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NewsBudget 2026: Fuel duty hike called off, minimum wage to increase
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey, has used his Budget to cancel the planned 5p increase in fuel duty, and announce the minimum wage will increase by 3.9% – though these measures have met with a lukewarm response from forecourt operators.
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NewsBatman pays for strangers’ petrol
While generally resident in Gotham City, Batman – or at least someone wearing his costume – has been putting in appearances in the capital, paying for people’s petrol at a southeast London forecourt.
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NewsDiesel drops below £2 a litre
After weeks of sharply climbing prices, the average cost of diesel has fallen below the £2 a litre threshold.
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NewsGoogle Maps now shows Fuel Finder prices
Data from the government’s Fuel Finder service is now available on Google Maps, with retailers’ latest prices feeding through from the mandatory system into the world’s most popular mapping service.
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NewsDiesel no-means-of payment incidents jump 40%
Forecourt operators are dealing with a shock rise in drivers claiming to be unable to pay for diesel after filling up, with a 40% increase in no-means-of-payment incidents for the fuel being recorded.
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NewsDiesel could drop by 6p as BP “maxes” refining and governments release stockpiles
Soaring diesel prices could be quelled somewhat after G7 governments agreed to release stockpiles to stave off President Trump’s threat of export bans, and oil major BP announced it is set to “max” its output of the fuel.
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NewsTesco knocks 8p off a litre of fuel
With petrol and diesel prices soaring, supermarket firm Tesco is offering drivers an 8ppl discount on fuel.
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NewsDiesel crosses £2 a litre Rubicon
Given recent trends it was only a matter of when, not if, diesel would pass the £2 a litre mark, and that threshold has now been passed, with the average price for the fuel standing at 200.1ppl.
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NewsHigh prices push drivers to top up rather than fill up
With over a third of UK forecourts selling diesel at over £2 a litre, soaring prices are bringing about a big shift in driver behaviour. Forecourt operators are reporting that while customers are still coming, they are reducing the amount of fuel they put in the cars with each visit.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Further pain at the pump seems inevitable
UK diesel prices have reached a new record high, with the average price at forecourts rising to 199.76p per litre and 4,702 stations now selling diesel at 199.9ppl or more – up from around 1,200 sites just five days ago, and an unwelcome trend that looks set to continue.
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NewsDiesel price reaches all-time high as Chancellor mulls fuel duty freeze
Diesel has reached its highest price since records began, with an average litre standing at 199.18p, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer hinting that he may consider keeping the 5ppl fuel duty ‘discount’ in his October Budget.
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NewsGovernment should offer support for high fuel prices, drivers say
The vast majority of motorists believe the government should step in and offer support to combat the UK’s soaring fuel prices, a survey of 10,000 drivers has found.
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NewsDiesel set to break £2 a litre barrier
Diesel is close to reaching the all-time price high it achieved in 2022, with an average litre of the fuel set to exceed £2, and 15% of forecourts already pricing it at or above that point.
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NewsVolatile fuel market sees retailers increase prices 102,000 times in September
Sharply rising wholesale fuel costs have seen forecourt operators in the UK increase their prices 102,274 times already this month, four times the number of price hikes that were implemented in the whole of August.
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NewsFuel prices set for further volatility as pressure on global supplies ramps up
Increasing tensions in the Middle East are continuing to impact oil prices, with Brent Crude trading at over $100 a barrel for the last week, and retailers having no choice but to pass increasing wholesale prices on to consumers.
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NewsFuel duty rise will see food costs increase, survey finds
A poll of over 2,000 adults has found that 78% of people think the forthcoming fuel duty increase will see food prices rise.
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NewsCMA opens formal investigations into almost 300 fuel retailers
The Competition and Markets Authority has opened formal investigations into almost 300 forecourts over potential breaches of Fuel Finder regulations since it began enforcing the scheme.
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NewsTreasury intends to press ahead with fuel duty hike
The Treasury has said it intends to follow through with a planned fuel duty rise in January, despite the crisis in the Middle East keeping petrol and diesel prices high.
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NewsWatchdog issues ‘compliance notices’ for Fuel Finder rule breaches
The Competition and Markets Authority has begun issuing ‘compliance notices’ to forecourt operators that are in breach of Fuel Finder regulations, demanding they adhere to the scheme’s rules.
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NewsRaven’s Abridge offers 4ppl fuel discount
Independent forecourt operator Goran Raven is offering drivers a 4ppl discount on fuel if they spend £30 in store at his Shell-liveried forecourt in Abridge, Essex.