by Karl Dyson | May 5, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Since January, fuel prices in the US of A have risen by an average of 30% putting a gallon of unleaded at around $3.98 (compared to in the $8.51 UK). This rise has made a dramatic change to the habits of motorists across the pond, causing demand for fuel to drop by...
by Karl Dyson | Apr 26, 2011 | Fuel Prices
It is no secret that fuel prices are spiralling out of control thanks to a decline in oil supplies, greed and taxes. At the same time, the basic cost of car insurance has also risen by 40% according to the AA. The root cause of this is believed to be the increased...
by Karl Dyson | Mar 29, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Stateside, motorists and consumer groups are up in arms getting their “complain on” over rising fuel prices. The average prices of petrol in the US currently stands at $3.55 per gallon compared to over £5 a US gallon here in blighty.Many in the US...
by Karl Dyson | Mar 23, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Speaking to House of Commons today, George Osborne confirmed that Fuel Duty will be frozen CUT by 1p a litre as of 6PM tonight.The fuel prices escalator had been set to add another 5p on a litre of fuel at the beginning of April, this has been officially scrapped.In...
by Karl Dyson | Mar 20, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Chancellor George Osborne has told the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show that he was “looking very carefully” at freezing the duty in Wednesday’s Budget. In todays interview Mr Osbourne said he understood the pressure motorists were under from...
by Karl Dyson | Mar 17, 2011 | Fuel Prices
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...
