01.06.09 Save even more on fuel on National Lift Share Day
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 your impact on the environment, and perhaps even make some n...
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22.05.09 Breakdown cover survey reveals 6.5 million motorists stranded in 2008
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 than 6.5 million vehi...
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22.04.09 Fuel tax up ANOTHER 2p in the Budget
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 a further 2 pence per litre in...
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21.04.09 Budget 2009: Will fuel tax go up again?
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 above indexation was announced to take pl...
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09.04.09 It's Your Duty: join the PetrolPrices.com campaign to stop another fuel tax hike
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, the F...
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03.04.09 Supermarket fined after overcharging on fuel for 9 months
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 to £150,000.
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01.04.09 Pump price up 2p - but where does it all go?
The price of a litre of fuel is set to rise by 2 pence per litre as the latest fuel duty increase comes into force today - making fuel tax a staggering 71% of the price at the pumps.
Fuel tax is made up of a fixed duty, which rises from 52.35 pence to 54.19 pence today, added to the raw cost of fuel, with VAT on top - currently at ...
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30.03.09 Cheapest fuel in the UK in protest over duty hike
A garage owner is slashing 5 pence off his pump prices for the next 3 days in protest at the fuel duty hike coming into force this week.
Chris Woodruff, managing director at Jet's Darsham Service Station in Suffolk is dropping the price of his unleaded to 84.9 pence and diesel to 94.9 pence, making his station the cheapest in the...
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26.03.09 Every Penny Counts: PetrolPrices.com joins forces with FTA to fight duty rise
PetrolPrices.com is joining forces with the Freight Transport Association (FTA) to support their new campaign, Every Penny Counts, after figures show next week's fuel duty rise could add a staggering £900 to the cost of running a single lorry.
Jo Tanner of the FTA said:
“We’re delighted to have PetrolPrices.com on board with the Every Pen...
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18.03.09 Duty rise set to bring fuel tax to 71% in 2 weeks
In just 2 weeks fuel duty will rise again, bringing the total tax paid at the pumps to 71 pence in every pound - despite Prime Minister Gordon Brown promising not to raise fuel duty.
Watch Brown pledge to freeze fuel duty. (1.40m - 2.02m)
Fuel duty is set to rise by roughly 2 pence per litre on April 1st meaning that 66 pence of...
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