Milk is set to cost more than petrol

IT COULD soon cost more to put milk in your tea than petrol in your car as the price soars while that of fuel comes down.

Milk prices have risen by twothirds in the past year, pushing the average price per pint to 86p – equivalent to £1.50 a litre.

Some stores are selling single pints for as much as £1.05, a fraction under £1.85 a litre.

Petrol prices have started to fall from highs of 191p a litre and can now be as low as 149p in some areas.

As supplies stabilise, prices are tipped to fall a further 15p to 20p. This would take the current average petrol price at 166p below the average cost for the same amount of milk.