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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 […]
Now we’re at the 130+pence per litre price for petrol. When you go to the pumps, the cash now whizzes around the meter far faster than the amount of petrol being dispensed. These are worrying times for us all no doubt as the cost of living keeps rising whilst pay rises are not keeping in […]
In light of the shocking VAT rise from 17.5% to 20%, some manufacturers are providing VAT free deals on new cars, in order to get us into new showrooms (it’s only on new cars where the the dealers make any real money). SEAT is offering 10% VAT rather than the full 20%, as well as […]
How about irreparable damage? The worst news of the week was the 2 pence per litre rise from September on fuel duty, so do expect prices to go back to the beyond £1 per litre that we saw not so long ago. Wasn’t much of a respite that we got now was it? VED doesn’t […]