All Fuel articles – Page 2
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NewsBP dealer launches discount Thursdays to help locals with fuel price rises
Forecourt operators are going to extreme lengths to prove that they are not ‘ripping off’ customers, with one this week starting a five pence per litre money-off petrol and diesel promotion.
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ArticleAn open letter to the BBC: Don’t believe the government’s spin on fuel price spikes
A Top 50 Indie, preferring to remain anonymous, urges the BBC to stop misinforming the public that forecourts are to blame for spiking fuel prices, and to look closer at government gains in the rising market.
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NewsFuel Finder contract could be stripped from VE3 as government frustration over glitches grows
The £2m government contract to run the Fuel Finder price-reporting scheme could be stripped from VE3 Global as issues with the system persist months after it was introduced.
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NewsThieves siphon diesel out of sight at fourth Penny Petroleum forecourt
Penny Petroleum is reeling from the fourth incident of thieves siphoning diesel at its sites from an overground tank, to a vehicle parked 100s of metres away in an adjoining field.
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News‘We can’t be called rip-off now’: Soaring prices prompt two garages to stop selling petrol
Two garages have suspended petrol sales after a steep rise in wholesale prices since the conflict broke out in the Middle East.
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NewsInternational Energy Agency recommends reduced speed limits and home working to cut oil use
The International Energy Agency has published a list of 10 recommendations governments could implement to reduce oil use, with working from home, reduced air travel and cuts to speed limits among its suggestions.
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NewsForecourts feeling the strain from delayed and rationed deliveries
As the price of Brent crude passed $110 a barrel this week, forecourt operators are increasingly feeling the strain from the Middle East conflict with fuel-supply issues.
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NewsFuel rationing likely if oil disruption continues
Severe restrictions could be implemented for drivers and forecourts if oil disruption continues, with the government’s emergency toolkit for fuel shortages recommending reduced speed limits, fuel rationing and limited forecourt hours be implemented.
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NewsFuel duty freeze could continue past September
The 5p per litre fuel duty discount introduced in 2022 and due to end in September this year could be extended, Ed Miliband has hinted.
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NewsForecourt sector speaks to media to hit back at rip-off claims
The forecourt sector was making headlines over the weekend, with industry representatives rebutting accusations that motorists are being ripped off at the pumps in a succession of media appearances.
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Promotional FeatureThe hidden impact of fuel price transparency
From 2 February, the UK fuel retail market entered a new phase. The introduction of Fuel Finder represents a structural shift in how customers choose where to buy fuel and, by extension, where they shop, eat and refuel in other ways.
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NewsPump prices haven’t yet peaked, warn industry experts
The latest Iranian conflict has dominated news cycles and markets since it began less than two weeks ago, with petrol and diesel prices surging as the cost of oil spikes. Here, we consider both the current situation, and what the coming weeks may bring.
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AnalysisReeves warns she will go after forecourts for “price gouging” and not sharing prices with Fuel Finder
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, continued her attacks on forecourt operators on Tuesday (March 10), telling the House of Commons some retailers were selling fuel at 180p a litre, and that the government will “not tolerate price gouging”.
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NewsReform PR stunt sees petrol station taken over and fuel sold at big discount
With pump prices rising across the country in the wake of the Iranian conflict, Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick of Reform have taken over a filling station to promise they would keep the 5ppl fuel duty discount were they to win a general election.
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NewsAt the sharp end: Forecourts hit with delayed deliveries, spiking prices and negative margins
Soaring wholesale petrol and diesel prices are leaving fuel retailers with little option but to put up their own prices. But with traditional media regularly criticising the sector for its profits, many forecourt operators across the country are turning to social media in a bid to explain the situation.
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NewsUpdated: Government says Fuel Finder fixed following “technical issue”
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero says that a glitch stopping firms accessing pricing data from Fuel Finder has now been fixed.
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NewsForecourts left in the lurch as diesel costs rise 20p per litre in just 48 hours
Oil companies are charging petrol stations 20p per litre more for diesel than they were just two days ago, leaving forecourt firms to either set high retail prices, or lose huge sums of money.
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NewsSpring Forecast 2026: Chancellor ignores calls to delay fuel duty hike
Despite rising oil prices amidst the Iranian conflict, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves decided not to use her Spring Forecast to announce any changes to the planned increase in fuel duty, due to be implemented from September this year.
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NewsConcerns grow that “alarmist and irresponsible” media coverage is stoking panic fuel buying
The Petrol Retailers Association has warned that messaging surrounding the Iranian conflict has the potential to create a “self-fulfilling prophesy” of petrol and diesel outages, as was seen during 2021’s tanker-driver shortage.
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NewsWholesale diesel price rises 10p per litre as Iranian war echoes around the world
The conflict in Iran is already impacting the price of wholesale diesel, which opened at 10ppl higher this morning compared with Friday’s close. Oil is also up, with the cost of a barrel of Brent rising 8% over the weekend.