by Karl Dyson | Jan 25, 2012 | Fuel Prices
Motorists have been urged not to panic buy fuel as the news of the Coryton fuel refinery closure spreads. The refinery, which supplies over 20% of the fuel to London and the South East stopped supplies when its Swiss-owned parent company Petroplus went into...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 4, 2012 | Fuel Prices
2011 has witnessed a significant slump in petrol sales in the UK with the very nice men at the AA predicting further falls in to 2012.Petrol sales between January and September 2011 totalled 13.9 billion litres showing a fall of over over 6%. The economic downturn...
by Karl Dyson | Nov 29, 2011 | Fuel Prices
UK motorists have been spared further pain at the fuel pumps today as George Osborne announced a freeze in fuel duty during his Autumn Statement. A 3p rise on tax paid on both unleaded petrol and diesel was due to come into effect on January 1 but the increase has...
by Karl Dyson | Nov 17, 2011 | Fuel Prices
A proposal by the UK government for a fuel duty discount for remote island communities has been approved by the European Commission. The proposal covers the islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, the islands in the Clyde and the Isles of Scilly....
by Karl Dyson | Nov 16, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Supermarkets are prompting luring customers to spend more in-store and receive coupons that can be reclaimed when they fill up at the pumps.Shoppers at Sainsbury’s are being offered a record 10p off every litre of fuel when they spend £60 or more in store or via...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 6, 2011 | Fuel Prices
A report by the FTA “Freight Transport Association” has shown that high fuel costs remain the biggest cause for concern amongst haulage operators. The 12 months up to July 2011 have shown an astronomic 12% increase in fuel costs. FTA’s latest figures...
