Shell petrol prices

[exkay]

Over the last couple of weeks i`ve been noticing that some Shell stations are being "resonable" with there prices, buy that i mean a fair bit cheaper than all the other brands, has anyone noticed this ?
I bought diesel today at 140.9p...looking at most of the others they are up around the 145p mark.
Now i know we are all being ripped off for fuel anyway, compared to other countries around the world, but i wonder if we all went to Shell, and boycotted the others, we`d maybe get some kind of price war going ? or am i just beiing stupidly hopefull ???? one of you bright sparks will no doubt come up with a reason !!! it seems tho that diesel is ridiculously more expensive than petrol, why is this folks ?

[davidsc]

Shell is about 3-4p a litre cheaper down here too (Cornwall).

Shame the station is 6 miles the wrong way for me

[StottyZr]

Its quite cheap near me too, I always fill up with shell if I can. I feel like I'm putting better fuel in with shell :S

[redgriff500]

Shell station in Solihull is always the cheapest around here.

[Dr Interceptor]

We have just switched our company fuel card over to Shell as their prices are very good round here too. We get an extra couple of pence off through the card too.

[Happy82]

Cheaper in Oldswinford too, £1.30 but the station opposite is £1.34 for petrol. Diesel is 4p a litre cheaper as well.

[Frances The Mute]

Happy82 said:

Cheaper in Oldswinford too, £1.30 but the station opposite is £1.34 for petrol. Diesel is 4p a litre cheaper as well.

That's my local, too. V Power is several pence cheaper than other Shell stations around the area.

It's nice to have a quality, higher octane fuel available that's only marginally more expensive than most 95ron equivalents.

[Matt_N]

It's the other way here, more expensive by a few pence.

Local Shell unleaded 137.9, Morrisons 132.9.

This is, I think, down to the garage being an independently owned one.

For example, they didn't offer the 5p off V-Power on Valentine's day like normal Shell garages.

[jshell]

exkay said:

Over the last couple of weeks i`ve been noticing that some Shell stations are being "resonable" with there prices, buy that i mean a fair bit cheaper than all the other brands, has anyone noticed this ?
I bought diesel today at 140.9p...looking at most of the others they are up around the 145p mark.
Now i know we are all being ripped off for fuel anyway, compared to other countries around the world, but i wonder if we all went to Shell, and boycotted the others, we`d maybe get some kind of price war going ? or am i just beiing stupidly hopefull ???? one of you bright sparks will no doubt come up with a reason !!! it seems tho that diesel is ridiculously more expensive than petrol, why is this folks ?

Here we go again!

The garages are not owned by Shell but by individuals, companies or franchises. They set the pump price, not 'Shell'.

So, yes, you are being ridiculously hopeful. Or, or, you could try a Facebook campaign....

[jamei303]

I've generally found Shell cheaper than BP, perhaps they charge lower franchise fees?

[Superhoop]

Anyone else think the OP owns a Shell franchise?

I thought it was quite a sensible post, right up to the point where the word boycott was mentioned.

As for fuel prices in the UK being higher than other countries around the world, I suggest you pop over to Germany and fill up - I was over there last week, and fuel prices made me want to cry. The cheapest we found was 1.54 Euros a litre

[Vocal Minority]

Shell in Brum (well Selly Oak and Northfield) have always been cheaper

[Gonewest]

A lot of shell sites are still owned by Shell and these are the ones that tend to keep the price down.A lot of other retailers will put their price way up to increase profit margin and not care so much about volume....less customers but still the same profit

[car95]

Totally old hat, and totally wrong:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp

Fungible!

[julian64]

Superhoop said:

Anyone else think the OP owns a Shell franchise?

I thought it was quite a sensible post, right up to the point where the word boycott was mentioned.

As for fuel prices in the UK being higher than other countries around the world, I suggest you pop over to Germany and fill up - I was over there last week, and fuel prices made me want to cry. The cheapest we found was 1.54 Euros a litre

Which is about £1.29 ....... so cheaper. You should have been laughing, not crying

[louiebaby]

julian64 said:

Superhoop said:

As for fuel prices in the UK being higher than other countries around the world, I suggest you pop over to Germany and fill up - I was over there last week, and fuel prices made me want to cry. The cheapest we found was 1.54 Euros a litre

Which is about £1.29 ....... so cheaper. You should have been laughing, not crying

Indeed.

I'm wondering what the V-Power, or equivalent, might be in Calais on Sat, as I'm doing a booze cruise. Do I fill up there or here? I suppose I could sling £10 in here, which would get me back here if it's more expensive over there.

[jatinder]

Dr Interceptor said:

We have just switched our company fuel card over to Shell as their prices are very good round here too. We get an extra couple of pence off through the card too.

I thought they don't give discounts any more?

My dads clio has been running on shell Diesel for all of its life (235,000 +) still on original injectors and turbo.

I'm sure that has something to do with it! They normaly go on those models.

[exkay]

So, a few different views, together with the "odd grumpy old man" answer, you know who you are ! but generally we all agree that Shell is a better deal than most, regardless of it being a franchise or owned by Shell, i know where i`ll be buying mine anyway, thanks for your input folks.