by Karl Dyson | Sep 11, 2012 | Fuel Prices
The UK has seen a sharp decrease in fuel consumption as fuel prices continue to climb across the country. Fuel deliveries within the UK are down 10.6 percent in the second quarter of 2012 compared to Q1 as motorists feel the pinch of rising pump prices. Petrol prices...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 5, 2012 | Fuel Prices
The OFT (Office of Fair Trading) has launched a six week review into the UK’s fuel prices. They will be investigating competition within the sector and how crude oil prices are reflected at the pumps.The review will be studying whether the action of supermarkets...
by Karl Dyson | Aug 13, 2012 | Fuel Prices
Lincolnshire council has called for a government inquiry over fuel prices following their report on supermarket fuel price variations. They have called it a “postcode lottery” for motorists already struggling with record fuel prices. They claim that...
by Karl Dyson | Jul 17, 2012 | Fuel Prices
After the recent turmoil with Barclay’s rigging the Libor rate, doubts over many other financial markets have been the focus of scrutiny. The G20 has recently commissioned a report by International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to look into the...
by Karl Dyson | Jun 12, 2012 | Fuel Prices
Adsa has sparked another fuel price war by slashing 3p off a litre at it’s forecourts. This round of price cuts has put Adsa’s petrol and diesel prices at the lowest they have been for a over a year.Following suit, Sainbury’s and Morrisons have...
by Karl Dyson | May 14, 2012 | Fuel Prices
New research from Green Flag has revealed that over 4.6 million (13 per cent) of UK motorists have found themselves driving on empty in the last three months. Green Flag has coined these drivers ‘Vapour trailers,’ motorists that risk running out of fuel by...