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Fuel Crisis: You Might Think Britain Has a Problem - And You'd Be Right

Natalie Bennett | Posted 29.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Fuel, Francis Maude, Petrol, Fuel Crisis, Fuel Strike, Transport, Politics, Local Economies, Saving Fuel, Cars, Local Farming, Green Energy, Green Party, UK Politics News
Natalie Bennett

We've got a senior government minister suggesting Britons turn their homes into potential deathtraps; we've got police being called in to break up fights in long queues at petrol stations. You might think Britain has a problem. And you'd be right.

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PICTURES: Fears Over Fuel Strike Sparks Petrol Panic Buying Across Britain

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 30.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Fuel, Francis Maude, UK News, Twitter, Panic Buying, Dont Panic, #Petrol, Jerry Cans, Petrol, News, Halfords, Petrol Stations, UK News

Long queues are forming outside petrol stations across Britain as panic-buying among motorists escalates in the face of a possible tanker strike. S...

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Avoid the Queues - Five Ways to Save on Fuel in a Petrol Crisis

Jim Bak | Posted 29.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Petrol Strike, Petrol Shortage, Fuel Crisis, Fuel Shortage, Fuel, Cars, Petrol, Travel, Congestion, UK Politics News
Jim Bak

Strike or no strike, with petrol prices on the rise, already over £1.40 per litre, there's never been a better time for credit conscious motorists to learn how to get the most out of those petrol tanks.

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Panic At The Pumps? Fuel Tankers Vote To Strike

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Strike, UK News, Tanker Drivers, Trikes, Cabinet Office, Petrol, Diesel, Fuel Tankers, UK News

Fuel tanker drivers have voted overwhelmingly to go in strike on a row over terms and conditions and safety, union Unite said on Monday. Around 2,0...

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Tanker Drivers Set To Back Strike

PA | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Fuel, Unite, Francis Maude, Strike, UK News, Strikes, Tanker Drivers, Cabinet Office, Petrol, Diesel, UK News

The threat of a strike by fuel tanker drivers in a dispute over terms and conditions and safety standards is set to come a step closer on Monday when ...

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Petrol Prices At All Time High

PA | Posted 23.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Petrol, UK Motorists, UK News, Petrol Prices, UK Transport, Aa, UK Economy, UK News

The average price of petrol in the UK has broken through the 140p-a-litre threshold for the first time, the AA said on Friday. The average price at...

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British Petrol Prices 'Would Make You Faint'

PA | Posted 16.03.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: UK News, David Cameron America Visit, David Cameron, UK Economy, Petrol, Petrol Prices, Oil Reserves, Barack Obama, UK Politics News

David Cameron said on Thursday that it was "worth looking at" releasing global oil reserves in the hope of cutting prices at the pumps for consumers. ...

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BP Boss' Bonus Totals More Than Half A Million Pounds

PA | Posted 06.05.2012 | UK
Read More: Oil Spills, Petrol, BP Boss, Bp, Bonus, Gulf of Mexico, Bob Dudley, UK News

The boss of BP was awarded a bonus worth more than half a million pounds for 2011 today despite a turbulent year which saw a landmark deal to explore ...

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Oil Price At Their Highest For Months After Iran Stops Sending Crude To UK

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.02.2012 | UK
Read More: Bp, Sanctions, UK News, Crude Oil, Oil Prices, Petrol, UK Business, Iran, Nuclear, Diesel, Eu, Weapons, News, UK News

Moves by Iran to stop sending oil to the UK and France have pushed the price of crude to a nine month high, meaning more bad news is potentially on it...

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Biofuels: Putting Developing Countries on the Road to Greater Hardship

Melanie Ward | Posted 03.04.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Fuel, House of Commons, Sun Biofuels, Africa, Biofuels, Motorist, Renewable Energy, Eu, Land Grab, Actionaid, Hunger, Climate Change, Friends of the Earth, Environment, Petrol, Tanzania, Department for Transport, UK Environment, UK Politics News
Melanie Ward

I am writing this blog from Tanzania where, on Friday I met some villagers from Kisarawe, which is a three-hour drive north west of Dar es Salaam. The villagers have been affected by a massive landgrab by a British company called Sun Biofuels.

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Coryton Oil Refinery Begins Deliveries Again

PA | Posted 26.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Petroplus, Petrol, Jobs, UK News, Coryton Oil Refinery, News, UK Economy, UK News

Petrol delivery trucks were once again rolling from the gates of Coryton oil refinery today after a shutdown triggered when the site collapsed into ad...

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Driving Us Into Recession: The Price Of Fuel Tax

Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 16.12.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Petrol, Justine Greening, Petrol Prices, Robert Halfon, UK News, Department for Transport, Fuel Prices, George Osborne, UK Politics News

The number of cars on the road has suffered its steepest decline since records began, with many blaming the increasing cost of petrol. Traffic volu...

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Fuel Duty Rise Will Force People To Cut Back On Shopping, Says AA

PA | Posted 28.11.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Autumn Statement, Petrol, UK News, Fuel Duty, UK Politics News

Two fuel duty rises next year will force people to cut back on food shopping and household goods, an AA/Populus survey has showed. With the rises d...

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Bled Dry: Why Aren't We Angrier About Petrol Prices?

Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 23.11.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Autumn Statement, Robert Halfon, UK News, UK Issues, Petrol, David Handley, Petrol Prices, Peter Carroll, Fuel Prices, George Osborne, UK Politics News

In September 2000 fuel protests over petrol prices stopped Britain for seven days. Schools closed, supermarkets shelves emptied and the NHS was declar...

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Price Pause: MPs Agree To Fuel Price 'Stabilisation'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.01.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Cars, Petrol, UK Parliament, UK News, Winter Fuel, Fuel Prices, UK Politics, Recession, UK Politics News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- MPs today unanimously passed a motion calling on the Government to consider a "price stabilisation mechanism" to tackle rising fu...

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New Price War As Petrol Prices Cut By Supermarkets

Press Association | Posted 14.10.2011 | UK
Read More: Morrisons, Petrol, Supermarket Price War, Petrol Prices, Asda, Sainsbury's, Pound Sterling, UK Economy, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Supermarkets have stepped up a forecourt price war by cutting petrol prices for the second time in a week. Tesco plans to redu...

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Squeezed Mums Abandon Their Cars

Daniel Drage | Posted 01.10.2011 | UK
Read More: Economic Downturn, Mums, Economy, Petrol, Parenting, Green Living, Fuel Economy, George Osborne, Motoring, UK News
Daniel Drage

Increased fuel expenses, soaring car insurance premiums and a disproportionate cost of living has left mums with little option but to take shorter journeys - or leave the car in the garage altogether and walk.

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Shell Profits Soar To £5bn As Unrest Boosts Oil Prices

Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.09.2011 | UK
Read More: Bp, Gas, Energy Prices, Profit, Royal Dutch Shell, Canadian Oil Sands, Exxon Mobil, Oil, Oil Prices, Petrol, Business, UK News

Royal Dutch Shell reported profits of £5bn for the second quarter of 2011, a rise of 77 per cent on 2010's results. The oil and gas company said ...

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High Oil Prices Help Boost BP Profits

PA | Posted 24.09.2011 | UK
Read More: Bp, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Arab Spring, Middle East Unrest, Oil Production, High Oil Prices, BP Profits, Oil, Petrol, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Oil giant BP said it had benefited from higher oil prices as it reported quarterly profits of 5.3 billion US dollars (£3.2 billi...

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