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LPG info

Posted by Will Dracott on Monday, June 7, 2010, In : Motoring news

With Petrol prices at a record high LPG drivers are in pole position and installers are expecting a busy summer. For those wanting to save on fuel costs LPG is still the real deal. Unleaded fuel prices have risen from around 88p last year to around 120p this June, equating to a 36% increase in your costs with no evidence that these costs will fall in the long term. Right now petrol prices are dropping a touch but most experts predict further rises as inevitable. In these difficult ...

Cut Price Petrol

Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, May 19, 2010,

Supermarket Asda has sparked a possible fuel price war by announcing a 2p-a-litre reduction in the cost of its petrol.

To take effect from Thursday, the cut will take Asda petrol prices down to 115.9p a litre, while its diesel will drop 1p to 118.9p a litre.

Asda commercial director David Miles said: "Yet again, Asda is leading UK fuel prices down. Motorists will be relieved commodity prices are coming down and as always we are the first to reflect falling cos...

Top tips to save the Planet (and your fuel bills)

Posted by Will Dracott on Friday, May 14, 2010,

With global warming now high on everybody's agenda, there has never been a better time to think about eco-driving.

Regardless of the vehicle you are driving, there are techniques you can use to save fuel and to minimise your impact on the environment. These techniques have been an integral part of the advanced driving process, delivering eco-benefits through fuel efficiencies, since the IAM was established in 1956.

Ask yourself: "Do I really need to drive?" The shortest journeys - few...

An Introduction to Natural Gas as a Fuel

Posted by Will Dracott on Sunday, May 9, 2010,

Although Europe is unlikely to ever rely solely on natural gas for fuelling vehicles, the use of this abundant resource could in part alleviate the demand on fossil fuels. In other parts of the world, notably Asia, natural gas based fuels are dominant, with the government mandating its use in certain transport sectors.

You may be familiar with LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) or Autogas. It has been around for a while. Many older, large capacity cars have been converted to run on LPG in ...
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LPG

Posted by Will Dracott on Tuesday, April 13, 2010,

If you're looking for cheap LPG fuel, north Bristol is your best bet. Andy's Gas near Cribbs causeway is only 52p a litre. I was shocked yesterday to find an independent seller near Feeder Road, behind Temple Meads selling at 65p a litre, the same as the service station on the M32, the most expensive fuel in Bristol.

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UK prices reach all time high

Posted by Will Dracott on Thursday, April 8, 2010,

UK petrol prices set to hit all-time high

Average cost expected to exceed 120p per litre, say experts

Posted: 7 April 2010
by Visordown News

UK PETROL prices are set to hit an all-time high in the near future, the AA has warned.

With hundreds of garages across the UK charging more than 120p per litre for unleaded petrol, the Association says we should expect the aver...

Cheapest petrol in town

Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, April 7, 2010,

A nice little website to help find the cheapest fuel near you - petrolprices.com

Your search for BS9 2HB found 98 petrol stations within 10 miles.

Including your 2 closest stations: Somerfield Falcondale (Texaco), and Petrol Express Henleaze (Texaco).

	Unleaded	Diesel	LRP	Super	LPG	see the cheapest stations
The Highest price in this area:	126.9p	127.9p	n/a	132.9p	61.9p
The Average price in this area:	119.6p	120.2p...

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UK petrol prices set to hit all-time high

Your search for BS9 2HB found 98 petrol stations within 10 miles.

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