Crown Oil News & Updates

An estimated £190 million in duty and VAT is owed to HMRC by fuel fraudsters in the last year – although this tax gap figure could be as high as £260 million [1]. With as many as 5,821 instances of fuel fraud uncovered so far since 2016, the crime makes up as much as 2% of the UK diesel market, according to HMRC figures obtained by fuel supplier Crown Oil through a Freedom of Information request.

Summer is at an end and the weather is turning colder. At the same time every year, many Brits are caught unprepared for winter’s weather. With that in mind, we have some handy advice to winter-proof yourself and stay snuggly warm in the cold season.

To avoid skyrocketing energy bills during the winter months, we look at how to improve energy efficiency in schools with 10 simple steps.

Heating oil may be the last thing on your mind whilst the sun is shining and the temperature is warm. However, research carried out by Which? found that buying heating oil in the summer can make it significantly cheaper since there is less demand and heating oil prices typically tend to be lower. Oil prices can also be affected by location, weather, political unrest and production levels around the world. But how much of a saving can there be, precisely?

Creamfields, Leeds & Reading Festivals and Notting Hill Carnival all coped with the avalanche of avid music fans enjoying of the biggest events in the UK. But this year’s music scene feels a little different: sustainability has taken centre stage. With a looming sense of fear that surrounds global warming and the government’s commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050, both public and private sectors are under huge pressure to lessen their environmental impact, and festival organisers are no exception. We’re delighted to provide a fossil fuel alternative to help UK festivals achieve this – HVO fuel.

One of the questions we often get asked is ‘how much does AdBlue cost?’ In this blog post, we aim to answer this question by looking at recent AdBlue prices and what a typical UK company can expect to pay overall for their AUS 32 NOx reduction agent.

Like a blood test, oil analysis is a powerful tool that gives you the information you need about the health of your engine, including its properties, composition and contaminants. Failure would be both catastrophic and expensive to not only repair the physical damage, but from the time taken to find a solution and the revenue lost as a result of equipment downtime.

With event organisers, data centres and many other large organisations under pressure to reduce their environmental impact and net emissions, energy consumption has become a key area of concern. In order to achieve this, a shift from fossil fuels to alternative fuels is inevitable. One green fuel in particular – HVO fuel – is breaking new ground.

Here at Crown Oil, we decided to look at recently-released DVSA statistics for 2018, on average, female LGV students pass at a higher rate than their male counterparts – nationwide female pass rates were at 60%, compared to male pass rates for the UK, which were at 57.9%.

Crown Oil has partnered with Harvest Energy to offer fuel cards for businesses that rely on frequent top-ups of white diesel when their vehicles are on the road. Business fuel cards mark a new addition to our product portfolio, helping companies keep track of their drivers’ fuel usage whilst giving the keys to better budget management.