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Fuel price falls don’t go far enough
- 02/07/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
RAC Fuel Watch has found that although petrol and diesel prices fell for the second month in a row they have not come down as much as they should have. Petrol prices fell 3p to 145p a litre and diesel nearly 4p to 150p a litre in June, but lower wholesale prices mean the decreases should have been more. By [...] -
UK diesel prices top European charts
- 05/06/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Diesel prices in the UK are now more expensive than anywhere else in Europe. According to new data from the RAC, the average price per litre is 155p, which is 5p more than both Ireland and Belgium. The data revealed that although fuel duty was cut by 5p in 2022, it is still higher in the UK than anywhere else on [...] -
Fuel prices continue upward trajectory
- 04/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Petrol prices rose nearly 2p a litre last month, meaning average prices have risen almost 6p since the start of the year. Prices rose from 144.62p to 146.48p, while diesel went up from 154.68p to 155.99p to mark the third consecutive month of price hikes. According to RAC Fuel Watch, higher prices were driven by [...] -
EV reliability higher than ICE equivalents
- 13/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A leading UK breakdown service provider has debunked the myth that electric cars are more likely to break down than their ICE counterparts. According to Start Rescue, EVs are 59% less likely to require a breakdown call-out than petrol or diesel vehicles, while flat batteries account for 24% of EV call-outs compared [...] -
Average EV and ICE mileage converging
- 05/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New data has revealed that average mileages are dropping for both petrol and diesel vehicles. According to cap hpi, which analysed data from around 17.4 million cars from 2014 to February 2024, average annual mileage for all fuel types has fallen from 11,381 miles at the start of 2014 to 9,654 miles per year up to [...] -
Fuel prices spike in February
- 23/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The price of petrol has gone up more than 3p a litre in the last three weeks while diesel has increased by 4p. According to the RAC, unleaded rose by 3.2p from 140p on 29 January to 143.4p on 18 February and diesel prices increased from 148p to 152p in the same period RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: [...] -
‘Nothing’s changed’ at the pumps despite CMA investigation
- 03/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The RAC has called for more action around fuel prices after saying that nothing has changed following an investigation into retail prices by the Competition and Markets Authority. It found that retail margins were 16p per litre for petrol and 12p per litre for diesel. This compares to the long-term averages of 7p [...] -
Repair disputes reach record high
- 23/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Motor Ombudsman has seen a sharp increase in service and repair disputes in the last quarter and expects to receive more than 5,000 complaints from motorists this year. Between July and September, the Ombudsman for the automotive sector received 1,348 new submissions from motorists, up 10% from 1,226 in the [...] -
Used petrol cars top wish-list for new drivers
- 02/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed that 98% of newly qualified driver will get a used car as their first vehicle, with 84% opting for petrol and 12% selecting a diesel model. Only four per cent say they will buy an electric car first. This is according to data from Young Driver, which surveyed 500 customers under the age [...] -
Fuel prices set to soar
- 20/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fuel prices could be about to spike after global oil prices rose to their highest levels of the year. This follows production cuts of crude oil by both Russia and Saudi Arabia. But while retailers are expected to raise prices in response, the RAC believes they should be lowering them instead. RAC fuel [...]