bigsinky

or are we get fcuked over again

jon44w

The later Im afraid. NIs too small to be worth bothering over for the big cheeses in suits

hedgehog

I've been thinking about this as well. Is it true that it's not coming here?

I know we are nothing but a pack of bog-men but some of us have moved on from donkeys. In financial terms the petrol companies are always telling us how tight their margins are so surely any tiny increase in turnover would be important to them? Now, I can't guess how many people would fill up with Ultimate but say it was even 1000 and we each spend 1000 quid per year. Well, there is another million in turnover.

Any company that can turn down another million quid in turnover does not have tight margins if you ask me!

Perhaps we could use a similar line in letters to the press to put a bit of pressure on them?

Sloaner

good point hedgehog. who wants to draft of a letter. we can all put our names to it.

jon44w

Hedgehog I think individual petrol stations stocking the fuel is more a problem even if the companys do agree to send it over. The big Esso in Ballymena is even considering removing SUL as sales are low and its taking up a pump or two. Sorry to be so negative as I would love to see the fuel here as much as anyone else

hedgehog

That is a good point, it doesn't matter how many interested parties there are in the country if we each visit our own local petrol station and so the average user per station figure works out at 0.15 then it's not worthwhile keeping a pump for something you don't sell.
In saying that my local garage now has 3 SUL pumps and I believe they only used to have 1.
Perhaps there is still scope for at least a little email to the BP folks? I bet they have a contact email address on their web site and if they see some interest, specially as Optimax isn't already in the market here, then it might be enough to tempt them.
Must have a dig around and drop them a line.

jon44w

Post the email address up if yo can and we can all drop them a line.

my00scooby

iTrader: (1)

email address is: careline@bp.com

bigsinky

Well I got a reply

Dear Mr Sinclair,

Thank you for your email regarding BP Ultimate.

BP Ultimate Unleaded and Diesel are being gradually rolled out across the network from 07/10/03 from sites in the London area.

By the end of October we hope to have Ultimate in 400 stores. By the end of this year, BP Ultimate will be readily available across the country and by the 1st quarter of 2004 we aim to have BP Ultimate fuels available across the whole BP network.

Thank you again, if you have any further queries please don't hesitate to call the BP Careline on 0800 402 402.

Yours sincerely,

Freddie Boniface
Customer Care Advisor
BP Oil UK Ltd

200+Bhp

sounds good bigsinky I was also told this morning that Shell over here are pushing very hard to get optimax into pumps as well, maybe the thought of bp bringing this in will make them get a move on

[Edited by 200+Bhp - 10/10/2003 1:43:13 PM]

bigsinky

Jonathan,

How are you m8. will need to give you a ring for some more NF.

cheers

sinky

ustolemyname??stevieturbo

iTrader: (1)

You did tell them you were from Northern Ireland???

Sounds like a very diplomatic answer. We know it will cover the mainland, but they always seem to forget about us.

I may be a pessimist, but I also doubt Shell will bring optimax here. Even Shell garages are becoming thin on the ground, after all Shell owned garages closed down.

200+Bhp

Stevie, He knows where we are from, The source is involved with Shell and also based in N.Ireland so I guess that means it could be comming here after all, spured on maybe by the thought that possibly BP will bring in a rival fuel.

I wont be holding my breath though just incase

a4turbos

The Ultimate fuel is only 97RON not 100 as some boards have reported. Would still be nice to get it though and force Optimax into NI as well.

http://www.bp.com/ultimate/uk/petrol/default.asp

[Edited by a4turbos - 10/13/2003 3:40:33 PM]

Hong Kong Phooey

Filled up with Ultimate last night @ BP station on Ladas Drive.
They've changed all their SUL nozzels for Ultimate. Current price 82.9p.

Sloaner

Bought some in Coleraine for the same price.

barrybudden

SUL in Magherafelt is 88p per litre.

Andy W STI

This is good news indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good on ya BP, Shell has been ignoring my e-mails about optimax since it came out.!!

Andy

bigsinky

BP ultimate is 97 ron anyways, so i will stick with sainsburys SUL at 75.9ppl

cheers

big sinky

200+Bhp

OMG BS !! from what I've seen of that stuff it aint always good

YHM BTW