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Our Weekly Hypermiling Tip #1: Don’t use your car!
Each week we will be posting a Hypermiling Tips from our fuel saving and cost cutting Hypermiling Techniques page. Our first installment is probably the best Hypermiling Tip that I could ever give. Not only does it save you 100% of your precious and increasing...
Its new car time! Volvo Estate 1.6
Now that we are expecting our 2nd child, the Fabia is being replaced by something with a bit more room. Please welcome our new (to us) Volvo V40 1.6 Estate! I know I am a little young (30) to own a Volvo Estate however those parents reading this will appreciate the...
Remote islands and rural areas could get cut in fuel duty, rest of us are forgotten
Fuel prices in the UK's most remote areas could be slashed by five pence a litre, under new Government plans. At this stage the treasury can not confirm the cut for definite as EU clearance is required. European law rules that only one duty rate should apply in each...
Fuel prices are ‘most likely protest’ in the UK
Spiralling fuel prices and the governments drastic cull of public services are the most likely source of protest in Britain, according to an on-line survey by last month for Theos More than half of the plucky Brits polled (52%) said they were prepared to take action...
UK Backs the Sun’s Fuel petition
MORE than 150,000 sun readers have now called for action and backed The Sun's Keep It Down petrol price campaign.The Sun are petitioning Chancellor George Osborne to scrap the April 1 fuel duty hike or honour a pre-Election pledge to bring in a fair fuel...
Labour party calls for VAT rise on fuel to be scrapped, too little, too late
As the crisis in the middle east continues to send fuel prices spiralling, Labour Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls said George Osborne should “get out his bunker” and halt the tax rise ahead of next month’s Budget. World oil prices are already rocketing around the globe as...
Stanlow Fuel protest a “Huge Success”
The second round of the Stanlow Fuel protests was deemed a huge success by the organiser Ian Charlesworth. With over 120 people and 80 cars, they managed to disrupt tanker movements from the refinery and blockaded the road for four hours.Speaking to the Ellesmere...
£8 gallon soon to be a reality as fuel prices spiral upwards amidst middle east unrest
Motoring organisations warned last night that fuel prices could soon top £8 a gallon as the crisis the the middle east continued .Adrian Tink, RAC motoring strategist, said: “It is clear that we are getting to the stage where drivers are going to be priced out of...
Drafting.. 93MPG over 15 miles
On my way back from a job yesterday, I decided to settle in behind a lorry to enjoy a little bit of drafting. Its been a while since I have had the opportunity to venture into a slipstream, country roads don't tend to have many HGVs on them. The route from...