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Thankfully for motorists, fuel duty has been frozen again – for the ninth year in a row. Whilst this is good news in principle, the fact remains that it costs on average over £70 to fill the tank of a family car. Most would agree this is a significant amount of money for what is […]
Further cuts have been made to the cost of diesel at Tesco, Sainsbury and Asda. Amazingly, this brings the cost of a litre of diesel below that of a litre of petrol. Oil has dropped as a commodity to below $50 per barrel making it the most affordable it has been for a long time. […]
Morrisons have cut diesel prices for the second time in a fortnight, making them on par with, or lower, than petrol in some areas. The Morrisons price cut makes diesel cheaper than petrol for the first time in a staggering 14 years. Fuel duty was frozen again by George Osborne in the recent budget. Even […]
A number of key announcements impacting on the motor industry were contained in the Wednesday, 19 March 2014, Budget Statement of Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. Fuel – the Chancellor confirmed his Autumn Statement 2013 announcement that September’s planned 1.6p per litre rise in fuel duty was cancelled. It means that there will be no […]
The BBC has some excellent analysis on why the cost of fuel is rising yet again – the net result being that it is forcing some families off the road. With the squeeze on finances ever more difficult for most to cope with, do you think that the government will do anything to alleviate the […]
The above image is from the 2012 ALD Automotive / Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon and it shows the Ford Fiesta entry on the start line. This car managed an absolutely staggering 108.78mpg over a 370-mile route involving tough, real-world driving in challenging weather conditions. It is the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic 1.6 TDCi. The MPG Marathon […]
Here’s the latest from GEM about how we should continue maintaining our vehicles, regardless of how far we are travelling for a holiday this summer: With summer on its way and families planning UK ‘staycations’, it is more important than ever for drivers to continue to take care of their cars. David Williams MBE, CEO […]
One of the key factors in buying a car these days is how economical it is. This is down to the seemingly ever increasing price of fuel which the government is doing little to curtail. With this in mind, Honest John offers a register for us all to use to give an idea of what […]
The rising cost of fuel is causing UK motorists to cut down on the number of car journeys they take, according to a survey by www.motorpoint.co.uk. The UK’s leading car supermarket polled its website users to ask whether they are cutting down on car journeys as a result of fuel prices reaching a record high […]
The Mail Online has covered the fact that British motorists pay about 60% fuel duty and tax when filling up at forecourts. Drivers are hit with fuel duty and VAT when buying fuel, making it an extremely expensive commodity. The continual upward rise (seemingly regardless of the prices of oil) means that taking journeys almost […]