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NewsPetrol and diesel prices rise to three-year high
Petrol and diesel rose by more than 2ppl in November, taking the average price of both fuels to a three-year high, according to the latest RAC Fuel Watch data. A litre of unleaded petrol went up 2.35p from 118.43p to 120.78p, and diesel was up 2.22p from 120.96p to ...
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PRA fears 1ppl on diesel duty likely
There is likely to be a 1ppl increase on fuel duty for all diesel drivers in this afternoon’s Autumn Budget, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson. "This would be a thinly disguised tax grab using air quality issues as justification,” he said. Despite the Chancellor also planning a ...
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Staffordshire Police investigate spate of diesel thefts
Staffordshire Police are investigating thefts of diesel worth nearly £300 from three petrol stations in the Tamworth area within a 35-minute timeframe. The incidents took place between 3.05pm and 3.40pm on Wednesday November 8 at Tesco in High Street, Dosthill, the Co-op on Tame Valley Industrial Estate in Wilnecote, and ...
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PRA adds to protest over threat to diesel drivers
The PRA has added its voice to protests after reports that the government is planning further tax penalties for diesel drivers. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The Petrol Retailers Association strongly agrees with the UK’s leading motoring and freight organisations, that the Chancellor’s first aim should be to support ...
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Diesel car sales set for new hit from Chancellor
Plummeting sales of diesel cars are likely to be hit even more by the introduction of extra taxes in the Budget later this month, according to the Financial Times. The paper reports that Government aids have said the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, believes a levy on new ...
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New car sales plummet as diesel takes biggest hit yet
Plunging diesel sales pushed the UK new car market to a decline for a seventh consecutive month in October, with 158,192 new units registered, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Overall demand fell by 12.2% in the month, with diesel sales taking ...
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Sales of new diesel cars decline for sixth month
Plummeting sales of new diesel cars helped push the UK new car market to its sixth consecutive monthly decline in September, down 9.3% to 426,170 new units registered, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Diesel car sales were down 21.7%, while petrol ...
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PRA warns diesel/petrol price split could grow
The PRA has warned that the price differential between diesel and petrol is set to increase and urged the chancellor not to penalise diesel drivers with higher duty levels in November’s Budget. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The PRA warns that the outlook for UK pump prices remains uncertain ...
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Plummeting diesel sales depress UK new car market
Plummeting diesel sales pushed the UK new car market to its fifth consecutive month of decline in August, as the fall-out of the emissions scandal continued to dog sales. According to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), registrations fell -6.4% to 76,433, after a ...
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Scotland aims to phase out petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2032
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said action will be taken to phase out the need for petrol and diesel cars and vans in Scotland by 2032. Outlining the Scottish government’s priorities she said her government would promote the use of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs), adding: “Our aim is ...
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Unleaded petrol prices to surge above diesel
The PRA is warning unleaded petrol prices could be hiked as a result of the impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Texan coast around Houston, with the RAC predicting they could move well above diesel prices. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The wholesale price of petrol has increased by ...
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Strong demand for secondhand diesels cars
Demand for second-hand diesel cars has remained stable, but a decrease in petrol car sales led to an overall fall in UK used car transactions, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In the first six months of 2017, demand for diesel cars ...
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Declining diesel sales depress new car market
Diesel car sales in July plummeted by 20.1% compared with the same month last year, helping to depress overall sales in the UK new car market by 9.3% for the month, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 161,997 new cars ...
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Declining diesel sales depress new car market
Sales of diesel cars have continued to fall sharply, causing the third monthly decline in the UK new car market, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Overall registrations fell by 4.8%, a lower decline than in the previous two months, to 243,454 new ...
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Gas-to-liquid suggested as a diesel replacement
A fuel that has been around for years could provide an easy solution to the ’demonisation’ of diesel, according to speakers at a conference on Clean Air, organised by Certas Energy. Gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel has only recently been used as a road transport fuel, as its various properties of helping ...
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Sales of new diesel cars plunge by 20%
Sales of new diesel cars have plummeted, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). New diesel car sales were 81,489 in May, 20% down on the corresponding month last year when 101,844 were sold. The market share of diesel cars also ...
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Gas-to-liquid fuel could be answer to diesel woes
A fuel that has been around for many years could provide an immediate and easy solution to the increasing demonisation of diesel engines, according to speakers at this week’s conference in London on Clean Air, organised by Certas Energy. Gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel has only recently been used as a ...
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Greenergy road-loads diesel at Thames Oilport
Greenergy has begun road-loading of diesel and heating oil at Thames Oilport, giving it a supply location in the South East of England. The company said the opening of road-loading facilities is another significant milestone in the regeneration of the site, to turn the former refinery into a modern import ...
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Certas rolls out cleaner diesel at Port of Liverpool
A state-of-the-art 24-hour HGV fuel station at the Port of Liverpool will become the first port in the UK to offer Shell GTL Fuel – which is claimed to be a cleaner alternative to conventional diesel fuel. Certas Energy, working in partnership with Peel Ports Group, opened the state-of-the-art ...
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Brokers predict sales of diesel cars will decline
Nearly a third of brokers expect sales of diesel cars to decrease this year following media scares, according to a survey by Paragon Car Finance. Asked what impact recent calls for action on diesel vehicles would have on the market in 2017, 29% stated they expect a decrease in sales. ...
