Get well soon Richard

28 Comments | Add Comment | Blog entry posted 22nd September, 2006

It was a shock for everyone to learn about Richard Hammonds accident this week and it is a relief to learn that his condition is now stable. We send Richard our wishes and hope he makes a complete recovery. Looking forward to seeing you back on Top Gear soon Richard. more »

Asda cuts unleaded to 87.9p

110 Comments | Add Comment | Blog entry posted 13th September, 2006

{poll=11}Thanks to Matt who pointed out that Asda has dropped its fuel price today. Unleaded: 87.9p Diesel: 92.9p Note that diesel is still quite high so you might be able to find cheaper. Go to our home page and do a search in your area. A good point was made by Richard W that the… more »

You could cut your petrol consumption in half…

9 Comments | Add Comment | Blog entry posted 8th September, 2006

{poll=10}If someone in your neighbourhood commutes to roughly the same place at the same time, you could split the petrol costs and cut congestion. Lift sharing is something that a lot of mums do (they team up with other mums to take children to school) but it’s not something that many other people do. However,… more »

Are speed cameras being over used?

157 Comments | Add Comment | Blog entry posted 6th September, 2006

Lots of PetrolPrices.com users have written to us recently with complaints about speed cameras. {poll=9}Jake in our office certainly thinks that the police do not use speed cameras appropriately. He just received a ticket for driving at 39mph in a 30mph limit. While he agrees that speeding can be dangerous, he was driving on a… more »

Morrisons drop unleaded price to 89.9p

127 Comments | Add Comment | Blog entry posted 1st September, 2006

{poll=8}Morrisons have made a bold move in the current supermarket-led price war and have dropped the price of unleaded to 89.9p. This is great news for the motorist. Many people have been paying nearer 100p for their fuel recently. There are 276 Morrisons across the UK and you should be able to fill up at… more »

In depth information about fuel tax

11 Comments | Add Comment | Blog entry posted 29th August, 2006

If you want to learn about fuel prices in detail, read the 10 page report on Fuel Taxation published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The author, Andrew Leicester, looks at historic fuel prices and duty. He goes on to compare UK fuel prices with prices in other European countries. He researches how much money… more »

Save an extra 4p if you live in Northern Ireland

6 Comments | Add Comment | Blog entry posted 28th August, 2006

If you live in Northern Ireland, you can save an extra 4p off each litre of fuel. There is a promotion running in the Belfast Telegraph with selected Spar, Eurospar, Vivo and Vivoxtra stations. You need to buy a copy of the Belfast Telegraph newspaper any day until Wednesday August 30 to get 4p off… more »

Would you opt for biodiesel?

381 Comments | Add Comment | Blog entry posted 24th August, 2006

Biodiesel is a type of fuel created from plants (e.g. rapeseed, soybean and sunflower) that can be used in modified diesel car engines instead of diesel. Benefits include: It is cheap to produce. It is cheaper to buy than diesel. It can be grown anywhere in the world. It is more environmentally friendly as it… more »

Does petrol cost too much?

765 Comments | Add Comment | Blog entry posted 23rd August, 2006

We don’t like to get ripped off when buying fuel and that’s why we created the Petrol Prices website. But even with the help of our site, UK consumers are still spending more and more money on fuel because of rising oil prices and rising taxation. Fuel is taxed twice – firstly by fuel duty… more »