diesel - Page 14

Cost of fuel finally falls after four months of rising pump prices

After four consecutive months of pump price rises, the average cost of petrol on Britain’s forecourts has started to fall again, RAC data shows.

4 Aug

BP caps diesel cost to ‘protect fleets from pump price volatility’

BP is offering fleets a new pricing structure that could help them cap diesel costs and protect their business against prices rising.

3 Aug

Updated: UK diesel prices top EU league table

Despite the slump in the value of the pound against the euro, the UK still heads the EU league table of diesel prices, reports the RAC Foundation.

28 Jul

Lower pump prices fuel business expansion

UK businesses have saved on average 11% on their fuel bills in the past year, according to new research by RAC Business.

20 Jul

Government considers diesel duty hike to tackle air quality

The Government is considering reversing a cut in diesel duty in an effort to address air quality concerns.

9 Jun

Diesel hybrid car drivers caught out by tax errors

Employers urged to check vehicles are given the correct tax code

21 Apr

Increase diesel surcharge ‘to clean up air pollution’

The 3% diesel surcharge on company car tax should be increased and extended beyond 2021, a study into air quality has suggested.

18 Apr

Diesel scrappage scheme ‘unlikely to do much’ for air quality

A scrappage scheme aimed at removing the dirtiest diesel cars would have to be on a huge scale to have any significant effect.

12 Apr

Chancellor’s silence over BIK tax frustrates fleets

Fleets will be forced to order company cars without knowing how much tax they will pay after the Chancellor failed to reveal BIK tax rates for 2020/21.

5 Apr

Demand for diesel vehicles ‘still strong’ post-emissions scandal

Demand for diesel vehicles on the used market is still strong, according to Venson Automotive Solutions.

29 Mar

AdBlue: how it affects fleet operations

Many vehicles use the additive to comply with the Euro 6 emissions standard, but top-up intervals and costs vary massively. Christopher Smith reports

Alternative fuels 18 Mar

Petrol v diesel: Small capacity, big future?

Reduced-size turbo petrol engines offer comparable running costs and are less polluting than their diesel counterparts, but fleet uptake remains low. Andrew Ryan reports

Fleet procurement 15 Mar

Average price of diesel remains static after January’s 5p fall

The average price of diesel at the pumps remained largely static in February, rising from 101.11p to 101.18p, despite a 2.5p rise in its wholesale price.

3 Mar

79g/km Peugeot 208 diesel now on sale

The 79g/km Peugeot 208 1.6-litre BlueHDI diesel-powered hatchback is now available to order.

8 Feb

Pump price may have bottomed out, says RAC

Fleets should make the most of low diesel and petrol prices while they last as data suggests the cheap fuel market may have bottomed out.

3 Feb

Further supermarket price cuts to bring average diesel price below £1

Asda has announced a national diesel price cut, to 97.7p per litre, which the RAC believes will cause the national diesel average to fall below £1 a litre.

22 Jan

Ask Nigel: future of fuels

Nigel Trotman, Fleet News Hall of Fame member and two-time Fleet News Award winner, gives advice on your fleet challenges.

5 Jan

Supermarkets cut diesel pump price to less than £1 a litre

Three supermarkets have cut the cost of diesel to below £1 a litre – its lowest price for seven years.

4 Jan

Year in review: What happened in 2015?

Fleet News picks through some of the headlines from a year in fleet

21 Dec

Average diesel price should reach £1 if retailers pass on wholesale cost-savings

The RAC is urging supermarkets not to take advantage of motorists by charging more for diesel than they should.

16 Dec