BP & Esso having fuel supply issues
Discussion
GrumpyV8 said:
Using above table, inflation websites and because I have nothing better to do (!) the most expensive fuel was in 2013 at £7.42 per gallon, whilst the cheapest was in 1992 at £3.88 per gallon (figures adjusted for inflation of course!). Fairly expensive in 1985 at £6.06 per gallon also. Any errors please accept my apologies.
steve-V8s said:
When I started buying 4star it was 24p gallon, which was the same as a pint in the local. Not entirely certain what a pint costs now but think for a while they tracked each other for price.
Not a million miles off now - £5.50 for a pint of lager is unfortunately too common around my way.
GrumpyV8 said:
Using above table, inflation websites and because I have nothing better to do (!) the most expensive fuel was in 2013 at £7.42 per gallon, whilst the cheapest was in 1992 at £3.88 per gallon (figures adjusted for inflation of course!). Fairly expensive in 1985 at £6.06 per gallon also. Any errors please accept my apologies.
Adjusted for inflation, fuel is currently cheaper than is was in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2000 and 1985.
If you further adjust to take into account the average economy of petrol vehicles (ignoring hybrids), fuel is cheaper than it's been for the last 20-odd years in terms of £ per mile.
38911 said:
Adjusted for inflation, I worked out 2011 as being the most expensive at £7.61 per gallon (167.6p a litre) in todays money.
Adjusted for inflation, fuel is currently cheaper than is was in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2000 and 1985.
If you further adjust to take into account the average economy of petrol vehicles (ignoring hybrids), fuel is cheaper than it's been for the last 20-odd years in terms of £ per mile.
There were (are?) 2 different rates of inflation %. One is CPI the other RPI. I think I used the CPI rates which tend to be lower than RPI. Whatever, cost of fuel is relatively low in recent years.Adjusted for inflation, fuel is currently cheaper than is was in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2000 and 1985.
If you further adjust to take into account the average economy of petrol vehicles (ignoring hybrids), fuel is cheaper than it's been for the last 20-odd years in terms of £ per mile.
GrumpyV8 said:
38911 said:
Adjusted for inflation, I worked out 2011 as being the most expensive at £7.61 per gallon (167.6p a litre) in todays money.
Adjusted for inflation, fuel is currently cheaper than is was in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2000 and 1985.
If you further adjust to take into account the average economy of petrol vehicles (ignoring hybrids), fuel is cheaper than it's been for the last 20-odd years in terms of £ per mile.
There were (are?) 2 different rates of inflation %. One is CPI the other RPI. I think I used the CPI rates which tend to be lower than RPI. Whatever, cost of fuel is relatively low in recent years.Adjusted for inflation, fuel is currently cheaper than is was in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2000 and 1985.
If you further adjust to take into account the average economy of petrol vehicles (ignoring hybrids), fuel is cheaper than it's been for the last 20-odd years in terms of £ per mile.
38911 said:
GrumpyV8 said:
Using above table, inflation websites and because I have nothing better to do (!) the most expensive fuel was in 2013 at £7.42 per gallon, whilst the cheapest was in 1992 at £3.88 per gallon (figures adjusted for inflation of course!). Fairly expensive in 1985 at £6.06 per gallon also. Any errors please accept my apologies.
Adjusted for inflation, fuel is currently cheaper than is was in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2000 and 1985.
If you further adjust to take into account the average economy of petrol vehicles (ignoring hybrids), fuel is cheaper than it's been for the last 20-odd years in terms of £ per mile.
rjfp1962 said:
So whats changed....... yep .... nothing....... self fulfilling prophecy...Biggy Stardust said:
Vanden Saab said:
less than 4 weeks since this all started and there is now no shortage of fuel at the pumps... what happened to the lack of drivers leading to shortages?
I'm sure all the posters going on about a structural supply issue will be along to answer you shortly.
untakenname said:
It's a highly strung EJ20 running two decades old engine management that's been mapped for performance, even the stock Japanese STI's (especially Foresters for some reason) will implode in less than one tank of normal unleaded so I'm not risking it.
I don't trust modern octane boosters.
I've used NF Nitrous Formula for many thousands of miles with various highly-strung EJ20s and haven't had an engine let go yetI don't trust modern octane boosters.
rjfp1962 said:
- grumpy not surprised face*
Harold, Tunbridge Wells.
poo at Paul's said:
Stocks may be back to normal, but has anyone seen the prices drop back to normal? ROund mine, the inflated prices which went up about 15% during the fuel crisis have remained. Super unleaded is 160 odd and super diesel near 180!
Diesel at my local Tesco went from 136.9/l to 144.9/l in just over two weeks.poo at Paul's said:
Stocks may be back to normal, but has anyone seen the prices drop back to normal? ROund mine, the inflated prices which went up about 15% during the fuel crisis have remained. Super unleaded is 160 odd and super diesel near 180!
I didn't think anyone bought "super diesel".SUL is around £1.45 here. Diesel around £1.40.
Oil prices have been rising a good chunk recently. I think down to us leaving the EU or FoML
Halmyre said:
Diesel at my local Tesco went from 136.9/l to 144.9/l in just over two weeks.
Same here. I swore I wouldn't let the car go below a quarter tank again, just in case the world loses it's marbles once more. But here I am with less than 50 miles estimated range remaining. Why? Because prices had gone up and I presumed that was to do with taking advantage of the spike in demand. But now, despite demand (anecdotally at least) easing back, prices only seem to be going one way, and it's definitely an upward trajectory. I feel like a fool now for not topping up from half a tank last week when it was 2p per litre cheaper. I'm sure I can get it cheaper a few miles up the road, but it seems daft to go using up fuel to chase cheaper prices when the saving may only be around 70p to £1.40 per tank at most. Especially when the cheaper prices are usually off in a direction I seldom really need to go.
Murph7355 said:
poo at Paul's said:
Stocks may be back to normal, but has anyone seen the prices drop back to normal? ROund mine, the inflated prices which went up about 15% during the fuel crisis have remained. Super unleaded is 160 odd and super diesel near 180!
I didn't think anyone bought "super diesel".SUL is around £1.45 here. Diesel around £1.40.
Oil prices have been rising a good chunk recently. I think down to us leaving the EU or FoML
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