The price of petrol has gone up more than 3p a litre in the last three weeks while diesel has increased by 4p, the RAC has revealed. Worryingly for drivers, unleaded has risen by 3.2p from 140p on 29 January to 143.4p on 18 February and diesel has shot up from 148p to 152p in the same period, adding around £2 to filling up a family car. RAC Fuel Watch data shows petrol had been on a welcome … [Read more...]
RAC calls for fuel price cut at pumps
The RAC is today urging the UK’s biggest fuel retailers to cut the price of petrol by at least 5p a litre to 150p to reflect their far lower wholesale costs. As it stands the Government’s 5p duty cut brought in shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year is not benefitting drivers struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis and, instead appears only to be helping retailers who have … [Read more...]
Fuel prices rising once more say RAC
Fuel prices have jumped again, said the RAC. The average price of petrol rose in July making for the second consecutive monthly increase while diesel remained stable, data from RAC Fuel Watch reveals. A litre of unleaded across the UK now costs 145p, up a penny since the start of the month and nearly 2p since the beginning of June. Worryingly though, the wholesale price of petrol rose 6p a litre … [Read more...]
RAC urges Government to force fuel changes
The RAC is concerned that Government plans to monitor pump prices are little more than window dressing. Grant Shapps is meeting supermarket bosses today after a report found the big retailers were profiteering from higher prices and not timely cutting them when wholesale costs fell. The Government has suggested a price monitor but this already exists with many smart phone apps and the RAC wants … [Read more...]
Diesel drivers were April fooled on forecourts
The price of diesel fell by nearly 4p a litre in April but still remains at least 16p more expensive than it should be as it’s now 6p cheaper than petrol on the wholesale market, according to data from RAC Fuel Watch. A litre of diesel closed the month costing drivers an average of 159.43p across UK forecourts while petrol was unchanged at 146.5p. This is the sixth month that the average pump … [Read more...]
Wales motorists getting cheaper fuel
Welsh motorists are getting some of the cheapest petrol and diesel in the UK, according to data from RAC Fuel Watch. Fuel prices fell for the fifth straight month in March with another penny coming off petrol and 4p off diesel. By the end of the month nationally a litre of unleaded was 146.5p (down from 147.56p) – a price last seen at the end of January 2022, while diesel reduced to 162.94p … [Read more...]
Filling stations taking diesel drivers for a ride, says RAC
Diesel car and van drivers are being taken for a ride by filling stations, said the RAC. They are continuing to suffer from inflated prices at fuel pumps up and down the country and are seeing no benefit from plummeting lower wholesale costs, despite the Chancellor continuing the fuel duty freeze in Wednesday’s Budget, the RAC is warning. Despite both crude oil and wholesale diesel costs – the … [Read more...]
Electricity rise new threat to fuel pump prices
The Petrol Retailers Association has warned that electricity rises will affect their costs and possibly lead to further increases in pump prices. It is extremely concerned about rising energy costs and their implication as costs associated with operating a forecourt will triple, Gordon Balmer, Executive Director of the Petrol Retailers Association, who has urged Government action to stem the … [Read more...]
UK Gov has done least to help motorists
The UK is one of the European countries that has done the least to support drivers with rocketing pump prices since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new RAC Europe data analysis shows – leading UK drivers to pay as much as 20p more per litre of petrol than drivers in France. Out of 13 EU countries that have cut tax on petrol in order to ease the spiralling costs faced by drivers every time they fill … [Read more...]
Tradelines 29 June
New Honda Civic hybrid prices start from £29,595, or from £349 per month through Honda Finance. All-new self-charging Civic is available to order now Honda dealers and deliveries begin in October with the top models running from £32,955. A fleet of 36 electric buses launched at the start of the year have saved over 550 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, Cardiff Bus has … [Read more...]