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 9, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Average petrol prices have gone past the 132p a litre mark, meaning that for the first time the cost has reached £6 a gallon, the AA said. The average price of petrol at the pumps is now 132.12p a litre, while diesel has also hit a new record at 137.92p a litre. The...
by Karl Dyson | Mar 5, 2011 | Fuel Prices
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...
by Karl Dyson | Mar 1, 2011 | Fuel Prices
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...