Price of fuel around the world
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JuanGandini

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1,509 posts

169 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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Interesting calculator on the BBC News website today.

As a result, I'm thinking of moving to Venezuela!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21238363

micawrx

280 posts

190 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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No Arab countries?

I think Saudi would be up there.... (and UAE)

Dubai - 17 quid to fill up a Pajero

scenario8

7,981 posts

209 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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Is this thread in any way different to this thread

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

a few centimetres lower on the NP+E page?

Bill Carr

2,234 posts

264 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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I'm somewhat confused as to why the US is on there several times but e.g. Canada and Australia aren't.

Asterix

24,438 posts

258 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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micawrx said:
No Arab countries?

I think Saudi would be up there.... (and UAE)

Dubai - 17 quid to fill up a Pajero
Dubai is expensive for the Gulf countries (28p per litre) - there's moves afoot to drop it in line with Saudi.

P-Jay

11,408 posts

221 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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it's listing Venezuela as costing £0.00 per litre, is petrol free there then?!

scenario8

7,981 posts

209 months

Wednesday 30th January 2013
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P-Jay said:
it's listing Venezuela as costing £0.00 per litre, is petrol free there then?!
In the other thread it has been explained a number of times that Venezuala's socialist governments hugely subsides domestic fuel as a means of political control.

Jimbeaux

33,791 posts

261 months

Thursday 31st January 2013
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hehe I like how for the US you get a choice of the US in geeral and US-California. Viva the People's Republic of Cali! biggrin