James Cracknell was stuck on the roadside after running out of fuel just 300 metres from a petrol station on Monday. The double gold medallist, 48, was seen by the side of the road in south London before topping up his Mercedes sports car with fuel from a plastic canister. As James busied himself with refuelling his … Read more
Olympic rower James Cracknell was left red-faced after running out of fuel just 300 metres from a petrol station on Monday. The double gold medalist, 48, was seen stuck by the side of the road in Richmond, South London before topping up his Mercedes sports car with fuel from a plastic canister at the side of … Read more
Yule fuel rip-off to hit drivers: Petrol giants cash in on the festive break as some charge more than £10 over the national average for a tank to cap off a year of fleecing Average pump prices risen to 115.5p a litre for unleaded and 118.9p for diesel The RAC said the current average price … Read more
At least 90 petrol heads snubbed social distancing as a £2million supercar fleet caused chaos in central London on the night the capital was slammed into Tier Three Covid restrictions. Souped up Lamborghinis worth £250,000, BMW M5s costing over £100,00 and flashy Porsches lined up on New Bond Street as youngsters showed off their rides. The … Read more
Electric cars are nearly £90 cheaper to insure than the average for petrol and diesel vehicles, new research has revealed. The average premium for electric cars over the past year is £629, compared to £718 for petrol and diesel cars, according to data from Compare the Market. This suggests there are significant savings available to … Read more
Dramatic moment lorry explodes in huge fireball outside petrol station in Cambridgeshire By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 23:28 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 00:38 GMT, 2 December 2020 More than 20 fire fighters battled a blaze which destroyed a truck near a petrol station in Cambridgeshire. Footage from the scene showed flames more … Read more
A teenager died from a brain injury after her friend pulled over on the motorway hard shoulder during a row about petrol money minutes before a fatal crash, a court heard. Christalla Amphlett, 22, pleaded not guilty to a single charge of causing the death by dangerous driving of her friend, Chloe Palmer, 19, in the … Read more
Drivers today let rip at Boris Johnson’s ‘Stalinist’ ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 – warning rushing the transition is impossible and electric vehicles are still too expensive for ordinary Britons. The PM heralded a ‘green industrial revolution’ as he launched a ten-point, £12billion plan for the environment, saying it could create … Read more
Sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2030. But will this deadline have any impact on the vehicles that were going to be in showrooms in nine years’ time? It has finally been confirmed. After months of speculation, Boris Johnson has laid bare his ambitious plans to steer us all towards … Read more
Sales of new petrol and diesel cars are to be banned in 2030, Boris Johnson will announce today. Paving the way for an electric vehicle revolution, he is to unveil a ten-point, £12billion plan for the environment. It includes further investment in nuclear power, wind energy, domestic heating and cutting-edge technology such as carbon capture … Read more