21.10.08 Price cuts create biggest ever fuel price gap
The price war driving down the cost of fuel in the UK has created the biggest ever gap between the highest and lowest priced fuel, according to data from PetrolPrices.com.
The lowest priced unleaded, as a result of retailers slashing prices over the last week week, is 96.9p. However, the most expensive is 121.9p - a full 25p more...
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16.10.08 Weak currency to blame for motorists paying 5p more at the pumps
UK motorists are paying up to 5p more at the pumps because of the weakness of the pound against the dollar, PetrolPrices.com has discovered.
If the exchange rate was still $2 to the pound, petrol retailers would have room to drop the price of unleaded to just 95p a litre*. That would save the average motorist £10** a month.
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15.10.08 Petrol drops below £1 a litre
The price of a litre of unleaded has fallen below £1 for the first time since last December as two retailers pledge to drop their pump prices.
Asda, the only UK retailer to have a nationwide pricing structure, has announced that by tomorrow morning all its stations will drop the price of unleaded to 99.9p and diesel to 110.9p.
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05.09.08 £20,000 free fuel causes chaos
A clever marketing ploy by a computer games company has lead to queues and chaos as motorists attempt to get their hands on free fuel.
The Last Stop garage on Stapleton Hall Road, Finsbury Park, London, had seen over 150 customers keen to get their share of free fuel by 7.30am. Drivers have been queuing out of the station and up ...
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06.06.08 Avoid soaring fuel prices on National Liftshare Day
If the current price of fuel is still proving too much for your wallet even with the cheapest stations at your fingertips there is another alternative.
Just like the country’s fuel prices, the popularity of car sharing in the UK is also rising steadily. It’s environmentally responsible, it’s sociable – and most importantly, as th...
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28.05.08 Government's approach to high fuel prices 'completely wrong'
Fuel protests across the country have forced the Government to hold emergency talks with oil companies today to try to persuade them to increase the supply of oil to the UK in an attempt to ease soaring prices.
Gordon Brown, writing in the Guardian today, called for "enhanced dialogue between consumers and producers, such as OPEC...
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21.05.08 PetrolPrices.com backs the Telegraph to get a 'Fair Deal for Drivers'
Now is not a good time for UK motorists - the average price of unleaded has hit £5 a gallon, the UK has had a month of record-breaking prices, and the difference between the cost of petrol and diesel is at its highest ever. In an attempt to highlight the spiralling cost of motoring PetrolPrices.com is supporting the Telegraph's camp...
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26.04.08 Panic buying warnings ignored across the UK
Motorists across the UK appear to have ignored warnings by industry experts and the government not to panic buy fuel ahead of the proposed oil refinery strikes in Scotland due to start tomorrow.
Motorists from North Yorkshire, East Anglia and as far south as Surrey have reported queues at petrol stations as people start to worry ...
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25.04.08 Petrol protests in London to coincide with Grangemouth strikes
One of the groups behind the fuel protests in 2000 has announced that it is organising a fuel protest in London to coincide with the strikes at the Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland.
The strike has the support of Unite, the same union supporting the workers threatening to strike at the Ineos refinery in Grangemouth.
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23.04.08 Oil strike pushes UK pump prices to record highs
Petrol prices across the UK have reached new records, with a 10 day run of all-time highs attributed to the threat of the UK's first oil refinery closure in 73 years.
The threat of closure has led to panic buying at stations in Scotland, price increaces of 5p per litre at some stations, and has been blamed for pushing the price o...
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