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I moved my shop 20 miles because I couldn't afford £300 a week on fuel
Melanie Wilson was spending a lot of money on fuel for travel
Antique shop owner Melanie Wilson says she has moved her business closer to home because she was struggling to pay nearly £300 a week on diesel as a result of soaring fuel prices.
She opened her new location in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, earlier this month - cutting her commute by 20 miles and her fuel spend in half.
Fuel prices in the UK have climbed about 5p in just one week as a result of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with diesel edging towards £1.95 a litre in some areas.
Wilson is one of countless people in small rural locations around Scotland who are feeling the pinch as they need their cars for work and everyday life.
Fuel prices started to climb when the US-Israel war with Iran began on 28 February.
The military strikes severely disrupted the production and transportation of energy across the region.
Prices fell back when the US and Iran agreed to a framework deal to end the fighting in June.
However they have started rising again as tensions resurface, with the price of wholesale oil back above $100 a barrel.
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