Last week motorists across the country were seen queueing up for fuel, forecourts were running dry and stations hiked their prices up. We wanted to find out exactly how much stations had increased their prices. Displayed on the map are the towns with the largest price increases for unleaded and diesel between Monday 26th March… more »

Today we officially launch a new web app for PetrolPrices.com; a service that integrates with Twitter and Open MapQuest called Petrol Tweets that was inspired by the #uksnow Map. Petrol Tweets collects tweets with the hash-tag #ukpetrol or #petrol and adds it to our page allow. You can comment on petrol in your area using… more »

As petrol prices continue to soar, now reaching £1.50 a litre for unleaded in some parts of the country, talks of strike action by the union Unite has caused panic buying across the country in the past few days. Talks between Unite and seven fuel companies are set to start next week and strikes over… more »

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 »