Motorists are paying more for their fuel following the EU referendum - despite the price of oil falling, newly released figures show.

The wholesale price of unleaded has dropped by nearly 3p per litre (ppl) since June 24, but the average price on the forecourts has risen by more than 0.5p.

Diesel, meanwhile, has gone up further - 0.7ppl, despite the wholesale price falling by 0.3p.

RAC spokesman Pete Williams said the falling value of the pound on wholesale prices had largely been cancelled out by the declining cost of oil since Brexit.

He said: "Despite some fears that petrol prices could shoot up as a result of the EU referendum, we believe there is now a strong case for a cut in the price of unleaded on UK forecourts.

"The fact remains that the headline oil price has a huge bearing on what we pay for fuel at the pumps, and it is this price that has been falling as a result of relatively weak global demand and new fears of oil oversupply."