Robin Roberts (and WheelsWithinWales) looks at the SMMT's UK car sales figures for March 2024 – discovering that fleets get deals and boost the 24-plate registrations, but private buyers have put the brakes on pure electric purchases... March signals a twentieth month of consecutive growth for the automotive sector, a remarkable milestone for the industry, said Sue Robinson, Chief … [Read more...]
Fuel prices need to drop now – says the RAC
The RAC implores fuel station operators to lower forecourt fuel prices as wholesale costs have fallen... They say: "Petrol and diesel price cut must come this week after further drop in wholesale costs". RAC warns retailers will lose ‘all credibility’ with drivers if they don’t pass on wholesale savings at the pumps Average retailer margin stands at 19p a litre for petrol and 15p for … [Read more...]