In London, filling a car with diesel now exceeds 2 pounds per litre at some petrol stations in the capital and its surroundings. This October 1st, the average price stood at 199.8 pence per litre, with significant differences depending on the station: some, increasingly fewer, still offered prices below 190 pence, while others already exceed 200. On September 29th, a petrol station in Chelsea, in the west of the city, reached the point of charging almost 3 pounds per litre. The figure is entirely exceptional, but it shows to what extent the market has become strained.