Liverpool Daily Post - Tag - petrol

High fuel costs mean the poorer will tighten belts

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

PETROL sales slumped in the first nine months of 2011 and look set to fall further this year, the AA said today.

Letter to the editor: It is high time the rip-off at pumps ended

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

It is high time the rip-off at pumps ended

Steve Rotheram, Labour MP for Walton calls for fuel duty to be cut when petrol prices rise

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

FUEL duty must be cut when the price of petrol rises, Liverpool MP Steve Walton will demand today.

Budget 2011: Osborne cuts 1p off petrol duty

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:12:00 GMT

The Chancellor provided some relief for beleaguered drivers today by not only postponing next month’s planned fuel duty increase but also cutting the current duty by 1p a litre from 6pm today.

Extended charges are an idea that needs to be parked

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

AFTER the economic crash and the subsequent slamming on of spending brakes, everyone is looking around for signs that they can begin to apply pressure to their own financial accelerator.

Anderson right to see through Cameron’s big con

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

WHAT has happened in Manchester this week could well form the blueprint for what will happen in Liverpool shortly.

Protest over petrol prices at Stanlow Oil refinery

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

MOTORISTS furious with the high price of petrol converged on a refinery in protest.

St Helen’s firm convicted of safety breaches in connection with the Buncefield oil explosion

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A MERSEYSIDE company has been convicted of health and safety breaches in connection with the Buncefield oil depot explosion.

Petrol price hike sends inflation soaring

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:47:00 GMT

Sky high petrol prices sent annual inflation soaring to 3.4% last month after a faster than expected rise in the cost in living, official figures revealed today.

Pre-Budget Report: Darling offers tax relief boost for electric cars

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:11:00 GMT

Encouragement for firms to build up fleets of electric cars was given today by Chancellor Alistair Darling.