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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 [...] -
Drivers cut back on miles to cut costs
- 09/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nearly two thirds of UK motorists are reducing their vehicle usage to cut fuel bills. According to new research by BookMyGarage, 64% of UK motorists are driver less often than before as a result of the cost-of-living crisis. The research also found that nearly half (49%) of the 2,113 motorists surveyed are [...] -
Fuel prices need ‘urgent review’
- 13/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The RAC and the AA have backed calls from government ministers for an urgent review of rising fuel prices. They want to establish if the cut in fuel duty is being passed on by retailers to drivers. This comes after petrol prices reached a record high on Sunday of 185p a litre, despite wholesale petrol prices [...] -
Car clubs reducing UK car parc
- 18/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The number of active car club members in the UK almost doubled last year according to a new report, which concluded that more than 116,000 privately-owned vehicles have been removed from roads. Research by the national shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK) found the UK’s active membership [...] -
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, [...]