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Petrol, Oil & Lubricants
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  • Introduction & ScopeToggle
    • Definitions
    • Methodology
    • Abbreviations
  • Report Summary
  • Energy, Environment, Climate Change – Consumer AttitudesToggle
    • Cars, carbon and consumption
    • Climate change a reality for many consumers
    • UK consumers are prepared to ‘do their bit’
    • The jury’s out on car usage
    • The more cars are used, the less villainous they become
    • Public transport can’t cut it
    • Gas guzzlers are anti-social
    • Consumers clued up on duty and profits
    • A consensus on dwindling resources
    • Environmental concern fights a losing battle with convenience…
    • …although a third are driving less
  • The MarketToggle
    • Expenditure driven upwards by rising prices…
    • …as petrol consumption is in long-term decline
    • Petrol rules – but diesel grows
    • Newer cars more fuel-efficient
    • 250 billion miles a year – but averages are low
    • Most car journeys are under ten miles
  • Prices and dutyToggle
    • Petrol prices are a key issue
    • Motorists sceptical about oil companies’ rationalisations…
    • …While duty goes up and up
    • Price variation confuses and angers
    • No perceived price differential between brands
    • Petrol costs bite harder into household budgets
  • The Competitive ArenaToggle
    • Oil companies versus independents
    • But supermarkets now lead by volume
    • Throughput is all
    • Tight margins stimulate diversification
    • Consolidate to survive
    • Added value now more crucial than brand
  • The Major SuppliersToggle
    • BP
    • Texaco
    • Shell
    • Esso
    • Total UK
    • Tesco Plc
  • Drivers and IndicatorsToggle
    • UK car parc large and stable
    • New car sales remain depressed
    • Annual mileages may be falling, slowly
    • Car travel more entrenched than ever
    • Walking remains popular
    • The bus outshines the train
    • More than a third use their cars daily
    • But three out of ten are using their cars less
    • One-car households dominate
    • Nearly half the car parc is under five years old
    • Fuel economy now second only to reliability
    • Pressure intense on consumer spending – but we’re still buying petrol
  • Petrol Retailing and Buying HabitsToggle
    • Fewer, bigger petrol stations
    • Two out of three motorists now fill up at supermarkets
    • Older motorists more cost-conscious
    • Young and the affluent go for the branded chain
    • Half of motorists always use the same outlet…
    • …While the young are fancy-free and much more promiscuous
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