However subsidies were still being paid for diesel and natural gas.

But that has only increased demand for diesel to fuel private generators.

Even so, he said the company would spend about $300,000 for gas and diesel this year, up about 25 percent from 2004.

The average price for diesel in Britain is expected to hit £6 a gallon this weekend.

Some manufacturers now charge little or nothing extra for diesel.

The line is very popular for railtours, both steam and diesel.

The government has set retail prices too low for diesel and electricity.

Among the highest increases was a 14.9pc climb in costs for diesel and gas.

The case for diesel becomes ever more compelling as fuel prices rocket.

In 1994, the national average for diesel was $1.13, the trucking group said.