petrol prices

Fuel costs pricing drivers off the road

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 […]

March sees record fuel prices

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 […]

Fuel duty cut in Spring Statement

The government has announced a 5p per litre cut in fuel duty. Speaking in his Spring Statement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the cut was being introduced to mitigate the rising […]

Petrol prices drive up EV interest

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 […]

UK drivers overcharged £5m a day

The RAC has accused petrol retailers in the UK of not passing on a decrease in wholesales prices. The price of unleaded petrol fell 2p across UK forecourts during December, […]

Petrol prices on brink of new high

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 […]