Petrol prices are set to reach record levels this year, according to the AA.

Research carried out by the organisation warned that unleaded fuel could soon reach £1.20 a litre - or more.

The group also urged Chancellor Alistair Darling to delay the introduction of a planned 3p increase in petrol duty, due to come in on April 1.

AA president Edmund King said: "The UK is barely out of recession, yet petrol prices threaten to rise to record prices seen during the boom of 2008 - shortly before the collapse into recession.

"If families, drivers on fixed incomes and those on low pay were unable to cope with record prices then, they are even less likely now."

AA research found an average family with two cars is paying £52 a month more to fill up now than a year ago.

Even if the 3p increase is withdrawn, the price paid by drivers could soon hit 120p a litre - £5.41 a gallon - according to the organisation.

This would overtake the previous high of 119.7p in July 2008.

The AA said the price increases were caused by the rise in the price of wholesale gasoline since the end of January.

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