150% Price Increase at BP stations
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Was there no way you could have been more dramatic and misleading with the thread title?
Edit to add a copy of the OP, which got deleted:
Edit to add a copy of the OP, which got deleted:
Silver C6 said:
Don't know about you guys, but I find it rather re-assuring filling my tank at a BP or Shell petrol station. Old established and trusted British companies, despite some recent problems.
What I also like about my local BP station is that they only charge you 20p to check/inflate your tyres, unlike the people across the road who want 50p.
Good on BP I always think. They are making enough money from you on the fuel, so its a "nice touch" that the tyre machine still requires only 20p. It's one of the factors that makes me go back.
Not anymore. Went down the other day and a new sign on the machine now reads 50p. I make that a 150% price increase. Reminded me of the David Cameron saying "We are all in this together." Petrol retailers obviously "Yes."
What I also like about my local BP station is that they only charge you 20p to check/inflate your tyres, unlike the people across the road who want 50p.
Good on BP I always think. They are making enough money from you on the fuel, so its a "nice touch" that the tyre machine still requires only 20p. It's one of the factors that makes me go back.
Not anymore. Went down the other day and a new sign on the machine now reads 50p. I make that a 150% price increase. Reminded me of the David Cameron saying "We are all in this together." Petrol retailers obviously "Yes."
Edited by Captain Muppet on Tuesday 5th March 12:20
All air-lines in French petrol stations are free because of a government backed campaign to underline the safety and 'green' benefits of correctly inflated tyres. AFAIK Germany too.
Can't see the UK doing anything similar (plus there'll be the naysayers who will argue that the money 'lost' will be added on somewhere else......)
Can't see the UK doing anything similar (plus there'll be the naysayers who will argue that the money 'lost' will be added on somewhere else......)
Silver C6 said:
Don't know about you guys, but I find it rather re-assuring filling my tank at a BP or Shell petrol station. Old established and trusted British companies, despite some recent problems.
What I also like about my local BP station is that they only charge you 20p to check/inflate your tyres, unlike the people across the road who want 50p.
Good on BP I always think. They are making enough money from you on the fuel, so its a "nice touch" that the tyre machine still requires only 20p. It's one of the factors that makes me go back.
Not anymore. Went down the other day and a new sign on the machine now reads 50p. I make that a 150% price increase. Reminded me of the David Cameron saying "We are all in this together." Petrol retailers obviously "Yes."
And that's why they have their prices higher than the supermarkets, because people like you will pay for a supposed 'superior' product.What I also like about my local BP station is that they only charge you 20p to check/inflate your tyres, unlike the people across the road who want 50p.
Good on BP I always think. They are making enough money from you on the fuel, so its a "nice touch" that the tyre machine still requires only 20p. It's one of the factors that makes me go back.
Not anymore. Went down the other day and a new sign on the machine now reads 50p. I make that a 150% price increase. Reminded me of the David Cameron saying "We are all in this together." Petrol retailers obviously "Yes."
GroundEffect said:
And that's why they have their prices higher than the supermarkets, because people like you will pay for a supposed 'superior' product.
Shell seem to price-match the local supermarkets around here. No idea about BP. Mind you, I still fill up at Asda because it's a mile closer.
Those machines are probably inaccurate anyway (god knows when they're calibrated, if ever!). The other problem is you have to drive to the forecourt to use them which warms the tyres slightly and causes the pressures to increase from cold.
£30 spent on an accurate gauge and footpump or 12v compressor is a much better idea- or you could do what everybody else does and don't bother checking them. Ever. That's very cheap, until the tyres wear out prematurely or start cracking.
£30 spent on an accurate gauge and footpump or 12v compressor is a much better idea- or you could do what everybody else does and don't bother checking them. Ever. That's very cheap, until the tyres wear out prematurely or start cracking.
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