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Record petrol and diesel prices may fall sooner than home gas as US ramps up oil production

Published 04 April 2022
By David Mullen
Petrol and diesel fuel prices are expected to fall much sooner than those of home energy gas, according to new analysis by the CEBR.
Fuel duty will be frozen for ninth consecutive year

Sunak may cut fuel duty after petrol price soars

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is expected to announce a 5p reduction in fuel duty tomorrow in an effort to cushion the impact of spiralling prices
Published 21 March 2022
Venezuela announces end to free fuel

Venezuelan drivers to start paying for petrol

Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro has announced an end to a system whereby it has been possible to get a tank of petrol for almost nothing.
Published 29 May 2020
Cost of refuelling a car at lowest for four years

Unleaded could drop below £1 per litre

The cost of filling a car with petrol is at its lowest for four years, due to the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the oil industry.
Published 06 May 2020