Pump prices rise for fourth month in a row
Motorists have been hit with rising fuel prices for four months in a row, new figures show.
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Tank of diesel drops ‘£3 in a month’ after pump prices fall
The cost of filling up an average diesel car has dropped by £3 in a month as the average price of diesel at the pumps fell 5p a litre, data shows. The fall - hailed as good news for people setting off on holidays - came as retailers began passing on the savings in the cost of wholesale diesel, which has been below that of petrol since the end of May. At the start of the month diesel was 120.63p, but by the end it had dropped almost 5p to 115.74p, according to the RAC’s Fuel Watch data for July. And on Wednesday July 29 the country saw the first forecourt price flip between diesel and petrol since summer 2001 with diesel at 116.28p, just below the average petrol price of 116.64p, the RAC said.
SPX aims to grab slice of North Sea market
American engineering group SPX is aiming to grab a slice of the North Sea pump repair market after opening its first service centre in Aberdeen. The North Carolina-based company is understood to have pumped a seven-figure sum into the launch of the facility, which will service its own Bran & Luebbe, ClydeUnion and Plenty Mirrlees brands as well as third-party pumps. SPX yesterday unveiled details of the service centre in the ABZ Business Park, which will test equipment and provide spare parts.