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  Supermarkets cut fuel prices 13 Oct 2014 (News)
  Sainsbury’s has also pledged to drop its fuel prices, again by up to two pence-per-litre for diesel and one pence-per-litre for petrol. 
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  Mazda2 diesel 'could save you cash' 15 Oct 2008 (News)
  Competitors drove through Wales and the Midlands to see how adopting an efficient driving style can improve fuel economy and cut costs. The Mazda2 diesel - which was driven by motoring journalist Sue Cooke - achieved 84.58 mpg. Commenting on the marathon, Ms Cooke said: "Adopting a common sense approach and employing basic smarter motoring techniques ... allowed us to clearly demonstrate the huge fuel economy potential of the Mazda2.
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  Low pump prices declared "over” as fuel jumps 3p in March 5 Apr 2016 (News)
  Fuel experts have declared an end to low fuel prices in the UK after it emerged that petrol and diesel costs increased by an average of 3.4p-per-litre in March. According to the RAC, fuel prices increase for the first time in almost a year, with petrol rising by 3p-per-litre in March.
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  Fuel prices continue to surge as pound plummets 2 Nov 2016 (News)
  A combination of the weak pound and rising oil prices have contributed to average fuel prices rising at the fastest rate in four years. As a result petrol prices now stand at 116.7 pence-per-litre, while diesel has risen to 118.6p. Data from the RAC shows that diesel was up 5.1pence-per-litre in October, while average petrol prices increased by 4.3p.
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  Fuel in the north 'up 50% in two years' 30 Jun 2008 (News)
  The cost of fuel in the north of England has gone up by 50 per cent in the last two years, according to new research. Statistics collated by the Sunday Sun show that a litre of diesel at one Northumberland garage cost 90.9p in January 2006.
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  Diesels sell in record numbers over 2007 9 Jan 2008 (News)
  A record number of diesel and fuel-efficient vehicles were sold in the UK during 2007. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that 2.4 million diesel small cars were sold over the course of the year, which marks a 2.5 per cent rise on 12 months previous.
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  Fuel prices rise through September, but cuts are expected soon 3 Oct 2017 (News)
  Diesel increased by 1.34p - making both fuels the most expensive they've been since March 2017. Both petrol and diesel have gone up 2.5p a litre since the end of June. Filling up a 55-litre family car - like a Ford Focus - with petrol now costs £65.55, whereas in July the same tank of fuel would have cost £62.88.
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  New 1.6 diesel engine for Honda Civic and Jazz 30 Nov 2011 (News)
  Designed for the European market, this new smaller diesel engine will first be mounted on Honda’s new Civic and will be launched in late 2012. It is lighter than any other diesel engine of its size and with CO 2 emissions below 100g/km and 120ps (at 4000rpm), the engine delivers a class-leading balance of fuel economy and performance.
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  Fuel price round-up 12 Jun 2017 (News)
  In the same time period the price of wholesale diesel has come down by more than 3.5p-per-litre." Although supermarkets often have cheaper fuel for sale due to competitive pricing amongst themselves, the average price of diesel is still around 4p-per-litre more expensive than it should be at UK retailers - like Shell and BP - because the wholesale price or diesel is now cheaper than petrol.
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  Supermarkets cut diesel to under £1-per-litre 4 Jan 2016 (News)
  The dramatic drop has been accredited to the global surplus of oil, with China, Russia and OPEC continuing to flood the market and battle for market share.  This has been good news for motorists, with unleaded and diesel  now at 99.7p at Morrisons, Asda and Tesco. Sainsbury's is charging 99.9p. Avishai Moor, Sainsbury’s Head of Fuel, said: “This is great news for diesel drivers and kicks off 2016 on a really positive note.
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  Fuel prices tumble again as petrol nears £1 a litre 12 Jan 2015 (News)
  The cost of fuel has fallen again, with Asda, Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s announcing 2p off the price of petrol and diesel. As a result,   motorists   filling up at Asda will now pay 103p for a litre of petrol and 110p for a litre of diesel.
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  Supermarkets cut fuel prices as the cost of oil plummets 28 Nov 2014 (News)
  Supermarkets have reacted to plummeting oil prices by cutting 2p off the cost of diesel and petrol. The reduction marks the seventh price cut in two months, as supermarkets react to plunging world oil prices.  Asda is knocking 2p off unleaded and diesel from 29 November, which means shoppers will pay no more than 117.7p for a litre of unleaded and 121.7p for a litre of diesel at the supermarket's 245 forecourts.
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  Sainsbury’s cuts fuel costs by 3p per litre 29 Oct 2013 (News)
  Sainsbury’s has announced that it is to cut the cost of petrol and diesel by as much as three pence per litre across all 286 of its forecourts. The price reduction will bring the cost of a litre of fuel down to its lowest level at Sainsbury’s in two and a half years.
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  Supermarkets go to war over fuel prices 29 Jun 2017 (News)
  Sainsbury's has cut petrol and diesel prices by 2p-per-litre, triggering a fresh fuel price war between Morrisons, Tesco and Asda. Sainsbury’s announced its 2p-per-litre price cut first, with Morrisons and Tesco quickly following suit. Asda confirmed that it's cutting prices by 1p-per-litre and guaranteed that customers won't pay more than 110.7p-per-litre on both petrol and diesel.
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  New Diesel and Petrol Treatment From Millers 18 Aug 2009 (News)
  The unique blend of additives in the ECOMAX products, which includes diesel cetane boosters and petrol octane boosters, have been developed to provide real power increases and fuel economy benefits whilst at the same time cleaning injectors to ensure optimum performance.
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  Diesel drivers urged to protect their warranties 26 Mar 2009 (News)
  Motorists with diesel vehicles could invalidate their warranties by using a certain type of fuel, it has been claimed. Clean Green Cars warned that B30 - which is currently sold at 113 Morrisons' garages in the UK - has not received universal approval from manufacturers.
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  Supermarkets announce fuel price cuts 14 Mar 2017 (News)
  Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have announced a 2p-per-litre cut in the cost of fuel. The move, which could spark a price war between the supermarkets at the forecourts, will lower the cost of unleaded to 114.7p-per-litre and diesel to 116.4p-per-litre.  Asda currently has the lowest price for unleaded -  at 114.7p-per-litre - while Morrisons is offering the best diesel deal at 116.4p-per-litre.
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  Fuel nears £1-a-litre as supermarkets cut prices for Christmas 9 Dec 2015 (News)
  Fuel prices are on course to drop below £1-a-litre in time for Christmas, after three of Britain's largest supermarkets slashed 2p off a litre of petrol and diesel.  Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury's will pass on the forecourt cuts on 9 December - bringing the average cost of   unleaded down to 101p and diesel to 104p.
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  Fuel prices stabilise in July after months of rises 3 Aug 2016 (News)
  The average cost of fuel decreased very slightly in July, following four consecutive months of rises. The 0.41 pence-per-litre (ppl) drop in the cost of petrol and 0.06ppl drop in the cost of diesel were brought about by lower wholesale costs, according to the latest RAC fuel watch report.
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  Sainsbury’s cuts the price of fuel by one pence-per-litre 20 Oct 2015 (News)
  As a result there is a global surplus in petrol and diesel.  It's unclear if other supermarkets will follow Sainsbury’s decision to cut fuel prices, but   Avishai Moor, Sainsbury’s Head of Fuel, said: “This price drop, combined with one of our biggest ever points giveaways, provides our customers with excellent value.”