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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06.03.09 April fuel duty rise to bring fuel tax to 71%
Fuel duty is set to rise again in April by roughly 2p, making make fuel tax around 71% - or 66p - of the cost of a litre of unleaded.
The rise was originally due to come into force in October 2008, but was postponed in July when pump prices were an eye-watering 119.9p and 134.9p per litre for unleaded and diesel respectively.
Fuel tax is m...
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02.03.09 Use empty lorries to save petrol, the environment and money
PetrolPrices.com already helps you save money on petrol for everyday and business driving - but we've also found a way to slash petrol costs on shipping and deliveries.
www.shiply.com is an innovative new web site which matches people who need things delivered with empty lorries already making journeys in the same area. Shiply say ...
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12.02.09 Petrol prices creep up on weak pound
Motorists are now paying more than £1 per litre for diesel and 90 pence per litre for unleaded.
The average price of unleaded jumped 4.3 pence per litre in January, while diesel increased by 3 pence per litre, according to data from PetrolPrices.com.
The rises mean the average motorist is now paying an extra £2.50 per tank com...
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24.11.08 Fuel prices to rise as motorist hit with 2p duty increase
A permanent 2p duty increase in fuel tax has been introduced in the pre-budget report, which despite being presented as revenue neutral, will mean that fuel prices will rise over the next year and beyond.
The move to increase fuel duty by 2p has been introduced to offset the rate cut in VAT from 17.5% to 15%. However, although th...
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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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