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  Used Van Buying Guide: Toyota Hilux 2004-2015 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  Listen out for any tappet-like sounds under the bonnet, if so it points to problems with the injectors. Other hints that the fuel injection system is playing up is limited performance and smoke when starting up. Ask what fuel the owner has put in it, cheaper, poor quality fuel not doing the common rail injection system any good.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Volkswagen Caddy 2010-2015 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  If it splutters or goes to reduced power limp home mode then it could be the fuel injectors. They’re known to fail, and expensive to fix. Ask if they’ve ever been replaced. The EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) valves are a known weak point, it’ll go to low power mode if they’re failing.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Renault Trafic 2001-2014 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  .  Those phase three revisions to the Trafic range would see it fitted with a new dashboard, it bringing with it better stowage space and a document holder on the dash-top, as well as better integration of optional kit like Renault’s TomTom sat nav. The fuel consumption saw a useful boost, too. A favourite among builders and delivery drivers, standard equipment included a reach-rake adjustable steering wheel and a height adjustable driver’s seat in all, though in 2012 the Trafic’s vintage against its competition was made crushingly apparent with it only managing a two star 58 per cent adult protection score in the EuroNCAP crash tests - the Transit by comparison achieved a five-star score when tested as a family van.    Engines/transmissions The engine range consisted of a pair of diesels in 1.9 and 2.0-litre capacities, while a 2.5-litre dCi was also offered on range-topping models.
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  Used Buying Guide: Volkswagen Amarok 2011-2019 16 Jun 2025 (News)
  The entry-level unit with Startline trim is a 122PS version, it featuring a single variable vane turbo, giving it 340Nm of torque at 1750-2250rpm. This gives it a 100mph top speed and 13.7 second 0-62mph time. The same 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel engine was offered with a Bi-turbo system, boosting the power to a more useful 163PS, with peak torque rising to 400Nm at 1500-2000rpm, allowing a 11.1 second 0-62mph top speed and 112mph top speed.
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  Cost of petrol and diesel falls 5 Jun 2017 (News)
  It's even better news for diesel, which can now fill up for an average of £1.40 less than earlier in the year. The South of England is home to the most expensive fuel in the UK - with unleaded at 117.25p-per-litre and diesel at 118.43p-per-litre.
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  Fuel prices rise for the third consecutive month 6 Jun 2016 (News)
  The price of petrol and diesel rose in May 2016 – the third consecutive month of rises – according to RAC Fuel Watch data. On average, unleaded went up by two pence-per-litre and diesel by 2.2 pence-per-litre, which added £1 or £1.22 to the cost of filling the average fuel tank, respectively.
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  Supermarkets cuts fuel prices following drop in wholesale cost of oil 3 May 2017 (News)
  However, a fall in the oil barrel price from a mid-month high of $55 to a low of $49.41 on 27 April meant the wholesale price of petrol ended April 3.5p lower than it started. The wholesale price of diesel finished the month 2.5p cheaper. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “April wasn’t a good month for fuel prices but motorists have every right to expect an early May petrol and diesel cut from retailers of 2p-a-litre at the very least.
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  Diesels to Get Dearer, Says John Coates 18 Oct 2002 (News)
  As fuel prices continue to go up, PLEX believes that the trend will be repeated across the used market in the next few months. "Most motorists have to consider the bottom line," said John Coates, "and the fuel economy benefits of diesel cars, combined with the arrival of a wide range of excellent used diesels on the market, such as the more recent BMWs, Citroens and Peugeots, is attracting many drivers who would not have previously considered a diesel car."
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  Supermarkets further reduce fuel prices 27 Aug 2015 (News)
  Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s have announced fuel price cuts ahead of Bank Holiday weekend. Prices have been cut by one pence-per-litre for diesel and two pence-per-litre for petrol across forecourts operated by all three supermarkets. The reductions come just a few days after a drop in the unleaded price and follow steady cuts to the price of diesel over the past few months.
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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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  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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  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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  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.