23.05.07 Did you know you could buy petrol in the UK for 35p a litre??
Sounds more like it doesn't it? Petrol at nearly a third of what most of us currently pay at the pumps. Well it is possible, that is if you don't pay the tax.
To benefit from this rockbottom price you have to be part of the Motor Vehicle Protection Association (MVPA) based at the Auld Brig Filling Station in the hills on rural Scotland. Membe...
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02.04.07 Should the government promote better driving techniques?
There have been many adverts on the radio and television about safety on the road such as the drink driving campaign, look twice for bikes, switch off before you drive off (mobile phones), etc.
Many accidents on the roads today are not just caused by speeding, mobile phones, etc but by bad driving techniques. How many times has the traffic o...
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08.03.07 Do you think all low emissions vehicles should pay less road tax?
The Road Fund Licence currently 'rewards' owners of vehicles with low emissions and/or vehicles which are converted to run on greener fuels such as LPG. This only applies however if these vehicles are less than 5 years old. This penalises conscientious owners of older vehicles who may have spent money converting to greener fuel.
Surely such ...
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06.03.07 Tesco apologises for contaminated fuel
News over the last few days has revealed that silicon contamination was the cause of the recent problems to thousands of vehicles. The problem has been traced back to petrol storage tanks in Essex and Harvest Energy have confirmed that the high silicon fuel has been isolated and no more contaminated petrol would make its way to the forecourts.
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01.03.07 Have you been affected by contaminated fuel?
Hundreds of cars have either broken down or are having problems and it is feared that the cause is contaminated petrol.
Petrol retailers are denying selling faulty petrol and Tescos, where many affected cars have been filled up, are saying that they have carried out tests on their fuel supplies and have not found any abnormalities
Many mot...
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16.02.07 Why did you sign the travel tax petition?
Unless you have had your head buried in the sand for the last 6 weeks, you will have seen and quite probably signed the travel tax petition.
Over 1.5 million UK citizens have now signed the petition which will be closed to new signatures on 20th February.
The petition is a plea to "scrap the planned vehicle tracking and road prici...
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13.02.07 Ethanol: it's cheap, it's clean(ish) but is it viable?
Rising oil costs and environmental concerns have increased pressure on the motor industry to develop alternative fuels to power Britain’s vehicles. Could ethanol be a viable alternative to petrol in the UK?
A large proportion of Brazil's vehicles are fueled by sugar cane. Read our ethanol article to find out more about this environme...
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02.02.07 Why does diesel cost more than petrol? (even though it costs less to make)
It will come as no surprise to inhabitants of the UK that we pay more for our fuel than most. In a time when uncertainties over crude oil supply, particularly in the Middle East, have caused record price highs at the pumps, it is all too hard not to come to this depressing realisation. What may be surprising though, is that within the league ran...
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06.12.06 Fuel tax increase by 1.25p
The Pre-Budget report was released today.
Gordon Brown has increased the price of fuel (both petrol and diesel) by 1.25 pence per litre.
The change will come into effect from from midnight tonight.
The Chancellor has not restored the above-inflation fuel duty escalator.
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14.11.06 Lose weight and save money
The more you weigh the more fuel you will use when driving. The obesity trend in the USA means that Americans are using 938 million gallons of fuel more than they did in 1960, purely because they are fatter.
Since 1960, the average weight of an American has increased by 24 pounds (equal to 10.9 kilogrammes). That's a big increase, no...
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