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NewsRAC predicts steep price rises at pumps with potential for record highs next year
The RAC is predicting steep pump price increases, and potentially record highs next year, after the price of a barrel of oil climbed to January 2020 levels, with some analysts predicting prices could hit $80 this year as pandemic restrictions ease.
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NewsUsed car sales fall back by 15% overall in 2020 but AFVs up by 5%
The UK’s used car market declined in 2020 by 14.9% according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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NewsRoad fuel sales stabilise at much higher level than during first lockdown
Road fuel sales during the latest lockdown across England, Scotland and Wales have stabilised at a significantly higher level than during the first lockdown last March, according to the latest figures from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
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NewsNew lockdown having less impact on road fuel sales than first one
The lockdowns currently in place across England, Scotland and Wales appear to be having much less impact on road fuel sales than the first lockdown in March 2020, but more of an impact than the second lockdown in England in November, according to the latest figures from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
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NewsForecourt fuel sales slump even before new English national lockdown takes effect
Tighter Covid-related restrictions introduced at the end of December helped to push average weekly forecourt fuel sales down to just 51% of the volume prior to the first lockdown in March, according to the latest figures from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
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NewsRAC accuses supermarkets of hiking fuel prices well above wholesale increases
Three of the big four supermarkets have been accused of putting up their fuel prices well above the increase on the wholesale market in the latest monthly RAC Fuel Watch survey.
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NewsElectric car sales surge despite a 29.4% plunge in the overall market in 2020
New car sales in the UK in 2020 hit their lowest level since 1992, but it was the best year for electric cars with battery and plug-in hybrid vehicles market share up to 10.7%.
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NewsFuel sales rally in England as lockdown is eased but they stall in Scotland and Wales
Average fuel sales have bounced back up to around the level immediately before the second lockdown in England as restrictions have been eased in some areas, but they are still only about 85% of sales prior to the first lockdown in March.
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NewsRetailers hold pump prices steady in November despite increasing wholesale costs
Fuel prices at the pumps remained almost unchanged in November despite the price of oil increasing by $10 to $46 a barrel – a 27% monthly rise – according to RAC Fuel Watch.
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NewsBattery and hybrid cars thrive as sales of new vehicles suffer another Covid-19 slump
New car sales in the UK took another hit in November as Covid-19 restrictions across the home nations pushed sales down by 27.4% compared with the same month in 2019 to 113,781.
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NewsCovid-19 restrictions in England push down road fuel sales
Overall UK Road fuel sales have slumped since the introduction of the new Covid-19 restrictions in England, but in Wales they are recovering after the recent fire-break there. The latest figures from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), for the whole of the UK, show that average sales for the week ending Sunday 15 November 2020 were at 73% of a typical week before the lockdown in March.
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NewsDecision expected on cut-off date for sales of new diesel and petrol cars
Speculation is growing that an announcement this week will move forward the cut-off date for sales of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030.
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NewsPetroineos unveils plans to slim down production at Grangemouth refinery
Petroineos has revealed plans to slim down production at Scotland’s only oil refinery at Grangemouth in response to falling demand for road fuels.
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NewsSainsbury’s follows Asda’s lead in cutting the price of unleaded petrol and diesel
Sainsbury’s has announced that it will be cutting the prices of unleaded petrol and diesel a day after Asda announced it had cut its fuel prices. While Asda cut its prices on Tuesday November 3, taking 3ppl off its diesel and 2ppl off unleaded petrol, Sainsbury’s said ...
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NewsCentral England Co-op reopens forecourt at £3m flagship redevelopment in Lichfield
Central England Co-op has reopened its revamped petrol station in Lichfield as it completed the first stage of a £3m redevelopment of its flagship site.
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NewsPetromex Forecourt Services applies for planning permission for KDRB in Preston
A planning application to knock down and rebuild a petrol station and add a drive-thru Costa outlet has been submitted to Preston City Council.
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News“Challenging” future as SMMT reveals worst new-car registrations for 20 years
The UK new car market declined -4.4% in September, the weakest September since the introduction of the dual number plate system in 1999, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The sector recorded 328,041 new registrations in the month – some -15.8% lower than the 10-year average of around 390,000 units for the month.
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Fuel volumes increase as traffic nears pre-lockdown levels
Weekly forecourt fuel sales have begun to increase again after the recovery in business stalled during August, and traffic volumes have also increasing and are nearing pre-lockdown levels.
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NewsPRA demands corrections after press claims motorists advised use petrol stations only if they “really need to”
The PRA is demanding corrections from two major regional newspapers after they wrongly claimed the government was advising motorists not to stop at petrol stations “unless you really need to”. The Evening Standard in London and the Liverpool Echo both carried stories about the tightening of restrictions and new advice from the Government aimed at clamping down on the spread of Covid-19.
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NewsGreenergy agrees deal to buy Amber Petroleum in Republic of Ireland
The major UK fuels supplier Greenergy has agreed to purchase Amber Petroleum, an independent fuel distributor and retailer based in the Republic of Ireland.