New Launches
Show Report: CV Show 2012
What a cracking event the 2012 Commercial Vehicle Show turned out to be, thanks in no small part to Ford… Read More
Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Long-Term Test 1
We has just taken delivery of a Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Club Cab for long-term appraisal… Read More
Ford Transit ECOnetic Brief Test
We’ve been putting a SWB 100hp 2.2TDi Euro 5 Transit 280 ECOnetic through its paces… Read More
Renault Kangoo ZE 2011 European Launch
Renault is at the forefront of manufacturers offering a mass produced factory-built electric van… Read More
Fuso Canter 2011 European Launch
Fuso has completely revamped its range of light and heavy truck Canter chassis and chassis crew cabs… Read More
Iveco Daily 2011 European Launch
Iveco has introduced new, latest generation diesels to its Daily range, along with detail changes inside and out… Read More
Ford Transit 2011 European Launch
Ford takes the iconic Transit to the next stage with an all-new range of 2.2-litre Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Volkswagen Crafter 2011 UK Launch
VW’s large panel van has undergone a serious makeover with changes to the front-end styling and the cab interior, as well as new Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Ford Transit Connect Electric Brief Test
We spent a day with the battery-powered Connect to get a better idea of what it’s like to live with in its natural, urban environment. Read More
Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL Brief Test
Currently undergoing trials with selected fleet customers in the UK, we managed to get behind the wheel of a battery-powered Vito E-CELL… Read More
Diesel price could reach record high in weeks
According to the Petrol division of the Retail Motor Industry (RMI) there are growing fears that the average price of diesel on the forecourt will break last year’s high of 1.43p/litre very soon; maybe even hitting 1.45p/litre in the next couple of weeks.The recent holiday period saw the steepest and fastest ever rise in wholesale costs. From 19 December 2011 to 5 January 2011 the price of diesel increased by nearly 4.50p/litre and unleaded petrol by as much as 5.00p/litre; and that’s excluding VAT. These increases have been so rapid that fuel retailers have had little time to react over the holidays and only a few have made any significant rises to their pump prices.
“This is a very worrying development but not entirely unexpected,” said Brian Madderson, chairman of RMI Petrol. “I wrote to the Chancellor on 2 January highlighting the serious supply issues ahead and enclosing a report — The case for reform of fuel taxation — as it is the Government’s only direct control over rocketing fuel prices which are undermining society and our economic recovery.”
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