The four leading UK supermarkets: Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys and Morrisons have all recently slashed their fuel prices by around 3p per litre in response to the recent 10% drop in crude oil prices. This drop came after the International Energy Agency decided to release 60 million barrels of crude oil from the emergency reserves. As… more »

Garages across the UK are set to hike the price of filling up a tank of fuel, already at record highs, by a further £2.00 per tank tomorrow. These New Year price rises as a result of the hike in VAT from 17.5% to 20% combined with a planned duty rise will see an extra… more »

It’s hard to believe that average fuel prices today are around 30p more per litre than they were just five years ago. Prices at the pump are still pretty painful for most of us – even if you find the cheapest in your local area. So to help you make your car journeys even more… more »

In July 2008 we saw petrol hit a massive 119.7p. Back then, one British Pound would buy you two US Dollars. Today we expect the average price of one litre of Unleaded to have hit £1.20 (if you round it to two decimal places it’s actually already happened but to be precise it was 119.96p… more »

Unleaded is back at £1 a litre again for the first time since last October, and fuel tax will be going up again in September too. But thanks to liftshare there is another way of getting around by car for much less. Car-sharing is a great way to save hundreds of pounds a year, reduce… more »

The summer is now fast approaching, and more of us are thinking about planning our holidays. Many people may be tightening their belts, and finding one of the great holiday deals to be had right here in the UK. But, have you budgeted for breakdown cover? A survey conducted by PetrolPrices.com out today, reveals that… more »

It’s confirmed – fuel tax is going up again. The chancellor Alistair Darling has said that fuel tax will go up for a second time this year, to compensate for lower pump prices and a bigger drop in fuel consumption than expected. Presenting the Budget 2009 Mr Darling said that fuel duty would rise by… more »

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling is due to present the 2009 Budget tomorrow, but what will it have in store for pump prices? Drivers have already had around 4 pence worth of extra duty added to fuel in as many months, and in the 2008 Budget another rise of 0.5 pence per litre… more »

In response to an overwhelming demand from you, our members, PetrolPrices.com has launched a campaign to get motorists’ voices and views on fuel tax heard and to stop another duty rise from being announced in the Budget 2009 on April 22. We’ve launched It’s Your Duty, and we’re supported by the Association of British Drivers,… more »

A supermarket chain has been fined £18,000 after motorists visiting their service station were accidentally overcharged for fuel for 9 months. The Tesco Ystrad Mynach in South Wales was found to have delivered 4% less fuel than customers paid for from 18 of the station’s 36 fuel nozzles – around 9.2m litres of fuel amounting… more »