by Karl Dyson | Jan 27, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Help for hard-pressed motorists could be on the way after Chancellor George Osborne gave a strong signal he will tackle rising fuel prices in his Budget in March. He said he was looking at two things, the first would be “overriding” the fuel duty due to...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 26, 2011 | Fuel Prices
As many as 60 BP Franchisees fuel stations are reportedly shutting off pumps over fuel distributor’s prices.Raymond Succar, owner of a BP station in Rockland US, told the newspaper The Patriot Ledger that he shut off his pumps on Monday morning and will keep...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 24, 2011 | Fuel Prices
The 4th Emergency Service RAC Foundation today warned that fuel prices could rocket to £1.75 in some parts of the UK as volatile crude prices continue to cause pain for already hard up motorists.The RAC Foundation spokesman Philip Gomm said: “For every $2 rise...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 24, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Transport secretary Philip Hammond has admitted that the current level of fuel prices is “clearly a problem” while a parliamentary report suggests that petrol could be rationed to meet green targets.The All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil, a group of...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 21, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Two thirds of UK Motorists have been forced to change their driving habits because of record fuel prices, according to new research from a leading Internet comparison website.The website asked site users whether record fuel prices were forcing them to change their...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 19, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Petrol stations in rural areas will be a thing of the past by the end of the decade because soaring fuel prices will have forced them out of business, a leading motor industry body has predicted. Brian Madderson, chairman of the Retail Motor Industry...
