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Taxi drivers given parking tickets for 'over-ranking'

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:16:00 +0000

TAXI drivers have been picking up more than fares in a city centre rank - after police dished out 30 parking fines to them.

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Fuel boost device 'does not work'

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:14:00 +0000

A conversion kit claiming to allow vehicles to run more efficiently using water does not work, a BBC investigation has discovered.

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Killer removed from taxi course

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:48:00 +0000

A paranoid schizophrenic killer will not be allowed to study to become a black-cab driver following protests from taxi drivers.

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Taxi drivers fear fuel price hike will lead to longer hours

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:09:00 +0000

CABBIES say they will have to work longer hours to break even when fuel prices go up next week.

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Motorists suffer 2p rise in fuel duty as first of five tax increases

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:49:00 +0000

Motorists face more pain from tomorrow when fuel duty is increased by 2p, the first stage in the removal of government assistance to help families and businesses through the recession.

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Aldi's move may bring cheap petrol to Britain

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:31:00 +0000

Discount supermarkets chain Aldi has launched the company's first petrol stations in Austria with astonishingly cheap fuel, triggering hopes that it may do the same in Britain.

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Petrol price-wars at the pumps

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:06:00 +0000

Company responses.

We asked all the major petrol companies to comments on the issues raised in tonight's programme (3 November 2008)

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Calls for further fuel price cuts

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:58:00 +0000

MOTORISTS across Cambridgeshire were delighted when prices for unleaded petrol finally dipped below the £1 a litre mark.

Led by the supermarket giants Morrisons and Tesco, other petrol stations followed suit to cut prices to levels not seen since October last year.

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Brown demands petrol price cuts

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Gordon Brown has called for the recent falls in the price of oil to be passed on to UK consumers.

The price of oil has plummeted - from a high of $147 a barrel for US light crude this summer to $82.24 at midday on Friday.

The prime minister said: "I want these price cuts passed onto the consumer, and passed on as quickly as possible."

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Save money on fuel and convert your car to LPG

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:25:00 +0000

Are you fed up with spending a fortune every time you fill up the car? Then why not convert your vehicle to run on LPG?

Liquefied petroleum gas is an increasingly popular option among cost-conscious motorists as it can slash fuel bills by up to a half.

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Motorists' anger as BP rakes in £37m daily profit

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:37:00 +0000

BP sparked anger today with profits of £6.75 billion - the equivalent of £37million a day.

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Supermarkets reduce petrol prices

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:38:00 +0000

UK drivers are set to benefit after a number of supermarkets have said they will lower the price of petrol.

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Brown defends fuel duty decision

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:40:00 +0000

Gordon Brown has defended a decision to postpone a 2p rise in fuel duty after David Cameron suggested it was timed to coincide with next week's by-election.

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Fuel duty increase is postponed

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:58:00 +0000

The planned 2p increase in fuel duty this October is to be postponed.

This is the second time it has been put back - it was due to be introduced in March, but was delayed for six months because of rising oil prices.

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Motorists Warned Of 20p A Litre Fuel Price Rise

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:46:00 +0000

Motorists are facing further misery after a warning that the continuing surge in crude oil prices to record levels could add another 20p to a litre of petrol and diesel at the pumps within weeks.

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Petrol prices hit out-of-town shopping

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:59:00 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons are cutting back on trips to out-of-town retail parks due to rising petrol prices and doing more of their shopping on the Internet, according to the latest retail trends survey from Experian.

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Angry hauliers descend on capital in fuel price protest

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:57:00 +0000

Hundreds of angry lorry drivers converged on London today to demand the Government lower fuel taxes which they say are forcing them out of business.

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Lotus win deal to boost greener driving

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:37:00 +0000

Lotus yesterday won two government contracts to help create the greener and more fuel efficient cars of the future.

The Norfolk-based car maker and engineering firm will help develop zero-emission London taxi cabs by 2012 and create a greener executive car as part of a consortium including Jaguar.

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The only answer to the fuel crisis

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:49:00 +0000

Motorists queueing for petrol or diesel at rip-off forecourt prices, or householders facing eye-watering increases in gas and electricity bills, may think that things can hardly get worse.

But they can - much worse. Before long it may be a question not of super-expensive fuel, but no fuel at all, as the electricity supply to the pumps is cut.

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Gordon Brown calls for drop in oil prices at Saudi Arabia summit | Mail Online

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:44:00 +0000

Families face spiralling food and fuel prices for ‘years ahead’ unless oil prices are curbed, Gordon Brown warned yesterday.

Households, motorists and businesses already under pressure from rising oil prices could continue to suffer ‘uncertainty and unpredictability’, the Prime Minister told an energy summit in Saudi Arabia.

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Fuel drivers offered 14% pay rise

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:19:00 +0000

Tanker drivers delivering fuel for Shell have been offered a 14% pay increase over two years after their four-day strike hit UK fuel supplies.

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Drivers charged up to £2 a litre as petrol station bosses cash in on fuel crisis

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:46:00 +0000

Petrol station bosses were accused of profiteering yesterday after it was revealed that a garage was charging up to £2 a litre at the pumps.

The astonishing price - which equates to £9 a gallon - came on the fourth and final day of a strike by Shell tanker drivers.

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First signs of panic at the pumps as drivers warned price of petrol 'will double'

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:59:00 +0000

Crucial talks aimed at averting a strike by hundreds of tanker drivers were held today amid signs some drivers were panic-buying petrol.

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Last bid to avert tanker strikes

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Talks have begun to try and avert a four-day strike involving tanker drivers who deliver fuel for Shell.

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Taxi fares set to soar

noreply@blogger.com (Richard) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +0000

TAXI drivers want an inflation-busting 4.7 per cent rise in cab fares to cover the spiralling cost of fuel.

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