Robert Lloyd - a Sir Gar Blog of random news . . . and some Clecs!

The latest Clay Shaw Butler Money Matters column from the Carmarthenshire Herald. By Mark Jones, director of Carmarthen-based Clay Shaw Butler chartered accountants and business consultants. Whisper it, but have you noticed that the price of fuel has been coming down? We are not quite at the magic £1 a litre mark, but we are seeing some benefits – and there are some big bonuses for diesel drivers! Here’s a table on the average cost of fuel for petrol, diesel, super unleaded and lpg gas based on the Carmarthenshire postcode area SA31.                   Unleaded            Diesel          Super Unleaded         LPG Max             114.9              109.9                119.9                     62.9 Avg  ...

The price of petrol will be dropping to just 105.7p per litre tomorrow, as supermarket chain Asda cuts fuel costs across the country. Asda's decision to introduce a national price cap at the pumps means that 105.7ppl is the highest any of its 245 filling stations will charge for unleaded petrol, while diesel will be capped at 112.7ppl. Fuel prices have been cut by 19ppl for unleaded petrol and 15ppl for diesel at Asda fuelling stations since the end of September. The prices to be introduced tomorrow will be the lowest seen in five years. West Wales business have reacted as follows - Simon Buckley, chief executive of the award-winning Llandeilo-based Evan Evans brewery said – "The brewing industry is always affected by the feel good factor, whether it's people going to the pub, or simply buying beer for consumption at home. Fuel prices are always a drain on consumer spending, so my view is every little helps, now all we need to go with this is dry late winter weather and 2...