Fuel Articles
Police to tow cars away if parked on pavements
Motorists now face having their car towed away if it is parked on the pavement in a crackdown on this driving offence by police. Any vehicle which has been parked on a pavement in a way that causes an obstruction is at risk of being removed due to it being potentially...
Concerns grow about UK car finance time bomb
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have voiced their concerns over the loan default rates for high-risk borrowers as interest rates rise. One area of particular worry is the subprime car finance industry. The FCA has looked at the growing levels at which borrowers...
Women really ARE worse drivers than men claims new research
Men have long said that women are the worse drivers. Women have vigorously defended their abilities behind the wheel. But new research does back the claim that women are worse drivers than men – but men shouldn’t gloat just yet. Motor insurance company, Diamond,...
UK driving licences will be not accepted in the EU after Brexit
New documents published by the European Commission show that they will reject UK driving licences as being valid for use in the EU after Brexit and intend to charge a fee for drivers in the form of a driving permit to be able to drive on the continent. In...
Council parking charges soar by a whopping 45%
If you thought that using a council-owned car park was expensive, the bad news is that it is going to get worse. Car park spaces and residents’ permits are set to increase with some costing as much as 45% more than last year, and the previously free Sunday parking...
Blanket diesel bans in UK cities will not happen
The end of February saw a landmark announcement from German law courts. In a significant ruling, older diesel cars will now be banned from some German city centres. The move is aimed at reducing pollution levels to hit EU targets, which are a leading cause of toxic...
CO2 emissions rise for the first time in two decades
For many years, the aim of the Government and the motor industry has been to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions which are recognised as a primary cause of global warming and damage to the ozone layer; these harmful emissions have been in decline. However, the...
Garages in crisis as record MOT tests expected in March
Although drivers usually leave their MOT until the last minute, this month it could be a dangerous tactic as nearly half a million cars are due their first MOTs in March and this is in addition to older cars which also need their MOT done during this time. If a driver...
Motorway fuel price sign trials failed to work
A trial by Highways England to display fuel prices from upcoming motorway services along a stretch of the M5 has come to an end, and the findings have now been published. Highways England hoped that the trial would increase fuel price competition and price...
Man gets parking fine because permit covered by snow
Most of us are aware that we need to clear the snow from our car before we set out on a journey. However, one motorist was left furious after receiving a parking fine because snow had fallen on his car while he was at work and obscured where the permit was...
Penalties issued for mobile phone use halved, but usage continues
A public information request from 45 police forces across the UK has revealed that since the government announced stricter laws coming into force in March last year, just over 30,000 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) for mobile phone use at the wheel were handed out in...
Which? reveal the 5 most common engine faults in new cars
One of the best things about buying a brand new car is that you can feel safe in the knowledge that it will be in perfect condition and very unlikely to experience issues. However, data from Which?’s car survey has shown that this may not be the case. Real consumer...
RAC prompted double fuel price cuts in February
In February average fuel prices dipped slightly by 0.4p per litre unleaded and 0.5p per litre diesel versus January. Prices are still higher than they were at the same point last year by over a penny. The last time fuel prices were higher...
Worrying statistics revealed about car finance
Few of us can buy a car and pay for it in full, especially for a newer vehicle, leaving car finance as the only way to get the car. But worrying statistics show that nearly half of people admit they don’t know how much they’ve borrowed to get their car, and some 90%...
BREAKING: ASDA slash prices today by a further 2p a litre!
ASDA have just revealed to PetrolPrices that they will be capping their forecourt prices from today, with unleaded capped at 116.7p per litre and diesel capped at 118.7p per litre. This is on top of price cuts from last week after the RAC called for supermarkets to...
January fuel price review – Prices continue to rise
January is one of those months when people pay close attention to the cost of things, with that long spell from the pre-Christmas payday through until the end of January. Spells of cold weather and snow have also meant the inclination to use the car more and protect...
New MOT regulations could do more harm than good
New MOT rules are due to come into force this spring, but there is already concern that they could put the safety of vehicles at risk. Under the new system, a new set of failure and defect categories will be introduced labelling problems as ‘dangerous’, ‘major’ or...
Pothole infested roads are on the up – and it doesn’t look good
Most motorists have encountered a pesky pothole during their driving experience, but these holes in the road can often be more dangerous and harmful than people may think, and it is about time that they were taken seriously. Between October and December last year the...
Convicted drink drivers’ cars tracked by police tagging
Some UK police forces are using ‘intelligence markers’ to track vehicles which are being driven by convicted drink drivers to see if they are repeating their unlawful behaviour. This data comes from Freedom of Information requests submitted to 44 police forces by Auto...
2017 fuel price review and 2018 fuel price predictions
In UK petrol retail terms, 2017 will be seen by many as a good year for fuel price changes because increases stayed below the rate of inflation and meant the economy stayed in better shape from a consumer expenditure perspective. But in geo-political terms there was a...
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