mul

Isn't it about time everyone did something about the extorionate fuel prices in this country! Get on the website

yunus

I agree!! but the link dont work

ChrisB

Try this one...

Beef

I have just seen the most expensive fuel ever! At a station (Texaco) just around the corner from the Pod, I picked up the hose for Super, and was just about to start, when I noticed it said <B>95.9!</B> I though "Naah, the display is wrong", went inside to check, and sure enough, I was told it really was 95.9. Sod that, I used ordinary UL. I'm just glad I can use either.

ChrisB

This found it's way into my Inbox somehow...

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DO NOT BUY PETROL OR DIESEL ON APRIL 30, 2000
LET US SHOW THAT WE EXIST: READ AND CIRCULATE

It is important that as many people as possible take part, to get as good an effect as possible (messages are circulating around Europe).

The action is against the raises in petrol and diesel prices and is based on no-one filling up the tank on April 30, 2000.

The prices increase with an insane speed. It is time to do something about it, it is crazy that there are such high prices while there are millions of litres of oil in the oil storages. The oil producers have decided to decrease the oil production to make more money, not to save the environment. If we do not buy petrol during a whole day, the oil market would be destabilized, although only for a short time. With our means of communication it is very easy to reach a lot of people, so send this message to everyone you know:

DO NOT BUY PETROL OR DIESEL ON APRIL 30, 2000.

If you must have petrol, make sure to fill up the day before or the day after. Make sure you show them that we exist, even if this may seem a small action. Imagine that approx 50 litres petrol/diesel in a quarter of the vehicles in Europe (approx 200million vehicles x 50 litres make about 10 million litres) that would hurt the producers cashflow.

This would also make the media react. As you will understand this message will also be sent to all central media.
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Can anyone see this working?

Chris.

MatthewR

I don't see that kind of petrol boycott working at all.

Wouldn't petrol stations just put prices up either side of April 30th, knowing that demand will be higher, and then lower prices on the 30th to tempt people into buying?

In theory it sounds a good idea, but in practice, they'd get back any potential losses. Perhaps that's me just being a cynic though!

Besides, it's the Government we should be targetting, as most of the price of petrol is down to taxes. Anyone else feel ripped off having to pay VAT on the tax on petrol with our money that has already been subjected to income tax?!

Mind you, we're British. Way too polite/lazy to do anything about it!


Matthew

boomer

So you fill up the day before, or the day after, but do exactly the same number of miles. I don't think that this is going to alter the actual amount of petrol sold.

As for hurting the producers cashflow - How? The garage will have already bought and paid for the fuel, so the oil companies won't notice a thing. I expect that most fuel is bought via credit cards, and that normally has a few days delay before being billed, so even the garage won't have cashflow problems. Oh, and the 30th is a Sunday, so they won't even lose on the interest from cash sales, as the banks are closed (until the Tuesday!).

If anything, the garages will gain, 'cos they could shut up shop for the day, and save on staff wages!

mb

ChrisB

It rings a bell that this started in the RS Owner's club forum .

Chris.

Subarussian

I agree - this action is not going to hurt the cash flow. But that's not the point.

The idea is to generate publicity and start the snowball rolling. If you don't say anything you will never be heard!

MatthewR - you are right about the British "polite character" but it's never too late to change. We need a Petrol Revolution! I am Russian - I know