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Credit crunch 'leading to interest in alternative fuels' 15 Jul 2008 (News)
Rising fuel prices and the onset of the credit crunch have lead to an increase in interest in alternative fuels, an automotive body has claimed. British Car Auctions (BCA) has remarked that while the public is still struggling to get to grips with green issues, the recent state -
Fuel duty petition launched by motor publication 7 Jul 2008 (News)
A petition against the rising price of fuel duty in the UK has been announced. The protest has been organised by What Car? magazine, which has claimed that some £9 billion was spent on the tax during June 2008. It stated that this is an increase of around £2 billion -
Toyota comes up with a compact, self-contained hydrogen fuel station 5 Apr 2019 (News)
Convenient hydrogen fuel supply throughout the country has taken a step closer to reality with a compact, self-contained hydrogen fuel station being trialled at Toyota's Motomachi factory in Japan. SimpleFuel™ 1 is a small, simplified hydrogen station that draws -
Prime Minister confirms freeze on fuel tax 3 Oct 2018 (News)
Theresa May has announced that fuel duty is to remain frozen. The news follows Chancellor Philip Hammond's suggestion in September that it might be lifted in order to raise funds for the NHS -
Opec deal could push up fuel prices by 9p-per-litre 1 Dec 2016 (News)
Motorists are facing a jump in fuel prices after OPEC countries agreed a cut in the global production of oil. The deal could see 9p added to a litre of fuel, with oil prices on course to reach $60 a barrel before the end of 2016. The surge in oil prices -
Company car tax: What are AFR payments? 26 Feb 2016 (News)
AFR (advisory fuel rate) payments are the expenses company car drivers can claim for travelling on business in the vehicle provided by employers. As the vehicle is taxed, insured -
Fuel price hike adds £5 to the average fill 5 Oct 2016 (News)
Drivers are now spending £5 more on fuel than they were at the beginning of the year. September saw pump prices increase for the second consecutive month, pushing petrol and diesel to a 2016 high. Data from the RAC shows that an average litre -
Sainsbury's slashes petrol prices by a further 2p 16 Feb 2018 (News)
Sainsbury’s has cut the price of fuel by dropping 2p-per-litre off unleaded and 1p-per-litre off diesel. From Saturday 17 February, Sainsbury’s will cut pump prices for the second time in two weeks. However, despite widespread -
Supermarkets cuts fuel prices following drop in wholesale cost of oil 3 May 2017 (News)
Fuel Watch data for April shows the UK average price of unleaded went up 1.44p a litre to 118.85p and the average diesel price by 1.17p to 120.53p. However, a fall in the oil barrel price from a mid-month high of $55 to a low of $49.41 on 27 April meant the wholesale price of petrol ended April -
3,000 Miles of Free Fuel with Peugeot 308s 22 Aug 2008 (News)
* New incentive campaign on the Peugeot 308 comes with £308 of free fuel * Economical 308 models like the HDi 90 can do 62.77 mpg (Combined Cycle) * Applies to orders for registration of 308 and 308 SW in August and September New car customers in August -
Plans to introduce cleaner fuel could damage more than a million classic cars 4 Mar 2020 (News)
The Government looks set to introduce fuel containing a higher proportion of ethanol – despite the fact -
Driving this weekend? These are the best bank holiday fuel deals 23 Aug 2019 (News)
Car drivers are planning to make an estimated 16.5m trips this bank holiday weekend, new research conducted by the RAC and INRIX suggests. If you're one of those drivers, make sure to take advantage of the fuel offers we've rounded up below -
Supermarkets cut fuel prices 13 Oct 2014 (News)
Sainsbury’s, Asda and Tesco have all announced reduced fuel prices. Introduced on 14 October 2014, the cuts come as the cost of crude oil drops. Asda claims the prices will be some of the lowest since December 2010. Asda is to drop diesel prices by up to two pence -
Fuel duty rise 'should be ditched' 23 Mar 2009 (News)
Motorists who are currently contemplating buying a car but are worried about running costs may support calls for a fuel duty increase to be postponed again. The tax was originally due to be raised in October 2008 by two -
Internet used to alleviate fuel crisis 16 Jun 2008 (News)
Drivers in the UK have been using the internet in order to alleviate the fuel problem hitting the nation, it has been reported. Online message forums have been used by motorists in an attempt to inform each other as to where it is best to pick up petrol, according to Mirror.co.uk -
Supermarkets cut the cost of petrol as criticism mounts over high fuel prices 17 Oct 2019 (News)
Supermarkets are cutting the price of fuel amid mounting criticism that petrol and diesel in the UK is too expensive. From today, Asda is cutting 3p-per-litre off the price of diesel and 2p off unleaded petrol. Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are reportedly introducing -
New fuel consumption test thrown into doubt by Brexit 7 Sep 2016 (News)
UK motorists will continue to bear the costs of misleading official fuel economy figures, after it emerged that the Brexit vote has cast doubt on EU plans to introduce a new, more realistic test by 2017, HonestJohn.co.uk has found. Motorists face -
Fuel prices set to rise as oil hits highest price in three years 18 Jan 2018 (News)
Fuel prices are set to rise in the coming weeks as the cost of oil hits $70 a barrel for the first time in three years. The average price of unleaded fuel in the UK currently stands at 121.5p-per-litre, with diesel at 124.4ppl – both having risen from a 2017 low -
Pump prices tipped to hit two year low 9 Oct 2013 (News)
The RAC believes that the average price of petrol and diesel will drop by as much as 4p per litre in the coming weeks, following a fall in the wholesale cost of fuel. The reduction - 4p in petrol and 2p in diesel - would mean average prices of around 129p and 137p -
Supermarkets cut fuel prices again - but RAC says it's not enough 16 Nov 2018 (News)
for oil mean the price cuts have been "an extremely long time coming". “On the face of it, retailers are banking over £2.75 every time drivers fill-up their tanks with petrol," said RAC fuel spokesperson Simon Williams. "If they were playing fair and passing on the savings