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Supermarkets begin to drop petrol price below £1 per litre

Morrisons petrol price below £1 a litre

Morrisons has become the first major supermarket to drop its unleaded fuel prices below £1.00 per litre after oil prices hit record lows.
Published 12 May 2020
Cost of refuelling a car at lowest for four years

Unleaded could drop below £1 per litre

The cost of filling a car with petrol is at its lowest for four years, due to the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the oil industry.
Published 06 May 2020
April car registrations UK’s worst since 1946

Car registrations in April fell 97%

Sales of new cars in April fell BY 97.3% compared to the same month last year, according to new figures.
Published 05 May 2020
Tesla could become become UK energy provider

Tesla applies to become UK energy provider

Electric motoring behemoth Tesla could be looking to make a name in the UK’s energy supply industry.
Published 04 May 2020
Toyota has sold 15m hybrids

Toyota has sold 15m hybrids

23 years after the now-ubiquitous Prius launched, Japanese carmaker Toyota has sold its 15 millionth hybrid car.
Published 04 May 2020
50 Nissan employees return to work as part of safety pilot

Nissan trials worker return to UK factory

Japanese carmaker Nissan has partially restarted its UK operations after the coronavirus pandemic forced a suspension of its production in March.
Published 22 April 2020

Ecotricity's EV charging network voted worst

Ecotricity's electric charging network, found at motorway service stations across the UK, has been found to be the worst by a survey.
Published 22 April 2020
US oil prices drop below zero for first time in history

US oil prices drop below zero for first time ever

US oil prices have plunged into the negative for the first time in history, amid fears that storage capacity may run out.
Published 21 April 2020
Drivers shouldn’t expect fall in fuel prices despite low wholesale price

Fuel prices are at low point, say experts

Experts have told driving.co.uk drivers should not expect a further fall in fuel costs, despite March events that saw wholesale prices drop.
Published 15 April 2020
Coronavirus leads to bigger drop in car sales than after financial crash

Coronavirus leads to huge drop in car sales

New car registrations were 44.4% lower March than in the same month in 2019 after the Covid-19 virus caused showrooms to close.
Published 06 April 2020
How car makers and F1 teams are helping the fight against coronavirus

How car makers and F1 teams are helping with Covid

With expert engineering knowhow and fabrication tools, many car companies and motor sport teams have shifted to help fight coronavirus.
Published 03 April 2020
Petrol pumps should carry cigarette-style images of blackened lungs, says health experts

Petrol pumps to 'show images of blackened lungs'

Health experts have called on the government to add images of cigarette packet-style blackened lungs and flooded homes to petrol pumps.
Published 31 March 2020