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.
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Call for ‘radical government intervention’ with petrol set to hit 180p per litre
Drivers are being warned that “frightening” petrol prices will exceed an average of 180p per litre this week.
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Fuel prices climb to new record highs
Petrol and diesel prices continue to climb to new highs, figures show.
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Petrol and diesel prices reach new record highs
Petrol and diesel prices have reached record highs, according to new figures.
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Drivers see red when others take more than three seconds to pull away on green
Taking longer than three seconds to move off when traffic lights turn green is likely to frustrate drivers waiting behind, a new survey suggests.
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Drivers suffer the biggest monthly surge in fuel prices
Drivers were hit by the largest monthly spike in pump prices on record in March, despite a cut in fuel duty, according to new analysis.
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Average petrol price reaches £1.65 per litre
Drivers continue to be clobbered by record fuel prices as petrol reaches an average of £1.65 per litre.
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Car headlights ‘too bright’ as drivers increasingly dazzled
Nine in 10 drivers (89%) think some or most car headlights on the UK’s roads are too bright, and the problem is getting worse.
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Motorists warned to ‘brace themselves for what’s to come’ as record fuel price rises continue
Petrol edged closer to the £1.50 milestone yesterday as motorists were hit with record prices at the pumps for the fourth time this week.
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Fuel prices reach new highs due to Ukraine crisis
Fuel prices have reached new record levels as the Ukraine crisis affects the price of oil.
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Misery for drivers as pothole breakdowns hit three-year high
Pothole-related breakdowns have reached a three-year high, new figures show.
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Treasury ‘faces £5bn fuel duty loss due to electric car growth’
The Government could lose almost a third of the revenue raised by car-related fuel duty within eight years because of the shift to green motoring, according to a new report.
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Petrol retailers not passing price drops on to customers, warns RAC
The RAC has accused petrol retailers of taking advantage of customers by not passing on lower wholesale prices.
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Fuel retailers will ‘lose credibility’ if they refuse to cut prices
Fuel retailers will “lose credibility” if they refuse to cut prices this week, a motoring services firm has claimed.
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The RAC just recorded its worst third quarter for pothole breakdowns in 15 years
The RAC breakdown service says that the period from June to September 2021 was its worst third quarter for the proportion of pothole-related breakdowns since 2006.
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RAC urge fuel retailers to cut petrol price by 6p
The RAC called on retailers to “play fair with drivers” by reducing the price of a litre of petrol by 6p.
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‘Golden opportunity’ to repair roads during the pandemic has been missed
A ‘golden opportunity’ to catch up on much-needed road repairs has been missed, according to the RAC.
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Diesel hits record high price of 147.94p a litre
Diesel prices at UK forecourts have reached a new high.
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Petrol prices close to record high
Petrol prices have nearly reached the highest level recorded in the UK, according to Government figures.
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Petrol prices have a hit a nine-year high
The average price of a litre of petrol has hit its highest level since September 2012.
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