Welsh call for 5p cut in rural petrol price

Wales has been in talks with the Treasury to include rural Wales in a scheme to cut petrol costs by up to 5p a litre “in the vallies, is it?!” isolated areas.The Conservative Welsh Minister David Jones made an announcement in the Commons, saying fuel...

Petrol prices surpass £6 per gallon

Average petrol prices have gone past the 132p a litre mark, meaning that for the first time the cost has reached £6 a gallon, the AA said. The average price of petrol at the pumps is now 132.12p a litre, while diesel has also hit a new record at 137.92p a litre. The...