08.01.08 2008 - the Year of the Electric Car?
The beginning of a new year is usually the time for resolutions, spring cleaning and a renewed sense of optimism, but 2008 has got off to a miserable start so far.
In quick succession, oil prices hit $100 a barrel, npower announced it was hiking prices by 27%, and British Gas looks set to be the first to follow suit.
The anxiety...
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18.12.07 Why did the fuel protests run out of steam?
The fuel protests organised by pressure group Transaction 2007 this weekend failed to gather the support they needed to make the protests a success. The group had hoped that supporters would gather at fuel refineries and depots across the country on Saturday morning (15.12.07) in order to force rising fuel costs back onto the political agenda. H...
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14.12.07 Protesters to fire “warning shot” to the government.
Transaction 2007, the group behind the fuel protests taking place around the country tomorrow, have said that the protests are aiming to “fire a warning shot to the government.” David Handley, spokesperson for group, warned, “it's our intention to come back in January and let's put it like this, it won't be quite as peaceful as it's...
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11.12.07 Weekend fuel protest confirmed on the South coast
Fuel protests planned for this weekend appear to be gathering momentum as Transaction 2007, the group behind the action, reveal that one of the main centres for the protests will be the Esso refinery at Fawley. Situated on Southampton Water, it is the UK's largest refinery, supplying around 14% of the UK's petroleum products.
It ...
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09.12.07 Petrol price protests planned for this Wednesday
UPDATE: Transaction 2007 have announced a firm date for the protest - Saturday 15th December 2007 at 10:00am. They say the date was decided by members as "the best possible to enable those who would normally be working during the week to attend." According to a press release on the site, they plan to protest outside refineries or st...
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04.12.07 Further calls by motoring industry for a wider M6
Members of the Freight Transport Association's West Midlands Freight Council have demanded that the UK government take action to widen one of the country’s principal highways, the M6. Of particular concern to the organisation is the width of the highway between junctions 11a in Staffordshire and 19 in Cheshire. This stretch of the motorway curr...
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11.10.07 Can traffic enforcement improve the lot of the London driver?
Traffic enforcement is helping to make the capital a safer, better place to drive, according to Transport for London (TfL), which recently published its second annual report on the impact of parking and traffic enforcement on London’s Red Route network.
The 580km Red Route makes up 5% of London’s road network, but carries 35% of the capital’...
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05.10.07 New government programme to tackle drink-driving introduced
Drink-driving has become a serious problem on British roads. Each year hundreds of unsuspecting pedestrians lose their lives due to the actions of inebriated motorists. In an attempt to deal with the situation Transport Secretary, Ruth Kelly, has launched a campaign which, it is hoped, will help combat this modern menace.
Kelly’s initiati...
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27.09.07 We can't take another 2p now!
Back in March 2007 Gordon Brown, then chancellor, announced that he would be adding 2p extra duty to fuel and as an additional result collecting 0.35p extra VAT on every litre sold at the pumps.
In March, October seemed like a sensible time to implement it, after all on the 1st of October 2006 prices for unleaded had fallen from a summer high...
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21.09.07 Shell posts record profits as pump prices soar
As petrol prices on forecourts across the UK inch towards £1 per litre, Royal Dutch Shell, Europe’s largest oil company, has posted record profits in its most recent trading statement. This summer the Anglo-Dutch company added $7.56 billion (£3.7 billion) to its balance sheet. This is $500 million more than its previous best, and reflects an in...
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