I could be missing something since I don't drive, but doesn't the price at the pump (which I believe is what the graphs I linked are tracking) include taxes? Also the federal excise tax on gas hasn't increased since 1993. Or is there some other tax you're referring to?
USA average price over time: https://www.gasbuddy.com/charts
UK average petrol price over time: https://www.racfoundation.org/data/uk-pump-prices-over-time
They look pretty similar to me.
I could be missing something since I don't drive, but doesn't the price at the pump (which I believe is what the graphs I linked are tracking) include taxes? Also the federal excise tax on gas hasn't increased since 1993. Or is there some other tax you're referring to?