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AA blasts fuel prices despite fall

Posted by Will Dracott on Monday, November 19, 2012, In : Motoring news 
PETROL prices have fallen but drivers are still being short-changed, according to the AA.

Average petrol prices have gone down from 138.95p a litre in mid October to 135.08p now, with diesel dropping from 143.74p a litre to 141.89p.

But the fall in wholesale petrol prices across Europe should have knocked UK pump prices down by 10p to 11p a litre, the AA said.

The AA added that despite the threat of an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) investigation of the road fuel market, "conditions that led to dr...
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Supermarkets cut fuel prices

Posted by Will Dracott on Sunday, November 11, 2012, In : Motoring news 
HUNDREDS of supermarket filling stations will be offering cheaper fuel from today.

Asda led the way by announcing a 2p cut in petrol and diesel, then rival Sainsbury's, followed later by Tesco, said they would be cutting their fuel by "up to 2p a litre".

Asda said its reductions would mean motorists paying no more than 131.7p a litre for petrol and 137.7p a litre for diesel.

Asda petrol trading director Andy Peake said: "Today's move shows that we are once again leading the way in reducing the p...
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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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3p fuel price hike 'risks 35,000 jobs'

Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, October 31, 2012,
THE GOVERNMENT’S 3p-a-litre rise in fuel duty planned for January could lead to 35,000 job losses, campaigners said today.

The rise could also see a 0.1% cut in economic growth, the report prepared for the FairFuelUK group said.

As a result of the job losses and damage to growth, the tax increase will only bring in just over half the expected extra tax revenue - £800 million rather than £1.5 billion, said the report.

Produced by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, the re...
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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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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 ...

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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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Will Dracott


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