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[SteveH]

Update ref DP            Llandudno Asda now cheaper than Bangor ?

Cheapest petrol prices in North Wales
Morrisons and Jet, Holyhead - matched at 179.9p
Asda, Bangor - priced at 168.7p
Asda, Llandudno - priced at 167.7p
Asda, Kinmel Bay - priced at 167.7p
Texaco, Holywell - priced at 177.9p
Smithy View Services, Wrexham - priced at 166.5p
Asda, Queensferry - priced at 171.7p

[SteveH]

Two stories this morning...........

Cheapest petrol prices in North Wales
Morrisons and Jet, Holyhead - matched at 171.7p
Texaco, Bangor - priced at 163.9p
Asda, Llandudno - priced at 167.7p
Asda, Kinmel Bay - priced at 172.2p
Rhydymwyn Service Station, near Mold - priced at 171.9p
Asda, Wrexham - priced at 166.4p
Asda, Queensferry - priced at 171.7p


County by county the North Wales streets where drivers have been hit hardest with parking fines
Here's a county by county breakdown of the streets where the most parking fines were issued over the past 12 months

The North Wales streets where the most parking fines were issued in the last year have been revealed in a Freedom of Information request. Each council was asked to provide a list of the 20 streets where the most parking fines were issued over the past 12 months.

Read more  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-streets-drivers-been-24681732

[SteveH]

The RAC has issued a warning to all drivers who fuel up their cars at supermarkets. The motoring organisation called out the "big four" grocers - Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, and Sainsbury?s - for not cutting prices quicker.

Last week the wholesale price of petrol dropped to the levels recorded in early May - roughly 131.75p per litre. However, at the time, the average fuel price in the UK was 167p per litre. As of August 8, the average price in the UK is 178.93p per litre.

According to The Mirror, the wholesale cost of petrol has fallen by 20p since early June, the RAC said. In comparison, UK retailers only dropped their pump prices by an average of 9p during July.

Cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/rac-warns-drivers-who-fuel-24717479

[hollins]

Back from a trip to Switzerland where we stumbled on an excellent vintage car show.

[SteveH]

Cheapest petrol prices in North Wales

Morrisons, Holyhead - 169.7p
Texaco, Caernarfon Road, Bangor - 159.9p
Esso, Ala Road, Pwllheli - 174.9p
Tesco, Llandudno Junction - 169.9p
Asda, Kinmel Bay - 172.7p
Gulf, Northop Road, Flint - 174.9p

Cheapest diesel prices in North Wales

Morrisons, Holyhead - 185.9p
Texaco, Caernarfon Road, Bangor - 175.9p
Essar, Beach Road, Llanbedrog, Pwellheli - 184.9p
Asda, Llandudno - 182.7p
Morrisons, Rhyl - 182.7p
Texaco, Holway Road, Holywell - 183.9p
Gulf, Chester Road, Wrexham - 174.9p

[SteveH]

Cheapest petrol prices in North Wales

Morrisons, Holyhead - matched at 169.7p
Texaco, Bangor - priced at 159.9p
Asda, Llandudno - priced at 167.7p
Essar, Abergele - priced at 168.9p
Texaco, Holywell - priced at 169.9p
Smithy View Services - priced at 159.9p
Tesco, Broughton - priced at 167.9p

Cheapest diesel prices in North Wales

Morrisons and Essar, Holyhead - priced at 185.9p
Asda, Bangor - priced at 175.7p
Asda, Llandudno - priced at 180.7p
Essar, Abergele - priced at 179.9p
Texaco, Holywell - priced at 179.9p
Morrisons, Wrexham - priced at 174.7p
Asda, Queensferry - priced at 179.7p

[SteveH]

Getting better, but not locally apparantly.

Cheapest petrol prices across North Wales

Gulf, Anglesey- 157.9p

Asda, Anglesey- 159.7p

Texaco, Bangor- 159.9p

Texaco, Corwen- 159.9p

Morrisons, Wrexham- 159.7p

Essar, Porthmadog- 164.9p

Cheapest diesel prices across North Wales

Asda, Anglesey- 173.7p

Tesco, Bangor- 173.9p

Tesco, Llandudno Junction- 178.9p

BP, Johnstown, Wrexham- 175.9p

Smithy View Service Station Wrexham- 174.7p

[SteveH]

Cheapest petrol prices in North Wales

Tesco, Holyhead - matched at 169.7p
Texaco, Bangor - priced at 159.9p
Asda, Llandudno - priced at 165.7p
Essar, Abergele - priced at 163.9p
Texaco, Holywell - priced at 169.9p
Smithy View Services - priced at 158.5p
Tesco, Broughton - priced at 166.9p

What's the most you've paid for fuel recently? Let us know in the comments section below.

Cheapest diesel prices in North Wales

Tesco, Holyhead - priced at 183.9p
Texaco, Bangor - priced at 173.7p
Asda, Llandudno - priced at 178.7p
Asda, Kinmel Bay - priced at 181.7p
Applegreen Services, Mold - priced at 178.8p
Tesco, Wrexham - priced at 172.5p

Tesco, Broughton - priced at 177.7p

[SteveH]

Celebrity chef Bryn joins big fundraising drive in a 1960s Mini

Celebrity chef Bryn Williams swapped the kitchen for some quality time with his dad and dozens of Morris Mini car enthusiasts.

The father and son duo brought two of the iconic British vehicles in a massive convoy which travelled from Colwyn Bay to Adventure Parc Snowdonia at Dolgarrog in the Conwy Valley.

The Minis in the Mountains run, the third to be staged by enthusiast group Mad Welsh Minis at Adventure Parc Snowdonia, was in aid of the Ty Gobaith/Hope House children?s hospices and passed by close to the charity?s North Wales facility at Ty?n y Groes near Conwy.

cont https://www.wales247.co.uk/celebrity-chef-bryn-joins-big-fundraising-drive-in-a-1960s-mini?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[SteveH]

Cheapest petrol prices in North Wales

Tesco, Holyhead - priced at 167.9p
Essar, Abergele - priced at 163.9p
Asda, Bangor - priced at 161.7p
Tesco, Llandudno Junction - priced at 165.9p
Rhydymwyn Services, Mold - priced at 165.9p
Smithy View Services - priced at 158.5p
Esso, Saltney - priced at 165.9p
What's the most you've paid for fuel recently? Let us know in the comments section below.

Cheapest diesel prices in North Wales

Tesco, Bangor - priced at 173.9p
Asda, Bangor - priced at 173.7p
Tesco, Llandudno Junction - priced at 178.9p
Tesco, Prestatyn - priced at 179.9p
Applegreen Services, Mold - priced at 178.9p
Asda, Wrexham - priced at 172.6p
Sainsbury's, Wrexham - priced at 172.9p
Rhydymwyn Station, Mold - priced at 179.5p

Drivers are still getting a ?raw deal? at the pumps, overpaying by around 9p a litre despite a record price drop last month, new analysis shows.

The RAC said average petrol prices sank to 169.8p per litre at the end of August, but should be around 161p due to current wholesale costs.

August saw average prices drop by 12.3p per litre, the largest monthly drop in records, dating back 22 years.

However, prices should still have to fall further.

RAC spokesman Rod Dennis said: ?Twelve pence a litre is a lot to come off prices in a single month so there?s no doubt things could be worse, but in reality drivers of petrol vehicles are still invariably getting a raw deal at the pumps.

cont  https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/20900983.petrol-prices-rac-warn-drivers-overcharged-pumps/

[SteveH]

There's going to be a lot of people looking for manned petrol stations.... just what we need at the moment 

Petrol stations across the UK are set to change the way that people pay when using pay-at-pump services. Supermarkets and petrol stations are set to introduce a new "hold charge" when people fill up their vehicles at petrol stations and pay at the pump.

To ensure people have the funds they need to make their purchase, retailers will temporarily charge a customer's debit or credit card up to ?100, then, after taking payment for fuel purchased, release any unspent funds.

The new payment scheme has already been trialled in a number of locations for the past few months, but now it will be rolled out to every petrol station in the UK. It comes as payment companies Mastercard and Visa have updated their policies, reports Wales Online.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/warning-any-driver-who-pays-24945973

[SteveH]

Fuel boss slams 'big four' supermarkets as prices drop
Fuel prices have dropped for the first time since mid May as a spokesperson has claimed that UK Supermarkets "have refused to pass on savings"

Fuel prices at UK forecourts have fallen to the lowest level since mid-May as a fuel spokesman has slammed the UK's big supermarkets for 'dominating' sales.

Figures published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy show a litre of petrol cost an average of 165.5p on Monday, while diesel was 181.1p per litre. They are the lowest prices since May 16, coinciding with a fall in wholesale costs due to a drop in oil prices.

?Average margins are now 19p a litre ? 12p more than the long-term average. Petrol should really be on sale for 153p a litre and diesel 175p. We hope the Competition and Markets Authority is watching what?s happening closely.?

read more https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/fuel-boss-slams-big-four-supermarkets-as-prices-drop/

[SteveH]

Police now 'better equipped than ever' to detect drink and drug drivers
The Met Police have released a lengthy fact sheet about how they will effectively detect and detain inebriated drivers

cont https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-now-better-equipped-ever-25096848?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

Speed camera myths debunked as truth on alerting other drivers and 10 per cent rule revealed
Many different claims are made on social media about how GoSafe speed vans work

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/inside-mobile-speed-van-truth-17225179

[SteveH]

The cost of charging an electric car has surged due to the rise in energy prices, prompting fears it will put off drivers from buying them, the RAC said.

It said electric car (EV) owners who use "rapid" public charging points were paying almost the same for electricity as they would for petrol per mile.

Charging the cars at home is cheaper, but domestic bills are also rising.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been blamed for much of the recent rise in electricity and gas prices.

The RAC said its research showed the cost to charge an electric car on a pay-as-you-go basis at a publicly accessible rapid charger had increased by 42% since May to an average of 63.29p per kWh.

The hike in price means drivers who only use the public network to charge vehicles pay around 18p per mile for electricity.

That is just 1p less per mile for a petrol car, based on someone driving at an average of 40 miles to the gallon, the motoring group said.

The cost per mile for charging electric vehicles at home is around 9p per mile for the average-sized car. The BBC has been told most EV drivers charge at home overnight.

"For those that have already made the switch to an electric car or are thinking of doing so, it remains the case that charging away from home costs less than refuelling a petrol or diesel car, but these figures show that the gap is narrowing as a result of the enormous increases in the cost of electricity," RAC spokesman Simon Williams said.

cont https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63029226

[DVT]

QUOTE ... "That is just 1p less per mile for a petrol car, based on someone driving at an average of 40 miles to the gallon, the motoring group said."

I've kept full records since my car left the showroom 3 1/2 years ago ... it has covered just over 22k at an average of just under 31.5mpg, and the fuel cost works out at 19.7p ... and I am using Shell V-Power which costs more than the standard stuff!

Unfortunately, whereas some electric car owners can take advantage of free charging in some places, I cannot expect to be given a can of fuel at the same venues!