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 … [Read more...]
RAC warning on pump prices rising
Petrol could rise to £1.60 a litre and diesel even more, the RAC has warned after Russia’s Ukrainian invasion. Any increase will affect commuters thinking of returning to offices as they face higher energy costs. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said, “Both petrol and diesel reached new record levels. Unleaded is nearly 149.5p a litre and diesel almost … [Read more...]
Planners not calculating true transport costs
Planners are pushing traffic problems down the road, according to analysis of a new report. A recent survey by consultants Emmerson Hill Associates indicates that travel costs by road are most severely impacted, not by the cost of operating cars, but by congestion caused through bad junction design, poor road infrastructure, bad planning and … [Read more...]
