Fuel taxes will rise tomorrow, bringing an end to the golden weather for motorists who have enjoyed petrol price cuts of 8c a litre since last week.

Excise tax on petrol will increase by 3c a litre, and drivers of diesel vehicles will face a similar average increase in road user charges, depending on vehicle weight.

Mike Noon of the Automobile Association says although nobody liked paying more taxes, these were well signalled and were at least being fully applied to roads and other transport needs.

Operators of heavy trucks will pay 3-6% more, but there will be no increase for truck trailers.