Although the conflict in Iran may be happening far away, many drivers are feeling the impact closer to home when they fill up at the fuel pump. Prices for unleaded and diesel have increased in recent days with individuals and businesses now left wondering when cost jumps may stop.
As traffic whizzes by on the nearby M1, drivers needing a top-up are pulling into the newly constructed Welcome Break services at junction 33, near Rotherham.
Situated at the end of the road thousands of commuters use to enter and exit Sheffield every day, the garage is doing a brisk trade.
An illuminated tower advertises a variety of food and drink options – and pump prices.
Those requiring a squirt of unleaded on Wednesday could expect to part with 170.9p a litre for unleaded, while diesel set drivers back 182.9p.
Prices nationwide have risen following the US and Israel’s war with Iran, with crude oil prices surging from about $75 at the start of the month before peaking earlier this week at just under $120. The cost has now fallen back to about $90.
The rise has been driven by uncertainty over supply due to Iranian attacks on oil producers and the disruption to one of the main supply routes.
In Sheffield, Emma Barber, 32, and dad Alan, 65, are out and about in town.
The pair said they were concerned fuel prices will also have a knock-on effect on other costs.
“Everything keeps rising,” said Emma.
“It was only the other day I was saying to a friend, how are people supposed to get savings together now, when everything’s going up bar your wage?”