UK car insurance customers keen to save some pennies ahead of the festive season are being offered a recession-busting deal by AA Financial Services.

The new AA credit card provides double reward points on motoring purchases including fuel, the price of which is set to pass £5 per gallon before Christmas – that's equivalent to 110p per litre.

Mark Huggins, director of AA Financial Services, says members of the AA can use their points to claim one per cent cashback on fuel that they pay for with their card.

"We can do little to control the price of petrol and diesel, but we urge drivers to keep their eyes open for the cheapest pump prices – which are often supermarkets," he adds. "AA members could not only save a penny or two per litre at the pumps by shopping around, but also gain double points by paying with their AA credit card."

As of mid-November this year, the average petrol price in the UK had gone up to 108.69p per litre, after previously peaking at 107.14p per litre in the last week of October. Diesel stands at a high of 109.97p per litre.

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