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  Fuel costs tumble as supermarkets go to war 27 Sep 2013 (News)
  Asda has also slashed its prices, making it one of the cheapest places to buy fuel in the UK, with a litre of unleaded costing 128.7p and a litre of diesel being 135.7p. Andy Peake, Asda’s petrol trading director said: ‘Our prices are the lowest they have been all year and our national price cap on fuel benefits everyone across the country, meaning that no-one filling up at Asda is forced to pay a premium for their fuel because of where they live.’
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  Motoring group urges fuel sellers to pass on savings 5 Jun 2014 (News)
  The wholesale cost of diesel is now approximately the same as the cost of petrol, yet on average the price on UK forecourts is 6p-per-litre higher for diesel than it is for petrol. In late May the wholesale cost of petrol was 103.5p, while the cost of diesel was just 0.5p more.
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  Pump prices tipped to hit two year low 9 Oct 2013 (News)
  The RAC believes that the average price of petrol and diesel will drop by as much as 4p per litre in the coming weeks, following a fall in the wholesale cost of fuel. The reduction - 4p in petrol and 2p in diesel - would mean average prices of around 129p and 137p respectively – taking the cost of fuel down to 2011 levels.
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  Shell V-Power Nitro+ Promises Even Better Performance 18 Apr 2013 (News)
  Today, Shell launched Shell V-Power Nitro+ with new fuel system cleaning additives to improve the performance and fuel ecomomy of all engines, both petrol and diesel. Developed by Shell Scientists, Shell V-Power  Nitro+ fuels  represent the next generation of Shell's premium  performance fuels.  They will replace Shell V-Power Unleaded and Diesel fuels which will be phased out from today, 18 April 2013.
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  Price cuts spark supermarket fuel war 18 Aug 2014 (News)
  The round of discounts started with ASDA who knocked 2p off a litre of petrol and 1p off a litre of diesel. ASDA has also pledged a national price cap, which means drivers filling up at any of its 234 forecourts will pay no more than 124.7p per litre for unleaded and 128.7p per litre for diesel.  Tesco has reacted by announcing a similar reduction in the cost of fuel, although customers can make additional savings via the supermarket's Fuel Save initiative.
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  Supermarkets offer new ways to save on fuel 18 Jul 2013 (News)
  Each voucher gives 5p a litre of petrol or diesel and up to six can be used together with each fuel transaction, meaning up to 30p off each litre at the pumps. At today’s fuel prices that means about £15 off the cost of filling a Ford Focus diesel up. 
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  Dual Fuel and Diesel Deals 17 Sep 2001 (News)
  www.showroom4cars.com is offering huge savings on dual fuel European supplied Volvo V70s and Renault Grande Espace 2.2 DCIs. The Volvo V70...
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  Supermarkets cut fuel prices 11 Mar 2014 (News)
  Andy Peake, Asda’s petrol trading director said: “With Asda’s latest price cut we’re now seeing the lowest price on diesel since July 2012. We’re the only supermarket that has a national price cap on fuel, ensuring drivers know the price they will pay at the pump regardless of where they live”. Morrisons has said it will review its fuel pricing on a local basis, with many forecourts expected to match the pricing of its rivals.
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  Fuel price hike adds £5 to the average fill 5 Oct 2016 (News)
  Drivers are now spending £5 more on fuel than they were at the beginning of the year. September saw pump prices increase for the second consecutive month, pushing petrol and diesel to a 2016 high. Data from the RAC shows that an average litre of petrol is now 112p-per-litre, while diesel has crept up to 112p-per-litre.
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  Sainsbury's knocks 2p off a litre of fuel 24 Nov 2017 (News)
  Sainsbury's is cutting the price of unleaded petrol and diesel by 2 pence per litre from tomorrow - the 25th of November. It applies to all of Sainsbury's 311 petrol forecourts and is a welcome drop with fuel prices close to a three-year high - the average UK price of unleaded this week is 120.1 pence with diesel at 123.1 pence.
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  Sainsbury's cuts fuel prices 22 Sep 2017 (News)
  Sainsbury's is cutting the price of unleaded petrol by up to 2p-per-litre and diesel by 1p-per-litre. The price drop, starting on Saturday 23 September, will be welcome news for drivers who've seen fuel costs rise steadily in the last few weeks.  On Monday 18 September, the UK average fuel price for petrol was 119.8p-per-litre, with diesel only marginally higher at 120.5p-per-litre.
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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.