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War in Iran pushes driving costs up by more than €8 a week
The war in Iran has made driving more than €8 a week more expensive.
Last week, the cost per kilometre was more than 5% higher than in the first week of February.
The increase applied to both small and midsize cars.
The figures compare driving costs since the war began with costs at the start of February.
A higher cost per kilometre means drivers pay more to travel the same distance.
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Driving has become more than €8 a week more expensive since the war in Iran broke out.
The cost per kilometre last week was more than 5% higher than in the first week of February.
The increase applied to both small cars and medium-sized cars.
- Who
- Drivers of small and medium-sized cars.
- What
- Driving costs rose by more than €8 a week. The cost per kilometre was more than 5% higher.
- When
- The comparison is between last week and the first week of February. The article was published on 7 November 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The article attributes the increase to the war in Iran.
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The article uses this week as the baseline for driving costs per kilometre.
Driving became more than €8 a week more expensive.
The cost per kilometre was more than 5% above the first-week-of-February level.
- Weekly increase
- More than €8
- Cost per kilometre increase
- More than 5%
- Comparison baseline
- First week of February
- Car types affected
- Small and medium-sized cars
- Publication date
- 7 November 2026