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Approved dealerships vs independent garages, which is better for a car service?

Mon, 16 May 2022

In this guide we look at the pros and cons of using a main dealer or independent garage for servicing.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022

In this guide we explain the reasons why you should consider servicing your car at a main dealer and look at the alternatives.

Over 12 million drivers may have skipped car servicing due to financial problems caused by Covid-19

Thu, 10 Sep 2020

Almost a third of drivers said they had delayed servicing procedures simply because their car had covered far fewer miles during lockdown.

Fuel price rises on the way

Thu, 04 Jun 2020

Wholesale price increases could very quickly translate into small increases to drivers at the pumps during June.

Petrol prices could drop to 112p-per-litre as the global cost of oil tumbles

Mon, 16 Mar 2020

the RAC is expecting big cuts on the forecourt as fuel returns to its lowest price in almost five years.

Diesel prices dip below 120p-per-litre for the first time since 2018

Fri, 28 Feb 2020

With Asda cutting 2p-per-litre of diesel prices at it's forecourts, drivers will pay 118.7l, while unleaded petrol will cost 116.7.

Cost of petrol and diesel surges as supermarket price war ends

Sat, 04 Jan 2020

You'll now pay 126.1p per litre on average for petrol and 130.6p per litre for diesel.

Supermarkets cut fuel prices for Christmas

Fri, 13 Dec 2019

Sainsbury’s is also cutting the price of unleaded petrol by up to 2p-per-litre and diesel by up to 1p-per-litre across all of its 315 forecourts from Sunday. This is the second cut to supermarket fuel prices within three weeks.

November marks four months of lower petrol prices

Wed, 04 Dec 2019

As of November, the average price of petrol in the UK has been reducing for four months with a litre of unleaded petrol falling half a pence to 125.9p-per-litre.

You can save 10p-per-litre on fuel this weekend- but there's a catch

Fri, 22 Nov 2019

Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's have cut the price of petrol and diesel at their forecourts - with Morrisons offering 10p-per-litre off when you spend £60 or more in store.