Derv prices

[Stitch]

I know it is viewed as the devil's own fuel on PH, but has anyone else noticed that the gap between the price of a litre of derv and a litre of petrol has widened over the last 2 weeks?

A month ago we had prices of say 138ppl for derv and 135ppl for petrol. Derv hasn't moved but petrol now seems to be around the 130ppl mark.

What is going on?

[lost in espace]

Its the winter, fuel is in demand for heating so the refineries are switching to that.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

a litre of diesel engined road vehicle?

petrol is about 128 here at the mo

[StottyZr]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

a litre of diesel engines road vehicle?

what?

[Vladimir]

Stitch said:

I know it is viewed as the devil's own fuel on PH, but has anyone else noticed that the gap between the price of a litre of derv and a litre of petrol has widened over the last 2 weeks?

A month ago we had prices of say 138ppl for derv and 135ppl for petrol. Derv hasn't moved but petrol now seems to be around the 130ppl mark.

What is going on?

Entice the masses into diesels using CO2 outputs, wait a few years, TAX THE LIVING SH*T out of them.

That appears to be what's happening.

It's cheaper than petrol pretty much everywhere else in the World.

[DanielC4GP]

Have noticed this myself too. Petrol seems to be going down whilst Diesel is staying the same. Some garages are charging 10p more a litre for Diesel.

[JM]

StottyZr said:

Trustmeimadoctor said:

a litre of diesel engines road vehicle?

what?

DERV

Diesel Engined Road Vehicle


DERV
It refers to the vehicle type/fuel requirement rather than a name for the fuel.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

as above i was been a git carry on :P

[BoRED S2upid]

Vladimir said:

Stitch said:

I know it is viewed as the devil's own fuel on PH, but has anyone else noticed that the gap between the price of a litre of derv and a litre of petrol has widened over the last 2 weeks?

A month ago we had prices of say 138ppl for derv and 135ppl for petrol. Derv hasn't moved but petrol now seems to be around the 130ppl mark.

What is going on?

Entice the masses into diesels using CO2 outputs, wait a few years, TAX THE LIVING SH*T out of them.

That appears to be what's happening.

It's cheaper than petrol pretty much everywhere else in the World.

This. Everyone has piled into the DERV's to save money = screw them for every penny you can, it will soon be 20p difference as more and more people "Save money" buying DERV's.

[kieranjholland]

I've just switched back to petrol from derv, enjoying it very much indeed. Added bonus is the price gap but that always seems to happen in winter.

I'm interested to see how this pans out

[va1o]

Garage round the corner from my work is charging 129.9p for petrol and 140.9p for diesel, more than a 10p difference!

[Fox-]

Just makes those of us with petrol engines more smug in mpg threads.

[Mr2Mike]

JM said:

DERV

Diesel Engined Road Vehicle


DERV
It refers to the vehicle type/fuel requirement rather than a name for the fuel.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/derv

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/derv

[Small Car]

...local garage owner is making 6p on petrol and trying his best to keep derv low with 2p margin, so in effect the gap should be greater.... I think he is at something like 136 and 142 respectively.

[andy-xr]

It's OK to say diesel isn't it?

ETA - I'm planning on doing 25k'ish miles next year and considering a newer car. Looks likely that petrol might be a cheaper option for me in overall costs

[kieranjholland]

It's ~11p difference around me in Leeds/Wakefield

[Rotaree]

Gaz. said:

LPG has increased considerably, I'm sure I saw a sign for it at 90p last week - happy to be corrected.

Paid 74p for it a couple of days ago.