The price of petrol at the pumps is rising again after weeks of falls.

The average cost of a litre of petrol is now 132.18p, with diesel at 137.26p, the AA said.

Average petrol prices peaked at 142.48p a litre in mid-April and were as low as 130.81p at the beginning of this month, before going up again.

But the AA said that had the fall in the north west European wholesale price of petrol been fully passed on to consumers, motorists would have been paying even less for fuel than they were at the...
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New EU legislation that came into force yesterday (June 1) could help to cut the cost of servicing and repairs for motorists.

Current EU law states that a car's warranty will not be affected if it is serviced outside the franchised dealer network, as long as approved parts are used and the work is carried out to the manufacturer's specification.

Until now, independent garages had to buy approved parts from car manufacturers, but the new legislation allows parts suppliers to sell their ...

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Cost of driving 'up 20% since 2007'

Wednesday, 07, Apr 2010 10:43

By myfinances.co.uk staff

The cost of driving has risen by 20% in the past three yea...

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