{"id":8873,"date":"2019-05-02T13:58:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T13:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.1.85.58\/newsroom\/?p=8873"},"modified":"2019-05-02T13:58:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T13:58:51","slug":"petrol-prices-in-the-uae-go-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/petrol-prices-in-the-uae-go-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrol Prices in the UAE Go up by 10% in May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hate to be the bearer of sombre news but UAE new and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/dubai\/used-cars\/search\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">used car<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> owners will have to pay a little extra for petrol starting this May. Petrol prices are expected to increase by 10% this month.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In May, the drivers will pay 2.48 per litre for super 98, which is up from 2.23 Dhs from last month. For special 95, the drivers will be paying <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhs 2.34 per litre which is an increase of 23 fils from Dhs 2.11. Diesel is also set to be expensive this month as compared to the last. It is priced at Dhs 2.53 per litre, which is up 4 fils from last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8876\" src=\"http:\/\/65.1.85.58\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1s-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"used car\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1s-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1s-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1s-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1s.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The price of super 98 has increased by more than 50 fils per litre from the month of February.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the prices have the 5% VAT rate included in them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though fuel prices may be going higher, the price of pre-inspected, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/dubai\/used-cars\/search\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">used cars in Dubai <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remain ever-affordable. Hop on to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carswitch.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and buy your used car in Dubai now! Happy shopping!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hate to be the bearer of sombre news but UAE new and used car owners will have to pay a little extra for petrol starting this May. 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