Insight
Fuel prices – impacts and forecasts
...oversaw a mini budget which rocked the market sending the pound crashing against the dollar. After a brief but largely predictable leadership contest, Rishi Sunak, former Chancellor, took the helm...
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Interview
Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution
...challenge facing customers over the past year has been the cost of the fuel itself. With many customers’ household budgets stretched, offering them flexible payment options has been a key...
Opinion
Logistics UK calls for diesel duty cut to protect UK economy
...one of the UK’s biggest business groups, Logistics UK. Record cost increases ‘cannot be absorbed’ Writing to Rishi Sunak MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, ahead of the Budget 2022, Elizabeth...
Interview
BoilerJuice: revolutionising operations
...relationship, fuel monitoring, automatic ordering and budgeting plans on the customer side, and a much more consultative, supporting role on the supply side.” The founding ethos Tim goes on to...
Insight
BP Energy Outlook 2022 Edition – the outlook to 2050
...scenarios. There has been increasing attention over the past few years on achieving a significant fall in global emissions by 2030 to conserve the world’s remaining carbon budget. The Outlook...
Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...will be an additional budget allocation in each additional year. The original budget for BUS indicated that the government was hoping for 90,000 installations or 30,000 per year. HVO Under...
News
September 14 update
...& Gas industry (crude oil, natural gas and refined products) accounted for over 50% of Scottish exports and without the sector, Scotland would be running an annual budget deficit in...
Interview
Taking a different approach
...we can compete at the sharper end of the price strategy, and offer a more attractive deal.” “We introduced a budget prepayment scheme following customer feedback. While we don’t offer...
Opinion
Are distributors doing enough to help vulnerable customers?
...fill them at a sensible price so that they purchase fuel in bite size chunks rather that incur a much larger bill for a bulk delivery that overwhelms their budget....
News
Fuel distributors back calls for renewable liquid fuel tax to be slashed
...oil, creating a financial barrier for householders looking to switch to greener alternatives. Ahead of the Spring Budget, on March 6, WCF is urging the Government to make fuels such...
Opinion
“Do you agree with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) that the Province should have more oil buying clubs?”
...This is big business in Northern Ireland and is now seen by many oil users as a viable ‘budgeting’ method. “NIOF is concerned at the growth of the drum business...
News
Successful HGV skill scheme set to deliver 2000 new drivers as funding is extended
...to entry into HGV Driver training, the DfE funding offers a lifeline for both individual candidates and employers dealing with budget constraints given the cost-of-living crisis. Within the new contract,...
Opinion
Government’s ‘Game of Thrones’ threatens vital climate change measures
...his predecessor’s tax cuts. Mr Hunt reversed £32 billion of cuts from the mini-budget to try to balance the government’s books but must find billions more in savings. Although the...
Opinion
Red diesel update: Navigating the evolving fuel landscape
...Spring Budget Announcement in March 2020, with the deadline day finally coming to pass earlier this month. The banning of red diesel use for certain industries and applications has had...
Insight
Logistics industry report shows lack of support is hampering EV uptake
...vehicle is carefully worked into any logistics business’ budget, to ensure continuity while keeping costs down. Our members should not be expected simply to write off the cost of any...
News
Thoughts on fuel prices – November in review
...was back over the 1.20 mark, a level not seen since August – before the disastrous mini budget and Truss’s *cough* interesting 7 weeks in power. It’s still low compared...
Opinion
Government must deliver a low carbon fuels strategy to meet transport decarbonisation targets
...sea and inland waterways.” Maintain current duty levels or risk failure Logistics UK has also highlighted the need for a LCF strategy within its Spring Budget submission, as well as...
News
Retail fuel market to face competition watchdog price probe
...the budget. Fair deal for fuel The letter suggested duty cuts may not be being passed on with Mr Kwarteng noting that “The British people are rightly frustrated that the...