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Pump prices continue to rise but wholesale costs fall ‘significantly’

Fuel retailers accused of profiteering by the RAC as pump prices continued to rise over the weekend, while wholesale costs have fallen.

fuel and fuel cards 27 Jun

Private parking code of practice temporarily withdrawn

The private parking code of practice, designed to end some of the worst practices in the private parking sector and protect drivers, has been withdrawn.

fines and penalties 24 Jun

Petrol prices could be cut as wholesale prices fall

RAC says that falling wholesale costs should see forecourt prices beginning to fall for petrol at least

fuel and fuel cards 22 Jun

Diesel close to £2 per litre as pump prices continue to increase

Diesel and petrol pump prices reached record highs over the weekend, with diesel now nearing an average of £2 per litre.

fuel and fuel cards 20 Jun

Petrol increases by 7p per litre and diesel by 4.5p in the past week

Record pump prices were set again yesterday (Thursday, June 9), with petrol hitting, on average, 183.16ppl and diesel reaching 188.82ppl.

fuel and fuel cards 10 Jun

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Chancellor urged to act on rising pump prices

The Government is being urged to cut VAT or fuel duty to tackle rising diesel and petrol prices, with new record highs being set on a daily basis.

fuel and fuel cards 9 Jun

Tank of diesel tops £100 for the first time and expected to go higher

May saw average diesel prices climb to new heights with a litre hitting 183p, a hike of more than 5p in the month, according to new data from the RAC.

fuel and fuel cards 6 Jun

Cost of rapid charging an electric vehicle up 21%

Charging an electric car on a pay-as-you-go, non-subscription basis at a rapid charger has increased by 21% since September, new research suggests.

electric fleet - charging and infrastructure 31 May

Drivers planning 19.5m trips over Jubilee bank holiday weekend

The Jubilee bank holiday weekend will see drivers make an estimated 19.5m leisure journeys by car, research from RAC Breakdown suggests.

Traffic 30 May

Half a million milestone nears for registrations of electric vehicles

The UK is “tantalisingly” close to hitting the half a million milestone of electric cars being registered on UK roads, new Government data suggests.

electric and hybrid vehicles 25 May

RAC installs faster emergency EV chargers in patrol vans

The RAC is upgrading the emergency electric vehicle (EV) chargers installed in some of its patrol vehicles.

RAC 23 May

Diesel hits record high as Ukraine war impacts supply

The average price of a litre of diesel has hit a new record high of 180.29p per litre (ppl) due to supply constraints as a result of the war in Ukraine.

fuel and fuel cards 16 May

Mileage reimbursement figures out of date within days of issue

Latest advisory fuel rates issued by HMRC have left employees short-changed within days of being published.

fuel and fuel cards 9 May

Average fuel pump prices fall in April

Fuel prices have fallen for the first time in three months, according to RAC Fuel Watch.

fuel and fuel cards 5 May

Bank holiday traffic: Drivers plan an estimated 16.8m leisure trips

RAC research suggests it will be the highest number since 2016.

congestion 29 Apr

Easter bank holiday traffic hotspots revealed

Traffic levels are expected to reach an eight-year high this Easter, as millions of UK motorists hit the roads for a spring getaway.

Traffic 11 Apr

Drivers pay 40% more for a tank of diesel than a year ago

The cost differential between diesel and petrol has grown over recent weeks, with diesel seeing pump prices increase twice as much as petrol during March.

fuel and fuel cards 6 Apr