Petrol prices

Anonymous · April 10, 2006, 19:21

Ok so I'm having a whinge - but has anyone else noticed how these seem to have gone from 82.9 to 92.9 in the space of a month?!
Every time I drive past the petrol forecourt on the way to work it seems to have changed.
Here's hoping they find some other alternative source of fuel soon, although given the fact that it will mean the government losing out on their 66% tax on petrol I can't see them helping people out anytime soon.

Whine over.

kanujunkie · April 10, 2006, 20:03

hasn't round here, always been high 80's

evileye_wrx · April 10, 2006, 22:03

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Phil

heathstimpson · April 11, 2006, 07:14

Quote from: "kanujunkie"hasn't round here, always been high 80's

s:shock: :shock: s:shock: That must be the cheapest area Stu; most garages I see are between 94.9 and 98.9 for SU or diesel s:? :? s:?

Liz · October 30, 2007, 20:02

Thought that I would drag up an old thread about petrol prices - made me laugh when I saw on here the prices we were moaning about. I nearly had to be scraped up off of the forecourt of White Notley Shell station tonight - filling my car up merrily with Optimax, then looked at the price £1.07 a litre. WTF.

Apparently if I had been there yesterday, before they had a delivery, it was 6p a litre cheaper. Its expensive he said - no s**t I replied!

Now this station has just undergone new ownership and a total revamp - new pumps etc - am I paying for that I wonder. Unfortunately I have to have the higher octane stuff - the label inside my petrol cap says 98RON minimum, would 97 really make a difference - apart from in my wallet! Either that or its off to Tesco for 99 stuff and clubcard points.

As an add on to this I figure out from my balance of points - unclaimed for quite some time for some reason that Shell owe me £45 in fuel vouchers - they sent me £2.50 - still trying to sort that one out....

Been on a 12 hour shift today..bah s:evil: :evil: s:evil:

dbrown · October 30, 2007, 20:31

Quote from: "Liz"Shell owe me £45 in fuel vouchers - they sent me £2.50 - still trying to sort that one out.

guess i did the right thing then s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
i claimed £70 in vouchers a month before they changed
from pluspoints to drivers club
and they just sent me a £5 voucher the other day

aaronjb · October 30, 2007, 20:49

Quote from: "Liz"Thought that I would drag up an old thread about petrol prices - made me laugh when I saw on here the prices we were moaning about. I nearly had to be scraped up off of the forecourt of White Notley Shell station tonight - filling my car up merrily with Optimax, then looked at the price £1.07 a litre. WTF.

Some places round here are charging >£1/l just for super unleaded now.. That's definitely what I'll be mapping the car for - in fact until I go turbo it can be mapped on 95 to save a few bob.

What was it, another 2p/l in tax at the last budget, and 2p/l in tax in April as well?

Chris_h · October 30, 2007, 21:05

Its £1 for diesel now at my local Tesco s:(

s:(

Does anyone know why diesel has always been a couple of pence more than petrol, but recently, for a spell of 3 or 4 months, diesel was cheaper than petrol ?

aaronjb · October 30, 2007, 21:14

I thought (going back 10-15 years or so) that diesel used to be cheaper than petrol..

I imagine it's more expensive now because diesel cars generally use less - and the gov't need your hard earned in the form of tax.. </cynic> s;)

s;)

Anonymous · October 30, 2007, 21:15

Don't want to give away age but I recall ranting that if petrol went up to £1.50 a GALLON I wouldn't buy anymore s:oops: :oops: s:oops: s:oops: :oops: s:oops:

alancdavis · October 30, 2007, 22:32

One thing that we need remember,,,,,,,,,,,,its not the fuel that is expensive ,,,its the tax that this thieving goverment imposese upon us.

The fuel in the UK is amongst the most heavely taxed in the galaxy,,,,,,people get sent to prison for such extorsion in other countrys.

ChrisGB · October 30, 2007, 23:51

Will be time for some action on this soon I reckon. Possible fuel or transport route blockades.

Chris

alancdavis · October 31, 2007, 10:01

Are this goverment so blind that they can not see how this upsets the people who they are supposed to represent and also who pay there wages ?

aaronjb · October 31, 2007, 10:15

Quote from: "alancdavis"Are this goverment so blind that they can not see how this upsets the people who they are supposed to represent and also who pay there wages ?

What does it matter when people keep voting them in? As long as they can keep giving themselves giant payrises, they're golden..

roger · October 31, 2007, 13:38

Quote from: "aaronjb"What does it matter when people keep voting them in? As long as they can keep giving themselves giant payrises, they're golden..

What about that guy from Merryl Lynch. He takes the blame for their poor performance, so its OK to pay him £80m severance s:evil: :evil: s:evil:

For that sort of money anybody wants any blame taken (Iraq, Hiroshima, Bank rates, income Tax, Pre-cats) I'm your man. s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

mr2jw · October 31, 2007, 14:21

i expect this latest fire at coryton will be another excuses to add a few pence to a litre! we are still probably paying for buncefield and the "silicone in fuel" fiasco.

Chris_h · October 31, 2007, 16:02

Quote from: "roger"
Quote from: "aaronjb"What does it matter when people keep voting them in? As long as they can keep giving themselves giant payrises, they're golden..

What about that guy from Merryl Lynch. He takes the blame for their poor performance, so its OK to pay him £80m severance s:evil: :evil: s:evil:

For that sort of money anybody wants any blame taken (Iraq, Hiroshima, Bank rates, income Tax, Pre-cats) I'm your man. s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

I will joing you there Roger - I am a willing scapegoat for all societies ills! just cross my palms with silver s:D

s:D

alancdavis · October 31, 2007, 16:49

Botom line is we are looked upon as the means to provide this goverment and its cronies a life style they think they deserve.
We will always be taxed to the hilt to pay for them

Wabbitkilla · October 31, 2007, 16:53

Quote from: "aaronjb"
Quote from: "alancdavis"Are this goverment so blind that they can not see how this upsets the people who they are supposed to represent and also who pay there wages ?

What does it matter when people keep voting them in? As long as they can keep giving themselves giant payrises, they're golden..

Aren't you aware that it doesn't matter which party is in government they all behave the same way? s:? :? s:?

Vote for "None of the above" s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

aaronjb · October 31, 2007, 17:23

Quote from: "Wabbitkilla"Aren't you aware that it doesn't matter which party is in government they all behave the same way? s:? :? s:?

Well, yes - that's also a problem..

Haslamr2 · October 31, 2007, 19:06

Coming back from Brum yesterday and saw Vpower at 107 s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

ChrisGB · October 31, 2007, 19:14

Quote from: "Wabbitkilla"
Quote from: "aaronjb"
Quote from: "alancdavis"Are this goverment so blind that they can not see how this upsets the people who they are supposed to represent and also who pay there wages ?

What does it matter when people keep voting them in? As long as they can keep giving themselves giant payrises, they're golden..

Aren't you aware that it doesn't matter which party is in government they all behave the same way? s:? :? s:?

Vote for "None of the above" s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

The old maxim: "No matter who you vote for the government gets in" applies . What is really frustrating is that the current gov' got in on 21% of the vote, but 80% of the population moan about them. Hardly anyone bothered to vote because the choices presented do not represent the opinions and wants of the people of this country.

Make voting compulsory, but provide two extra vote options:

No candidate represents my interests.

The system does not represent my interest.

Chris

When I am in charge, things will be different.

alancdavis · October 31, 2007, 19:35

I can concur with all your comments,,,it wont matter who is in power i suspect that the motoristis always targeted as one of the main and easiest ways to fill the goverments coffers to ensure there is enough cash to fulfill there expence accounts. s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

wbarrwebster · October 31, 2007, 19:49

I'll attempt to keep this non party political, who remembers the non appearance of our then Chancellor when the Blockades were happening in 2000....no?
He had some guy front it for him, bearing in mind he never answers a straight question, all you get is his mantra, repeated asnd repeated!

His excuse then was that he was working on the previous Tory petrol price escalator, fogetting the fact that the cost of a barrel had gone through the roof!!
I recollect one of his cronies on the box saying that there is no history of street protest (ala France) in the UK.....the interviewer hadn't the brains or the balls to mention the fact that blockades were happening in the UK at that moment and what was that saying about the Government's petrol tax policy!!!
THe Green Lobby have now given them the grand excuse, will the additional tax revenue be ring fenced? nae chance......

IMHO, all UK governments of whatever complection always work on and rely on one thing, the UK electorate's complacency....they factor it in....look at their salaries, their pensions and their foul, intelligent insulting attempts at justifying them, the joke's on us!!!

I'm off the soapbox ....sorry

Barry W

alancdavis · October 31, 2007, 20:53

well said s:roll: :roll: s:roll: roll on the revolution s:wink: :wink: s:wink: