Jones Oil release helpful infographic on diesel laundering

Fuel company Jones Oil, who have operated in Barrack Street in Dundalk since 1984, have put together a helpful infographic to prevent people from filling their engine with bad fuel.

Their infographic ‘Diesel Laundering – what to look out for!’ gives all the facts and figures in relation to the criminal trade – outlining that 11 laundries were closed in Co Louth in early 2015 alone.

Jones Oil advise: “It’s important to shop around when it comes to finding the best price for petrol and diesel. However with diesel laundering becoming a big problem in Ireland it’s important to know all the facts so you don’t run the risk of ruining your engine!

“To keep you in the know, we’ve created a guide outlining what to look out for when it comes to diesel laundering.”

Check it out below and find out more information at www.jonesoil.ie

 

Car sales in Louth up 36.2% last month

The top 10 selling makes and models of cars sold in Louth last month

In total there were 538 new 141 registrations in January, compared with 395 the year before.

While car sales are up nationwide, the increase is well above the national average of 32.6%.

Of the cars sold last month, 397 were diesel – more than the sum total of sales in January 2013 – while 136 were petrol. There were also four hybrids sold and one dual-fuel car.

Ford was the most popular model last month with 76 sales, followed by Toyota (66) and Volkswagen (60).

The manufacturers who recorded the biggest increase in sales in the last 12 months were Opel (109%), Kia (100%) and Toyota (83.3%).

The biggest selling model was the Ford Focus, which had 30 sales last month – the same figure as in January 2013.

This was followed by the Volkswagen Golf (27), the Ford Fiesta (25) and the Hyundai IX35 (23).

The big winners in terms of sales increases were the Renault Clio (183.3%), the Kia Sportage and the Toyota Corolla (both 157.1%).

Silver was the most popular colour sold with 123 silver cards bought last month. This was followed by black (95), red (89), grey (75), white (65) and blue (50).

In total there were 1,477 new cars sold in Louth last year, with the sales figures for January 2014 meaning that more than a third of that figure has been reached already.

New Twitter accounts enable Dundalk motorists to keep track of local fuel prices

Applegreen was found to offer some of the best value fuel prices in the area, according to Pumps.ie

Motorists in Louth will now be able to keep track of petrol and diesel prices easier than ever before.

The team behind Pumps.ie, a site that tracks fuel prices nationwide, have set up two Twitter accounts @LouthPetrol and @LouthDiesel to provide daily updates on the cost per litre of petrol and diesel around the country.

Accordng to the latest figures, the cheapest place for petrol in the area at present is the Newry Road Filling Station at 147.9 a litre, with Applegreen on the M1 the closest to them at 150.8.

The Newry Road Filling Station was also the cheapest for diesel at 140.9 cents per litre, followed by Applegreen at 144.8 cents per litre.

Now we’re suckin’ diesil!

EK Fuels on the Armagh Road are one of a number of companies to advertise of late on the new screen at the Market Square.

In essence, they sell two products – petrol and diesel. It appears they, or at least the person who put this advert together, can’t spell the latter though!