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Supermarkets go to war over fuel prices 29 Jun 2017 (News)
Sainsbury's has cut petrol and diesel prices by 2p-per-litre, triggering a fresh fuel price war between Morrisons, Tesco and Asda. Sainsbury’s announced its 2p-per-litre price cut first, with Morrisons and Tesco quickly following suit. Asda -
Toyota gives away free fuel with new cars 2 Jun 2011 (News)
Toyota is giving away 5,000 miles worth of fuel to buyers of new Aygo , Yaris , Auris -
Increase in fuel duty argued by petrol official 12 Mar 2008 (News)
A high-ranking petrol official has argued against increasing fuel duty on April 1st. Ray Holloway, director of the RMI Petrol Retailers Association, states that the two pence hike set in motion in last year's Budget is not a justifiable move. He believes that the UK's economic -
Economy Driving Tips From Millers Oils 1 Feb 2011 (News)
With the VAT rise in January and another increase in fuel duty on the horizon, soaring fuel prices are not showing any signs of slowing down. Now is the perfect time for Britain¹s drivers to start thinking about the easy ways they can save money. Leading oils and fuel -
Autumn Budget 2021: Fuel duty frozen for 12th year 27 Oct 2021 (News)
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has kept fuel duty at 57.95p-per-litre for the twelfth year in a row, following record petrol prices. The Government planned to increase fuel duty by 2.8p but with the average petrol price reaching 142.94p-per-litre on Sunday -
Shell V-Power Nitro+ Promises Even Better Performance 18 Apr 2013 (News)
Today, Shell launched Shell V-Power Nitro+ with new fuel system cleaning additives to improve the performance and fuel ecomomy of all engines, both petrol and diesel. Developed by Shell Scientists, Shell V-Power Nitro+ fuels -
Planned rise in fuel duty has been scrapped 5 Dec 2012 (News)
It's welcome news for hard-pushed drivers - Chancellor George Osborne has announced that he has scrapped a planned 3p/litre rise in fuel duty, and that there will be increased development in the UK road network. Although the government is working hard to achieve its -
Sainsbury's cuts fuel prices 22 Sep 2017 (News)
Sainsbury's is cutting the price of unleaded petrol by up to 2p-per-litre and diesel by 1p-per-litre. The price drop, starting on Saturday 23 September, will be welcome news for drivers who've seen fuel costs rise steadily in the last few weeks -
Citroen offering free fuel with new models 4 Oct 2011 (News)
Buyers of selected new Citroen models will be provided with a year’s free fuel. Buyers of C1, C3, C3 Picasso, C4, C4 Picasso and Grand C4 Picasso models will be provided with a pre-loaded MasterCard which -
Fuel shortages and prices hikes expected to continue into 2022 5 Oct 2021 (News)
With the fuel shortage still having a big impact for many drivers in the UK, motorists can now expect prices at the pump to rocket by at least 5p-per-litre in the coming week according to FairFuelUK. Garage owners have told FairFuelUK’s -
Real MPG goes mobile with all-new Honest John iPhone app 16 Apr 2020 (News)
Calculate your car’s fuel consumption costs with the HonestJohn.co.uk Real MPG app. Free to download and easy to use, the Real MPG app calculates your car’s fuel consumption over time so you can keep check on how your car is performing. It will also rate -
Peugeot’s latest Just Add Fuel model for young drivers 14 Jan 2013 (News)
The latest car to be added to Peugeot’s Just Add Fuel scheme is the 208 1.0 VTi, which Peugeot is aiming at young drivers aged from 21-years-old. Just Add Fuel allows buyers to pay one monthly bill -
Budget 2014: Fuel duty remains frozen 19 Mar 2014 (News)
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced that fuel duty is to remain frozen until spring 2015. The announcement came as part of the 2014 Budget statement and marks the fourth consecutive year in which fuel duty has been frozen -
Petrol prices rise as oil recovers to pre-pandemic levels 8 Feb 2021 (News)
The price of petrol rose by 3.5p to 120p a litre in January – a price that was last seen the day before the first Covid-19 lockdown on 22 March 2020 and the third consecutive monthly increase, data from RAC Fuel Watch reveals. Diesel also went up by more than -
Vauxhall launches £500 free fuel offer 4 Jan 2016 (News)
Vauxhall is offering £500 free fuel on selected new models ordered before 11 January. The deal can be used in conjunction with Vauxhall's 20 per cent off all accessories offer and entitles each new customer to a pre-pay debit card to the sum of £500 -
FUEL DUTY FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES – THE FACTS 22 Aug 2008 (News)
Despite the recent and welcome fall in the world price of oil, and thus diesel, the UK transport industry remains at a major competitive disadvantage compared with its European rivals due to the excessively high rate of fuel duty imposed upon it by the UK Government. At 50p per litre, fuel duty -
Fuel prices rise for the third consecutive month 6 Jun 2016 (News)
The price of petrol and diesel rose in May 2016 – the third consecutive month of rises – according to RAC Fuel Watch data. On average, unleaded went up by two pence-per-litre and diesel by 2.2 pence-per-litre, which added £1 or £1.22 to the cost -
Honda Swindon plant now producing green hydrogen 31 Oct 2014 (News)
The Swindon Honda plant is now producing renewable hydrogen entirely from solar power. The plant previously had a hydrogen filling station, but the fuel was shipped in by trucks – now the plant can produce completely carbon-neutral fuel. The fuel is being used -
Supermarkets cut fuel prices for Christmas 13 Dec 2019 (News)
Supermarkets are cutting petrol prices by 2p-per-litre, while diesel will fall by 1p. Drivers filling up at any one of Asda's 322 fuel forecourts will pay no more than 117.7p-per-litre on unleaded and 122.7p on diesel -
Cost of petrol and diesel falls 5 Jun 2017 (News)
Data from the latest RAC Fuel Watch report shows that the average price of petrol in May fell by almost 2p-per-litre, while the cost of diesel falling even further at 2.5p-per-litre. The reduction in the cost of petrol means that the driver