Run Your Van On Fat From the Pan ; Franchising Edited by Helen Loveless

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SOARING oil prices are squeezing small businesses and franchisors so hard that some are looking at cheaper alternative sources of fuel for their vehicles - including running vans on fat from the chip pan.

At the beginning of the month Brent crude oil hit a record high of $146 a barrel, though the price has since fallen slightly. According to a poll by financial services firm Bibby, four out of five small businesses are feeling the pinch with many forced to cut back on journeys.

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Run Your Van On Fat From the Pan ; Franchising Edited by Helen Loveless

Furniture repairer Richard Audsley has seen his annual fuel bill increase by about [pounds]7...

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