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Govt slaps windfall tax on fuel exports, domestic crude

NEW DELHI: The government on Friday taxed petrol, diesel and jet fuel exports to discourage overseas sales by private refiners Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy without first meeting domestic commitments and levied additional duty on domestic crude to mop up part of the windfall gains from elevated prices caused by…

The Times of India

Petrol station staff report surge in verbal abuse over high fuel prices as costs soar

Drivers are being urged to not take their anger out on petrol workers over the soaring costs

Chronicle Live

Major new driving laws to be introduced in July will massively affect all UK motorists

Brits will have several new driving laws introduced this month, on top of the new Highway Code rules and motoring fines changes - make sure you're up to date on all of them

Daily Mirror

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Era of supermarket petrol price wars may be over as retailers lose appetite to cut prices

RAC says supermarkets reluctant to use fuel prices to entice customers into stores

Chronicle Live

Surge in verbal abuse towards petrol station staff as fuel costs soar

Motorists also warned supermarkets aren't cutting fuel prices to lure customers into stores

Wales Online

Arsonist poured petrol through letterbox of house and set it alight while woman and child were inside

Brandon Jones has now been jailed

Wales Online

More Than Half Of UK Drivers Cite Low "Fuel" Cost As Benefit Of EVs

More than half of British drivers say the reduced fuel costs of an electric vehicle (EV) would tempt them to make the switch from petrol or diesel power.

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Fuel protesters to block motorways as drivers warned of major delays

M4 Severn Bridge linking Wales and England among key routes to be targeted in protest over soaring cost of petrol

Wales Online

Sam Bird: ‘We’ve reached the ceiling of what we can achieve with a fossil fuel car’

Former Formula 1 driver Sam Bird has been driving Jaguar TCS in the Formula E (electric) world championships since 2014. He says proper petrolheads like him should be excited by electric

Evening Standard

Govt to review new taxes levied on crude, diesel, ATF every fortnight, says Nirmala Sitharaman

A ₹6 per litre tax on export of petrol and ATF and ₹13 per litre tax on export of diesel is effective from July 1.

The Hindu

Centre raises export tax on petrol, diesel and ATF

The govt. also slapped a ₹23,230/tonne additional tax on domestically produced crude oil to take away windfall gains accruing to producers from high international oil prices

The Hindu

Faces of 55 people jailed in Merseyside this month

An overview of the cases heard in courts across our region in June

Liverpool Echo

Tourists and grey nomads adapt travel plans to overcome rising fuel prices

The high cost of petrol is draining budgets for younger travellers, forcing them to be thrifty and cut their trips short. But for others, nothing is getting in the way of a once-in-a-lifetime trip.

ABC News

Electric cars: Are they cheaper to run than petrol and diesel models?

Cost of living crisis and rising energy bills placing households under strain and forcing consumers to take closer look at financial viability of green motoring

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'It's a real struggle' - Newcastle Domino's pizza delivery driver's fury as chain offer just 20p pay increase to meet rising petrol prices

The South Gosforth delivery driver is calling on Domino's to raise the amount workers are paid per delivery to meet rising petrol costs

France 24

Hit the road: Citroën CEO on electric car market, supply challenges

Semiconductor shortages will "still be a hurdle" for the car industry throughout the rest of 2022, Citroën CEO Vincent Cobée tells FRANCE 24. But he thinks 2023 could be a turning point. In the last 18 months, the EU has seen a "substantial acceleration" towards electric vehicles – Cobée says…

Daily Record

East Ayrshire petrol price increase the second highest in Scotland

North Ayrshire has also recorded the fifth-highest petrol price in Scotland.

Belfast Live

Children in rural areas suffering as cost of living crisis leaves Co Tyrone parents struggling

"The cost of petrol and diesel is making people think twice about their journeys"

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TotalEnergies discounts fuel at French petrol stations as inflation soars

Under pressure from the French government to do more to help consumers tackle higher energy costs, TotalEnergies has announced discounts on pump prices at French motorway petrol stations. The move comes as inflation hit a record high over the month of June.

Newcastle Herald

Compensation raised as millions of bees killed to stop varroa mite

So far more than 600 hives have been destroyed and "that number will grow". Generally, bees are euthanised by pouring petrol into the hive, leaving it overnight, then burning the hive.

Benzinga

Europe pushes for all EVs by 2035

A political and economic union in Europe is pushing forward with a plan to ban the sale of new vehicles that run on petrol and diesel by the year 2035. The European Union has five countries that are pushing back against the ban.

Daily Mirror

Brit drivers race to one Tesco petrol station selling fuel for 20p cheaper than average

The Tesco petrol station in Ely, Cambridgeshire, was selling fuel at just 168.9p as fuel prices reached record highs thanks to Russia's war in Ukraine and rising inflation around the world

The Canberra Times

Compensation raised as millions of bees killed to stop Varroa mite

So far more than 600 hives have been destroyed and "that number will grow". Generally, bees are euthanised by pouring petrol into the hive, leaving it overnight, then burning the hive.

Chronicle Live

Fuel thefts soar to record levels as forecourt prices keep on rising

Drivers who fill up then leave without paying or claim they can't pay for the fuel they have put in their tanks are set to cost £41m

Daily Mirror

Tesco customer shocked as he pays just £1 for petrol before finding out truth

Mike J Ind thought he'd got very lucky when he put £10 worth of petrol into his car but only got charged £1 at Tesco's pay at pump

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