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Half Price Fuel

Posted by Will Dracott on Friday, May 24, 2013, In : Motoring news 
Do you fancy some half price fuel?  Well, for another 3 and a bit days, it's something you can get.  Mightydeals.co.uk in conjucntion with Shell are offering £20 worth of fuel for £10.  It's once per customer, available to all online by simply filling in a form.  An email is then sent to you with a coupon which is then redeemable in store.  It's only running till May 28th, so if you fancy some 66p petrol, click here.



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Cheapest petrol in Bristol this weekend is ...

Posted by Will Dracott on Saturday, May 18, 2013, In : Motoring news 
The award for the cheapest place to fill up this weekend in Bristol is .... shared ...  
amongst the Asdas ...

Asda Patchway and Asda Bedminister






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Cheapest Petrol In Bristol

Posted by Will Dracott on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, In : Motoring news 
The cheapest petrol in Bristol this week is ....

Asda Patchway

Highwood Lane, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5TL at 129.7

Esso on the Downs, Sainsburys at Winterstoke and Morrisons at Cribbs are all close second at 129.9


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Cheapest petrol in Bristol

Posted by Will Dracott on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, In : Motoring news 
This weeks cheapest petrol in Bristol is .... Asda Patchway, Highwood Lane, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5TL.  Selling at £1.34.  Asda in Bedminister is also the same price with Esso and Murco on White Ladies and Henleaze respectively snapping at their heels at £1.37.

It's good news for everyone with a car, especially us driving instructors that we're well below the national average here in Bristol.

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This weeks cheapest petrol in Bristol

Posted by Will Dracott on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, In : Motoring news 
Name Distance Price Last Update
Asda Patchway
Highwood Lane, Patchway, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS34 5TL 2.05 miles 131.7p Nov 15th
Morrisons Cribbs Causeway
Lysander Road, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS10 7UD 2.38 miles 131.9p Nov 15th
Shell Cribbs Causeway
Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS10 7TG 3.53 miles 131.9p Nov 14th
Stoke Brook Service Station
Gloucester Road, Patchway, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS34 5BB 0.18 miles 132.9p Nov 15th
Mrh Patchw...
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Fuel duty rise 'may be deferred'

Posted by Will Dracott on Thursday, November 1, 2012,
A PLANNED 3p rise in fuel duty stands a 70% chance of being deferred, a campaigner said today after crunch talks with the Treasury.

The Government agreed to meet officials from the FairFuelUK group who had given them a report by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research.

The study says January's rise could lead to 35,000 job losses and a 0.1% cut in economic growth.

As a result of the predicted job losses and damage to growth, the tax hike would only bring in just over half the exp...
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Petrol prices to rise by eight percent

Posted by Will Dracott on Thursday, August 12, 2010, In : Motoring news 

Petrol prices could rise by as much as eight percent in the next six months according to predictions by the Retail Motor Industry Independent Petrol Retailers Association (RMI Petrol).

Oil price hikes and currency movements have been blamed for the impending rise.

RMI Petrol reckons that average petrol prices could reach 125.9 pence in early 2011, blitzing the current record of 121.6 pence. That figure includes the rise in VAT and the Government's planned fuel duty hike.

The organisation...


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North South petrol price war

Posted by Will Dracott on Sunday, June 20, 2010, In : Motoring news 

When it comes to the price of fuel, you’re actually better off if you live up North!

Let’s face it, there’s always been a bit of friendly rivalry between the north and south of England, with each region believing it’s better than the other. But now it seems that the divide has been taken one step further – in the form of petrol prices.

In fact, according to research from the AA, if you live in the north you’re far likely to get a better deal on your fuel than if you live in ...


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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...


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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...


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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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Free Petrol for the year!

Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, April 7, 2010,
Fuel duty goes up by 1p - win free petrol for year!

With petrol prices heading for a record high of £1.20 a litre, a 1p fuel duty increase on 1st April, followed by a further 1p increase later in the year, uSwitch is offering you the chance to win £1,800 – equivalent to a year’s worth of petrol.

Get a
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Will Dracott


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