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Car catches fire at Belagavi petrol bunk, but workers put it out

Staff at a Belagavi petrol bunk successfully extinguished a fire that had started in a car's bonnet. The owner had left the car with the keys inside, and the workers used portable extinguishers to put out the blaze. The fire caused considerable damage to the vehicle. Police and Fire and…

The Hindu

Couple robbed of gold on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway

Couple travelling on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway robbed of 28g gold by two persons claiming to be police personnel. Police have managed to crack 3 of 7 cases reported since road opened; special team to solve remaining 4. Travellers warned not to stop vehicles on highway; advised to proceed to nearest toll…

The Hindu

PM accuses Sir Keir Starmer of ‘clobbering’ drivers

Rishi Sunak said the Conservatives are ‘not the party that is putting in levies’.

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Van ferrying school children overturns, 10-yr-old boy and driver injured

Van carrying school children overturns near Deve Gowda Petrol Bunk; driver and 10-year-old boy sustain minor injuries. Driver, 58-year-old Krishnamurthy, booked for rash and negligent driving. He had been ferrying children for 20 yrs. Jumped red signal, swerved to avoid SUV, hit divider, van overturned. Most children unhurt, 10-yr-old boy…

The Hindu

From airport to Biden hotel, over 960 G20 ads, around 25% with PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ubiquitous in Delhi. He appears in different sizes at these locations: from the international airport to iron pailings; public toilets to petrol pumps; bus stops to banyan trees; and the façade of a metro station to flyovers and fences.

Newslaundry

Petrol prices expected to rise as oil cost climbs above $90 a barrel

Motorists could be hardest hit after Russia and Saudi Arabia extend cuts to supplies

The Guardian - UK

Pump price of unleaded petrol climbs to highest level this year

Prices have risen for seven weeks in a row.

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Drivers hit by one of the largest monthly fuel price hikes in 23 years

There was a 7p per litre increase in the average cost of petrol during the month of August

The Independent UK

MPs question Asda about ability to meet cost of living pressures

Supermarket co-owner Mohsin Issa asked to detail corporate structure as well as profit margins on petrol

The Guardian - UK

Drivers hit by one of the largest monthly fuel price hikes in 23 years

The RAC said the 7p per litre spike in the average cost of petrol in August was the fifth largest monthly increase in that period.

The Independent UK

Taxes on petroleum high in Andhra Pradesh: Purandeswari

Daggubati Purandeswari, BJP State President, demanded A.P. Govt explain why taxes on petrol/diesel are high. Central Govt reduced tax twice, but A.P. Govt failed to bring down local tax.

The Hindu

Drivers in Ulez-compliant cars may wrongly be charged because of glitch

As many as 100,000 petrol cars registered before 2005 could be Ulez compliant

The Independent UK

Reduction in LPG price is an indication that elections are approaching, says Stalin

Mr. Stalin said Union govt's decision to reduce LPG price by ₹200 was an indication of elections approaching. He also said 28 political parties to attend alliance meeting in Mumbai & didn't rule out petrol & diesel prices reducing. He reviewed development works in Kolathur constituency.

The Hindu

Mercedes-Benz E-class review: what the car critics say

After 70 years and 11 generations, is this the final blast for the fossil-fuelled E-Class, asked The Daily Telegraph. The new range features the base petrol model, a diesel version, and the popular 300e plug-in hybrid with a 71-mile all-electric range, and which can do 0-62mph in 6.4secs. All cars…

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Flying under the radar: Australia's silent and growing competition crisis

Australia has long had far less competition in consumer markets than the US.

The Guardian - UK

Ulez expansion: what you need to know – and how to get a charge-free car

The biggest change to London’s roads in decades launches on Tuesday. Here’s how avoid the fee

The Guardian - UK

Bumpy ride for billionaire brothers who banked on Asda’s success

Blackburn’s Moshin and Zuber Issa took over the supermarket promising investment to make it the UK’s second-largest chain, but the pandemic and cost of living crisis meant it did not go to to plan

The Canberra Times

'I feared I was not going home': Petrol dousing 'absolutely ruined' cop

'I don't forgive you for that night,' the police officer told the offender.

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The Guardian - UK

I travelled the UK and Ireland in an electric car, and what a shocker: nothing went wrong

Despite being an EV convert, fearmongering made me anxious before my holiday. But the summer road trip reaffirmed my faith, says Charlotte Naughton, joint production editor of Guardian Opinion

Newcastle Herald

Fuel hikes are costing more than half this young worker's wage

'It's hella expensive out there. I don't know how others are doing it.'

The Guardian - UK

UK petrol prices rise above 150p a litre for first time since January

Supermarkets have faced claims they are overcharging customers for fuel

The Hindu

Vehicle fires bring ambrosia beetles under scrutiny

KFRI launches study on beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus suspected of causing vehicle fires. Beetle is feared to become a pest to natural rubber trees. Research to focus on managing ecological threats & potential maintenance of beetle & its responses to fuel pipes. Ethanol blended petrol seen as underlying cause. Abrupt climatic…

The Independent UK

Premier League away fans face another season of high car travel costs

Petrol prices have fallen from near-record levels in August 2022 but are still around 15p per litre higher than at the start of the 2021/22 season.

The Week

Car running costs and when you may need a new one

From insurance to car tax, regular MOTs to servicing, owning a vehicle can be expensive.

The Guardian - UK

Fire at Russian petrol station leaves 30 dead and scores injured

Three children among those killed in blaze that started in vehicle repair shop in Dagestan and spread to petrol station

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