The Federal Government has announced that petrol is to be granted a reprieve from the impending emissions trading scheme, and won’t be affected by it for three years after it kicks off. The news should certainly come as a relief to motorists worried that emissions trading would drive the cost of fuel up.

The introduction of [...]

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The Rudd Government is due to present the Federal Budget tomorrow, and concern is already mounting over what it may have in store for petrol pricing.

The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) has called on Treasurer Wayne Swan not to be tempted to raise the excise on fuel, saying such a change would hit motorists [...]

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With fuel prices the way they are lately, and no sign of any change for the better on the horizon, many of us car enthusiasts—or just me, at the least—are finding ourselves occasionally contemplating thinking about maybe considering a new, less expensive infatuation.

But when you eventually admit to yourself that—if you didn’t need it to [...]

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By Daniel McCoey
Fuel prices. Yes, it’s an ugly conversation that all of us seem to be having at present, and with petrol breaking the $1.60c mark—with talk of it hitting $2.00 per litre as early as next year—the stage is now being set to turn it into a scary reality.

There is light at the end [...]

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When it comes to cars in Australia, we put up with the short-sited revenue raising decisions of our politicians and there is narry a whisper from us. More speed cameras go in, more speed limits are reduced and more money fills government coffers but there is little or no change to road deaths.

Fuel prices rise [...]

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Cyclists should pay their way, at least according to Federal Opposition spokesman on sports, Pat Farmer. Mr Farmer’s plan for NSW cyclists would see them paying a registration fee that would help them to legitimise their place on NSW roads.

Mr Farmer has said that motorists regularly complain about cyclists using the road system for free. [...]

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BMW I-Series UK Press Release

BMW is extending the 1 Series line-up in the UK with a new model consisting of a brace of high performance twin-turbocharged engines and a diesel capable of a frugal 58.9mpg. The new BMW 1 Series Coupé goes on sale in the UK in November and will be available in 120d, [...]

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