Petrol prices in the UAE have increased by 50 fils per litre for April, as compared to the previous month. This comes a month after prices rose above the Dh3-per-litre mark for the first time in March since the country liberalised oil prices in August 2015.

Depending on the type of vehicle you drive, pumping your car’s tank full of petrol in April would cost you approximately Dh30 more as compared to that of March.

The Ministry of Energy adjusts fuel prices in the UAE in the last week of every month. According to the government, the UAE liberalised fuel prices to help rationalise fuel consumption and encourage the use of public transport in the long run and incentivise the use of alternative fuels.