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Fuel retailers were accused of a “classic example of rocket and feather pricing” as the cost of petrol reached a new record.
(more…)MPs have launched an inquiry into the development and deployment of self-driving vehicles.
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The average price of diesel is “perilously close” to £2 per litre, motorists have been warned.
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Motor insurers are facing pressures from rising costs and supply chain challenges, which may also mean some drivers waiting for longer for vehicle repairs.
(more…)The cost of petrol and diesel continued its ‘stratospheric’ rise on Thursday.
The RAC said that the average cost of unleaded reached 187.51p a litre, with diesel hitting 194.17p. It means that the cost of filling an average 55-litre family car will now cost £103.13 and £106.79 for petrol and diesel respectively.
Simon Williams, RAC fuel spokesperson, said: “We’re hopeful that the scale of the recent increases is at last slowing and we’d expect the largest retailers who buy fuel most frequently to stop the pump price rot and even look at reducing their prices soon to reflect the fact they’ve been benefiting from lower wholesale costs over the last week.”
Petrol and diesel prices have continued to soar in recent weeks. Thursday’s price represents a significant hike, even compared with the day before. On Wednesday (June 15), the average price of a lite of petrol was 1.86.6, according to data firm Experian. The average price of a litre of diesel was 192.5p.
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(more…)The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on Tuesday was 186.6p, according to data firm Experian.
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Pressure on the Government to take action on fuel prices intensified after the average cost of petrol reached a new high.
(more…)The competition regulator has announced it will carry out a “short and focused review” of fuel prices.
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Motorists are urged to make sure that they are ‘Blue Light Aware’ by a leading road safety specialist to stay safe when helping emergency service vehicles.
(more…)The Vauxhall Mokka-e has won the Erin Baker Award at the sixth annual Auto Trader New Car Awards 2022.
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Pressure is building on the Government to cut fuel duty again after the average cost of filling a typical family car with petrol exceeded £100.
(more…)Fuel retailers failing to pass on the fuel duty cut could be named and shamed after the largest daily jump in petrol prices for 17 years, Downing Street has indicated.
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Average fuel prices will hit £2 per litre this summer, motorists are being warned.
(more…)The award-winning Vauxhall Corsa remains the UK’s best-selling new car, according to the latest new car registration figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Drivers are being warned that “frightening” petrol prices will exceed an average of 180p per litre this week.
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