by Karl Dyson | Jan 31, 2011 | Fuel Prices
THE AA has urged drivers to back the Mirror’s Will the Penny Drop campaign and protest against sky-high petrol and diesel prices. Company bosses have drafted an online petition for motorists to send to their MPs to ensure the penny-per-litre fuel tax is dropped. The...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 27, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Help for hard-pressed motorists could be on the way after Chancellor George Osborne gave a strong signal he will tackle rising fuel prices in his Budget in March. He said he was looking at two things, the first would be “overriding” the fuel duty due to...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 27, 2011 | Fuel Protests
NFU (National Farmers Union) president Peter Kendall has ruled out a high-profile protest against rising fuel prices, saying it would be counter-productive. “We are not going to get any public sympathy or support if farmers are seen to be holding up motorway...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 26, 2011 | Fuel Prices
As many as 60 BP Franchisees fuel stations are reportedly shutting off pumps over fuel distributor’s prices.Raymond Succar, owner of a BP station in Rockland US, told the newspaper The Patriot Ledger that he shut off his pumps on Monday morning and will keep...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 24, 2011 | Fuel Prices
The 4th Emergency Service RAC Foundation today warned that fuel prices could rocket to £1.75 in some parts of the UK as volatile crude prices continue to cause pain for already hard up motorists.The RAC Foundation spokesman Philip Gomm said: “For every $2 rise...
