http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5315890.stm
Higher fuel prices mean the cost of keeping a car on the road rose by 7.2% in the past year, research suggests.
Sainsbury's Bank said the average cost of running a car for a year rose to £2,202 in August from £2,053 last year.
Rising fuel costs were behind the bulk of the increase, climbing 11% compared with 2005 to £1,226, driven by record crude oil prices.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5310706.stm
Millions of UK homes are facing higher gas and electricity bills as the latest price increases from British Gas have come into effect.
British Gas owner Centrica first announced the rises in July, with gas bills up by 12.4% and electricity bills rising 9.4%.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4801237.stm
Energy company Powergen has said it is putting up its gas and electricity prices for the second time this year.
The company's domestic gas prices will go up by 18.4% and its electricity prices by 9.7% from 21 August.
It blamed the latest move on the rising wholesale cost of gas which it said had climbed 87% since the start of 2005.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5300930.stm
Car insurance costs look set to rise following a move by Norwich Union, the UK's second largest car insurer, to raise its rates by an average of 16%.
And then there's rising mortgage costs to consider.
Higher fuel prices mean the cost of keeping a car on the road rose by 7.2% in the past year, research suggests.
Sainsbury's Bank said the average cost of running a car for a year rose to £2,202 in August from £2,053 last year.
Rising fuel costs were behind the bulk of the increase, climbing 11% compared with 2005 to £1,226, driven by record crude oil prices.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5310706.stm
Millions of UK homes are facing higher gas and electricity bills as the latest price increases from British Gas have come into effect.
British Gas owner Centrica first announced the rises in July, with gas bills up by 12.4% and electricity bills rising 9.4%.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4801237.stm
Energy company Powergen has said it is putting up its gas and electricity prices for the second time this year.
The company's domestic gas prices will go up by 18.4% and its electricity prices by 9.7% from 21 August.
It blamed the latest move on the rising wholesale cost of gas which it said had climbed 87% since the start of 2005.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5300930.stm
Car insurance costs look set to rise following a move by Norwich Union, the UK's second largest car insurer, to raise its rates by an average of 16%.
And then there's rising mortgage costs to consider.
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