Consumer car mag What Car? has launched its True MPG programme, which aims to show the actual, real-world fuel economy of the UK’s most popular cars – as opposed to the unrealistic figures claimed by manufacturers.It’s long been accepted that manufacturers’ official mpg ratings are more useful as a way of comparing cars like-for-like than an actual indication of day-to-day fuel economy.
The Road Haulage Association has called for fuel price cuts as the only way to get the country out of recession. It says that price cuts at the start of the year would almost certainly have enabled the UK to avoid slipping back into recession.
Following the news that the UK economy has shrunk, RHA Chief Executive Geoff Dunning commented, “If Government would heed our advice and address the issue of fuel duty once and for all, this is a situation that could almost certainly have been avoided.
