A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines.
Ещё 1 He said during Leaders' Questions: Diesel used to be cheaper than petrol .
2 Companies which offer cheaper petrol would change the nature of the market.
3 To reduce the import bill, the government began rationing petrol last year.
4 Britain, China and France are not prohibiting new petrol cars until 2040.
5 But carbon emissions aren't the main problem when comparing diesel with petrol .
6 The rise takes South African petrol prices back towards a record-breaking figure.
7 The crowd responded with petrol bombs, damaging one police vehicle, police said.
8 The main station was destroyed in a petrol bomb attack last October.
9 Mr Hale said petrol companies are signalling prices will start to fall.
10 Mr Stockdale said petrol prices were still reasonably low despite the increase.
11 At present, there are many shortages such as petrol , food and water.
12 Why are petrol prices coming down so sharply, we hear you ask?
13 National also opposed regional fuel taxes, increased petrol levies and other taxes.
14 Possible scrapping of January's planned 3p a litre increase in petrol duty.
15 Lower heating oil, diesel and petrol costs helped bring down the index.
16 Economists say petrol could fall to its lowest price in 30 years.
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