Fuel prices????
07 March 2010, 11:47 AM
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Fuel prices????
Is it just me or do fuel prices seem to getting very high again???
I am paying on average £1.20 a litre for v power. Seems that there is no outcry about it are people just not bothered anymore i am finding it quite difficult to run my car as an everyday car with fuel at these prices.
I am paying on average £1.20 a litre for v power. Seems that there is no outcry about it are people just not bothered anymore i am finding it quite difficult to run my car as an everyday car with fuel at these prices.
07 March 2010, 11:59 AM
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No outcry, because it is not the taxes which are responsible.
Just in the same way your grapes go up and down in price over the seasons, so it is with oil.
The price our petrol costs us is really in our own hands, we can run 20 mpg cars and pay up - or, we can buy something which returns 80 mpg and save a huge amount ... choice is ours.
There are claims here that a re-map would result in a much better mpg ... up to 2 mpg better in fact!! Could be the way to go? Not sure how many miles it would take to re-pay itself, mind you?
Just in the same way your grapes go up and down in price over the seasons, so it is with oil.
The price our petrol costs us is really in our own hands, we can run 20 mpg cars and pay up - or, we can buy something which returns 80 mpg and save a huge amount ... choice is ours.
There are claims here that a re-map would result in a much better mpg ... up to 2 mpg better in fact!! Could be the way to go? Not sure how many miles it would take to re-pay itself, mind you?
07 March 2010, 12:33 PM
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Very true the remap i had on mine has dramaticly helped the MPG. I live in gloucester and regualy go to see family in london and on a fair trip there and back it would cost me roughly £60 in juice but after an extra 110BHP and remap i can do the journey in £50 comfortably as well. its got to £1.25 in gloucester for v-power.
07 March 2010, 12:37 PM
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eh? how do you figure that? granted it's not purely down to tax/duty but we had a duty rise when VAT was dropped, then VAT went back up and there's a further duty rise due soon.
all in probably at least 8p on the litre.
and when was the last time you saw petrol prices falling?
all in probably at least 8p on the litre.
and when was the last time you saw petrol prices falling?
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07 March 2010, 02:10 PM
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Very true the remap i had on mine has dramaticly helped the MPG. I live in gloucester and regualy go to see family in london and on a fair trip there and back it would cost me roughly £60 in juice but after an extra 110BHP and remap i can do the journey in £50 comfortably as well. its got to £1.25 in gloucester for v-power.
I've heard it will be going up around 5p per litre in April
07 March 2010, 04:43 PM
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i have a push bike and cycle 5 days to work come rain or shine ,that doesnt phase me
but im not one for getting my pants pulled down and raped for my hard earned wages ,id rather give the money to my children ,it has gone up what 20-30p a litre since last year so that is a lot of extra toys or whatever they want
but im not one for getting my pants pulled down and raped for my hard earned wages ,id rather give the money to my children ,it has gone up what 20-30p a litre since last year so that is a lot of extra toys or whatever they want
07 March 2010, 05:15 PM
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Cost me over £60 last time I filled up though, don't know how the hell we have such a low inflation figure.
07 March 2010, 06:20 PM
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We do pay R7.50 to R7.90 at the moment. No idea what the Rand/Pound ratio is a the moment.
07 March 2010, 07:37 PM
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i have a push bike and cycle 5 days to work come rain or shine ,that doesnt phase me
but im not one for getting my pants pulled down and raped for my hard earned wages ,id rather give the money to my children ,it has gone up what 20-30p a litre since last year so that is a lot of extra toys or whatever they want
but im not one for getting my pants pulled down and raped for my hard earned wages ,id rather give the money to my children ,it has gone up what 20-30p a litre since last year so that is a lot of extra toys or whatever they want
What is being charged now is nothing compared to what it will be like in 5yrs, so you best buy it whilst it's cheap. 
07 March 2010, 08:15 PM
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No ones "raping" you.... it's your choice. You could say that you are "raping" the planet if you choose to use fossil fuels..... what would your kids think of that in 30yrs time. What is being charged now is nothing compared to what it will be like in 5yrs, so you best buy it whilst it's cheap.
What is being charged now is nothing compared to what it will be like in 5yrs, so you best buy it whilst it's cheap. 
but yes must be just me thats being raped .... theres enough oil to last the next billion years 
the government is still playing the green card
07 March 2010, 09:49 PM
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I worked for a large utility company and the money that was wasted was shameful.
but to put into context. The company is a dwarf compared to the finances the government has through it's hands, which made me simply consider the extent of waste they were responsible for.
doesn't matter who you vote for because the government always get in
but to put into context. The company is a dwarf compared to the finances the government has through it's hands, which made me simply consider the extent of waste they were responsible for.
doesn't matter who you vote for because the government always get in
08 March 2010, 12:04 AM
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I think you are on the wrong thread 
We are talking here about the Oil Companies ripping us all off - and how (if we really cared) could reduce our fuel bills by 75% .... by buying a sensible car - or by keeping your Scooby standard.
We are talking here about the Oil Companies ripping us all off - and how (if we really cared) could reduce our fuel bills by 75% .... by buying a sensible car - or by keeping your Scooby standard.
08 March 2010, 01:26 AM
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UK petrol tax rises are SIX TIMES higher than the rest of continent | Mail Online
Add to this the deliberate devaluation of the pound to stave off financial catastrophe, and we're gonna get raped !
Add to this the deliberate devaluation of the pound to stave off financial catastrophe, and we're gonna get raped !
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08 March 2010, 10:50 PM
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went tenerife an think unleaded was around 63p litre. we are being raped an taxes too high then they use that to claim for a swimming pool in there back gardens. if we wasnt being raped they wudnt be claiming
08 March 2010, 11:24 PM
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The price of petrol isn't high enough. The government should put the price up by around 20p per litre, scrap road tax with all its silly differentials including some being allowed on the roads free of charge, and then the real polluters, those who do the most miles per annum would pay for the privilege. Those of us who do around 5k per annum and paying £400 plus road fund licence are the ones being raped.
09 March 2010, 08:17 AM
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The price of petrol isn't high enough. The government should put the price up by around 20p per litre, scrap road tax with all its silly differentials including some being allowed on the roads free of charge, and then the real polluters, those who do the most miles per annum would pay for the privilege. Those of us who do around 5k per annum and paying £400 plus road fund licence are the ones being raped.
09 March 2010, 08:32 AM
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We're paying about the same in Ireland.
Only we get Ron95 for what you pay for Vpower.
About €1.25-1.29 a litre. Diesel is cheaper here than the UK though, mostly at 1.15 a litre now.
But like someone said already, when oil was near $150 a barrel we were paying €1.35-1.40, now its about 80 and we're only just short of that price??
Duty in Ireland has gone up 13c a litre on petrol an 9c on diesel since then, but it still doesnt add up.
Most of europe is still dearer than UK an Ire though. France, Germany and Spain anyway AFAIK.
Only we get Ron95 for what you pay for Vpower.
About €1.25-1.29 a litre. Diesel is cheaper here than the UK though, mostly at 1.15 a litre now.
But like someone said already, when oil was near $150 a barrel we were paying €1.35-1.40, now its about 80 and we're only just short of that price??
Duty in Ireland has gone up 13c a litre on petrol an 9c on diesel since then, but it still doesnt add up.
Most of europe is still dearer than UK an Ire though. France, Germany and Spain anyway AFAIK.