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  Classic owners face introduction of higher ethanol fuel by end of 2019 (Article)
  Petrol stations will have to display new labels to show motorists how much biofuel and ethanol is in their petrol and diesel as fears mount the Government is paving the way to introduce E10 fuel – a blend that is potentially dangerous for classic cars. From September, forecourt pumps will have to display signs for standard unleaded as E5 (5% ethanol) and diesel as B7 (7% biodiesel).
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  Supermarket diesel prices drop again 27 Jul 2015 (News)
  The cost of diesel in June 2014 was, on average, 136.1 pence-per-litre. The latest fuel price reductions mean the cost of filling a 40-litre diesel tank is around £9 lower today than it was in June 2014. Additionally diesel is currently cheaper than petrol at most supermarkets for the first time in several years.
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  Pump prices tumble as supermarkets go to war (again) 30 Oct 2013 (News)
  The cost of petrol and diesel has been cut by 3p per litre in the latest chapter of a supermarket price war. The price cuts was started by Sainsbury’s after it announced a 3p per litre cut in the cost of petrol and diesel.
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  Supermarkets cut diesel to under £1-per-litre 4 Jan 2016 (News)
  Diesel drivers can now fill up for less than £1-per-litre after Britain’s largest supermarket chains announced a new round of price cuts. Effective from 4 January, the price cap sees diesel and unleaded available at the same price of 99p-per-litre for the first time in over six years.
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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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  Supermarkets cut fuel prices 11 Mar 2014 (News)
  Supermarkets have given motorists a welcome boost by announcing a new round of price cuts. From 11 March, Tesco will cut the price of petrol and diesel by 1p per litre, while Asda has gone one step further by matching Tesco on petrol, but reducing diesel by 2p per litre.
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  Price cuts spark supermarket fuel war 18 Aug 2014 (News)
  Britain’s supermarkets have gone to war over fuel prices, with ASDA, Sainsbury’s and Tesco announcing price cuts. The reductions will come into force on 19 August and see the cost of petrol fall by 2p per litre and diesel drop by 1p per litre.
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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)
  Britain’s supermarkets are going to war at the forecourt, with Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco all announcing significant price cuts. Sainsbury’s is the latest supermarket to reduce its prices, with the news that it has cut the cost of petrol by 6p per litre and the rate of diesel by 4p per litre.
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  Price drops make diesel cheaper than petrol 20 Jul 2015 (News)
  Supermarkets have once again cut two pence off the price for a litre of diesel, meaning it is now cheaper than petrol on many forecourts. Morrisons was the first to slash prices, with Sainsbury’s and Tesco following suit.
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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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  Supermarkets cuts fuel prices following drop in wholesale cost of oil 3 May 2017 (News)
  Two of the UK's largest supermarkets are cutting the cost of petrol and diesel, following a drop in the global price of oil.  Morrisons and Sainsbury’s are reducing the price of diesel by 2p-per-litre, while petrol will be reduced by 1p-per-litre.
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  Supermarkets cut fuel prices after Government pressure 6 Nov 2014 (News)
  Peter Cattell, Fuel Director for Tesco said that: "From 6 November we’ll be dropping the cost of petrol and diesel by 1p at all of our 500 filling stations."  The UK is among the ten most expensive European countries for fuel – particularly diesel, which typically costs less than petrol elsewhere in Europe.
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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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  Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's supermarkets cut the price of petrol 16 Apr 2013 (News)
  It means that drivers filling up at any of Asda’s 217 forecourts nationwide will benefit from the retailer’s national price cap of 133.7 pence per litre on unleaded following a cut of up to 2ppl on unleaded. This follows last week’s cut on Diesel to 137.7ppl. Diesel fuel remains the same following last week’s 2 ppl litre price cut with Asda’s national price cap at 137.7 pence per litre which is 4 ppl cheaper than the national average diesel price.
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  Supermarkets reduce price of diesel by 2p-per-litre 9 Jul 2015 (News)
  However the RAC claims retailers could choose to pass on even greater savings to consumers.
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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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  Supermarkets cut fuel prices 13 Oct 2014 (News)
  Introduced on 14 October 2014, the cuts come as the cost of crude oil drops.
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  Supermarkets cut petrol prices by two pence-per-litre 21 Aug 2015 (News)
  Following big cuts to the price of diesel, Asda, Morrisons Tesco and Sainsbury’s have announced a two pence-per-litre reduction in the price of petrol across their forecourts.
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  Sainsbury's cuts fuel prices 22 Sep 2017 (News)
  RAC fuel spokesman, Simon Williams, said: "Motorists are now paying nearly 120p a litre for unleaded – the highest since March – while the average price at the big four supermarkets is 117p. This latest cut from the supermarkets should force forecourt reductions across the country, hopefully bringing prices down by 2p a litre everywhere."