by Karl Dyson | Oct 25, 2013 | Fuel Protests
Its been a tough week for workers at the stricken Grangemouth plant. It’s plant’s owners, Ineos announced earlier this week the closure of the petrochemical plant after failing to come to an agreement with the workers ‘union Unite.The announcement...
by Karl Dyson | Oct 24, 2013 | Green Car News
“Eco” and “Van” are two words that many people don’t associate with each other. When thinking about vans or LCV (light commercial vehicles) my thoughts turn to a time of rusty Ford Transits with smoke bellowing from the exhaust pipe and...
by Karl Dyson | Oct 21, 2013 | fuel saving
The fuel sipping Ford Fiesta ECOnetic has been declared the winner of this years prestigious ALD Automotive/Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon. Ford’s flag ship super mini took the podium “out-hypermiling” 23 other cars in the event. The Fiesta was piloted...
by Karl Dyson | Oct 17, 2013 | Fuel shortages
The troubled Grangemouth oil refinery is to be closed for at least a week following complaints by the plant’s owner that the planned strike action has caused financial damage.The 48-hour “strike” by workers was called off by the Unite union following...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 30, 2013 | Fuel Prices
In what many have seen as a “populist” move, the UK chancellor George Osbourne has promised to freeze fuel duty until May 2015. The move, announced today at the Tory conference in Manchester wasn’t without its caveats, Mr Osbourne went on to say that...
