase of £3.29 in just one month, according to data from RAC Fuel Watch.
The average price diesel per litre saw an even bigger hike of 6.12p – from 126.27p to 132.39p a litre – the second worst rise in prices since the start if 2000.
The cost of a tank of diesel for a family car became £3.37 more expensive during May, with diesal drivers now having to spend £72.81 to fill them up.
The average prices of both petrol and diesel have gone up every day since 22 April, the motoring group said.
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RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: May was a hellish month for motorists.
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Sadly, they have been besieged by pump price rises for three months with nearly 9p a litre being added to petrol since the beginning of March.
The rising oil price together with a weaker pound is a punitive combination for anyone that drives regularly.
For many people there is little alternative to the car for the majority of journeys they have to make, so it is therefore very difficult to avoid feeling the pinch of rising pump prices.
The so-called big four supermarkets – Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys and Morrisons – raised petrol by 5.49p a litre and diesel by 5.88p in May.
Motorway service stations added 6.37p to unleaded, making it 144.75p a litre, and 6.69p to diesel making a litre 147.80p.
While the price of oil passed the $80 a barrel mark (£60) – the price which equates to 4% of GDP – two times during May.
Going above the $80 mark could see the global demand for oil fall, which could have a devastating impact on the global economy.
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