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Trigg, R. (2026, October 2). Lorry training firm 'riding out' record diesel price. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqm2m27mjpx5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-02 · by Rob Trigg

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Record-breaking diesel prices in the UK, reaching 199.33p per litre, are affecting lorry and bus driving training firms like Dulson Training in Shropshire. The company’s managing director, Steve Dulson, reports that fuel costs have increased by up to 50p a litre over the past year, making it challenging to adjust prices for customers who were quoted before the price surge. International supply constraints due to ongoing conflicts are contributing to these unprecedented fuel costs.
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Record-breaking diesel prices have hit a lorry training firm in Shropshire hard. According to the RAC motoring organisation, diesel reached an all-time high of 199.33p per litre, while petrol also increased to 174.23p per litre. Steve Dulson, managing director of Dulson Training, notes that his firm has seen a price rise of up to 50p per litre over the past year. Since they typically quote customers months before training begins, adjusting prices for fuel costs is challenging. The company is trying to manage costs by "extending breaks" during training sessions or choosing routes that use less fuel. These issues stem from ongoing conflicts in Iran and Ukraine, which have disrupted global oil markets since February 2023.

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Rob Trigg
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Dulson Training Iran RAC Russia Shropshire

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Dulson PERSON · 1× Dulson Training ORG · 1× Iran GPE · 1× RAC ORG · 1× Russia GPE · 1× Shropshire GPE · 1× Steve Dulson PERSON · 1× Ukraine GPE · 1×

Narrative

"Our customers have usually been in our pipeline for some time, taking medicals, applying for provisional [licences] or taking theory tests, so by the time they've got to their practical training, and the fuel prices have increase, they've already been quoted.
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Lorry training firm 'riding out' record diesel price · mixed framing

Claims (14 extracted, 3 hedged)

- Published Record-breaking fuel prices have left a firm teaching people to drive lorries and buses having to "ride out" the rising cost of filling up its vehicles. asserted
prices → publish → vehicles
The average price of diesel in the UK hit an all-time high this week at 199.33p a litre, according to the RAC motoring organisation. uncertain
price → hit → organisation
Prices have been steadily rising since the US-Iran war began in February. asserted
war → rise → February
Petrol has also risen to 174.23p a litre. asserted
Petrol → rise → 174.23p
Steve Dulson, managing director of Shropshire-based Dulson Training, said it was costing hundreds of pounds more to fill up each lorry compared with 2025 prices. asserted
it → base → prices
"Over the last 12 months we've seen a rise of up to 50p a litre, excluding VAT, and it's hard to react to that, because of how we deal with our customers," he said. asserted
he → see → customers
"Our customers have usually been in our pipeline for some time, taking medicals, applying for provisional [licences] or taking theory tests, so by the time they've got to their practical training, and the fuel prices have increase, they've already been quoted. asserted
they → take → training
"That makes it difficult for us to put prices up." asserted
us → make → prices
The price of petrol and diesel had been largely falling since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. asserted
Russia → fall → 2022
But the war in the Middle East, which started on 28 February, has added 59p to the average cost of a litre of diesel, or just under 40%, and 41p to the price of petrol. asserted
which → start → petrol
Supplies of diesel internationally have been heavily constrained by the conflict. asserted
Supplies → constrain → conflict
Dulson said his family-run business could find limited fuel savings by "extending breaks" during training sessions or "take routes that don't use as much fuel". uncertain
that → say → fuel
"The customer has paid us to do a job and we're going to do that to the best of our ability," he said. asserted
he → pay → ability
"As next year comes round, we might have to increase prices to reflect what we're going through, unless there's a downturn." uncertain
we → come → what
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