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SAMUT PRAKAN: A tanker ship with a contraband cargo of 710,000 litres of petrol was stopped and seized in the Chao Phraya river estuary by a navy patrol early on Sunday.

The incident, which happened at a petrol station in the Dungannon Road area of Portadown, was reported shortly before 8.15am on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Consumption of petrol, diesel and jet fuel continued to gallop apace in February, prompted by early onset of summer and harvesting pushing up demand from the farm sector and increased mobility prompted by expanding economic activities.

A litre of diesel is being sold at an average of around 168p

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It comes as prices at the pumps are set to change, with diesel car owners continuing to pay 20p more per litre than petrol car owners on averages, despite a drop in wholesale prices.

Fuel costs "in no way" reflect wholesale changes

The RAC revealed that diesel drivers are being charged an extra 20p over the owners of petrol cars, and the costs "no way reflects" the actual cost of wholesale prices at the moment

Latest Government figures show 17.6 million vehicles licensed in the UK are diesel-powered, including the vast majority of vans. Despite little price difference, diesel drivers are currently charged an extra 20p over those who use petrol.