MORRISONS is the cheapest option in Malvern when it comes to filling up your vehicle, after drivers were warned that the days of lower fuel costs are over.

Prices at the petrol pumps rose in March, for the first time since last July.

It wasn't too long ago that the Malvern Link supermarket was selling petrol at 99p per litre, but that price now stands at 103.9p - diesel is also being sold at that price too.

The Texaco garage, in Worcester Road, is selling both fuels at 106.9 while the BP garage, also in the Link, has set its prices at 105.9 for both petrol and fuel.

Nicholls P J garage, in Pickersleigh Road is selling petrol at 105.9 and diesel at 104.9.

Malvern Wells' Texaco garage has set its petrol prices at 107.9 for petrol and 105.9 for diesel.

The RAC claimed this indicates that retailers are either using the lower diesel wholesale cost to subsidise the price of petrol, or using it as a means of increasing their profit margin.

Simon Williams, the firm's fuel spokesman, said: "The good times for motorists enjoying lower fuel prices had to come to an end at some point, but unfortunately it's happened with a bit more of a bump than motorists were probably expecting."

He also warned that there could be further bad news for motorists when oil producers meet later this month to discuss limiting their output, although he does not believe prices will reach 60 US dollars a barrel in the short-term .

"It looks as though we are heading towards a new norm of the oil price fluctuating between lower and upper limits of 35 US dollars and 55 US dollars a barrel," he said.

"This means that motorists should hopefully not see the eye-watering prices they were paying at the pumps in April 2012 when the average price of petrol was 142p and diesel was close to 150p per litre" he said.

Experts said the 3.4p per litre rise in average pump prices to 105p was a result of oil reaching 40 US dollars a barrel for the first time since early December.

The report by the RAC found that around £1.84 was added to the cost of filling up an average 55-litre car with unleaded.

Diesel forecourt prices increased by 3.7 pence per litre to 105p despite the wholesale price only rising by 1.5p, according to the motoring organisation's analysis.