If you want to go green, see black but really want to go blue, the latest fuel prices will make you see red and muddle your mind. Thankfully, Confused.com has produced a useful fuel flow chart to find your way through the maze of possibilities depending on your mileage, environmental considerations and motoring habits. The price gap between petrol … [Read more...]
UK Government make fuel costs among highest in world
UK drivers are paying significantly more for petrol and diesel than other countries in Europe and further afield. Used car supermarket, CarShop, has researched the cost of petrol and diesel for UK drivers, and compared it against other countries to see just how much more we are paying per litre and why. Shockingly, the UK is one of the 10 most expensive … [Read more...]
Tradelines 3 July
A new TrawsCymru bus service will be launched today after it was awarded funding of £2.1million from the Welsh Government. TrawsCymru, the long distance bus service in Wales, will run 12 new buses on the key T4 and T14 services linking Newtown and Hereford/Hay-on-Wye with Brecon, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. Newport's new traffic wardens are being given … [Read more...]
Newslines 17 June
Drivers will be grateful that major retailers are responding to falling wholesale fuel costs by cutting the price of petrol and diesel at hundreds of forecourts, said the RAC. “We felt the price cut last week didn’t go far enough, and today’s news goes some way towards charging drivers a fairer price when they fill up and it’s particularly significant … [Read more...]
Newslines 13 May
Easter’s good weather was bad news for the motor trade. Used dealers told Cazana that garden and other leisure pursuits took precedence over car purchases. Cardigan and Crymych are among the cheapest UK places to refuel with diesel, and Cwmbran is in the top ten for petrol. Petrolprices.com surveyed Britain to find the best places to top-up after … [Read more...]
Welsh drivers slow in emissions clean-up
GAS-GUZZLING motorists don’t care that their driving is harming the planet, a study shows. Five million Brit drivers will never change their driving habits, according to new research, even though high speed, heavy braking and using air con are all bad for the environment. In a UK map of the least eco-considerate driving regions Wales came out in the … [Read more...]
Newslines 3 May
Thirteen million leisure trips are expected to be taken by car this coming weekend, the busiest in three years, according to research of drivers’ plans conducted by the RAC. Friday is expected to be busiest with around 4.4m separate leisure journeys by car, 1.5m more than the same day last year, followed by Saturday (3.4m, up 900,000 on 2018) and the bank … [Read more...]
Rising pump prices in Wales led by diesel
Motorist across Wales will be digging a little deeper into their pockets to pay for fuel, as the average price of petrol and diesel in the region increased as much as 7.3p in 12 months. According to Confused.com’s fuel price index, diesel drivers are bearing the brunt of the increases the most as the average cost per litre has increased to 130p – up a … [Read more...]
Pump prices continue rising, RAC Fuel Watch reports
The average price of petrol rose for the second month in row with a litre going up by 2p in March to 122.58p, data from RAC Fuel Watch shows. This means filling a 55-litre family car with unleaded now costs £67.22. The average price of diesel also increased but only 0.70p to 130.67p taking a fill-up to £71.87. This is the second straight monthly … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 March
Volvo will limit the top speed of its models to 112mph (180kph) from 2020. It’s also considering electronically reducing speed around schools and hospitals without the driver intervening. Three consecutive months of price reductions on the UK’s forecourts came to a crashing halt in February as both petrol and diesel went up. Data from RAC Fuel … [Read more...]
