• Fuel costs pricing drivers off the road
    • 03/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    More than a third of households are thinking twice about staycations this year as a result of surging fuel costs. This is according to Auto Trader research, which surveyed 2,400 users of its online marketplace found that 38% were less likely to choose a UK holiday this year - with almost nine in 10 respondents, [...]
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  • March sees record fuel prices
    • 11/04/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Pump prices rose more in March than in any previous month on record, according to the RAC Fuel Watch. This is despite the 5p fuel duty cut announced in the Spring Statement. The average cost of a litre of unleaded petrol went up by a huge 11.62p to end the month at 163.28p per litre – the largest ever increase [...]
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  • Petrol prices drive up EV interest
    • 11/03/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Auto Trader has reported that rising prices on the forecourt have invigorated interest in electric vehicles. It found that the proportion of electric cars viewed on its marketplace had dropped from a high of 26% in late September 2021 to just 16% in February. But since prices at the pumps started to rocket, so has [...]
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  • Petrol prices on brink of new high
    • 25/10/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Petrol prices are expected to reach a new record high this week, but The AA believes retailers are artificially inflating prices. Petrol prices reached 143p per litre this weekend, with diesel prices up to 146p. However, the AA has accused retailers of passing the increases in the wholesale cost of diesel onto [...]
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