3p Fuel Duty Increase Scrapped!!!!

[Bisonhead]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18588855

Get in there!...at least until next budget...

I know that the slight dip in prices recently will slowly become a 3p increase but does this mean that the government is listening?

[Stig]

More likely a seeded 'good news' story to distract the populace from the tax witch hunt for which Cameron is squarely in the crosshairs.

[BoostMonkey]

Well it's nice to have some good news for once, even if it is a postponement rather than a cancellation.

[Bisonhead]

Who cares, saves us £1.50 per fill-up!

[BoostMonkey]

Bisonhead said:

Who cares, saves us £1.50 per fill-up!

Should save me £150 over the 5 months if its delayed to Jan 2013.
Better than a kick in the balls.

Two tanks of free hoonen on the Evo T

[confused_buyer]

In fariness to Osborne since May 2010 he has raised fuel duty from 57.19p to 57.95p per litre.

Between 2008 and 2010 Darling raised it from 50.35p to 57.19p.

That doesn't include VAT rises but it is still quite a different approach.

[Crow555]

Bisonhead said:

Who cares, saves us £1.50 per fill-up!

Duty goes up 1p -> >whatisthiscountrycomingtoitslikelivinginadictatorship<

Rise in duty is postponed -> >whatisthiscountrycomingtolastweekapolishmanstolemywheeliebinmyMPshallhearaboutthis<

In other words, people will complain either way. There are far more important things to worry about.

[J4CKO]

I think we should all thank Mr Jimmy Carr for his generous, if belated income tax contributions as I suspect he is paying for this !

[Devil2575]

Good news.

3p a litre isn't much in the big scheme of things but it all adds up.

[Bill Carr]

Good news!

[Negative Creep]

Oh how nice of them. It's like someone repeatedly kicking you in the balls, but then telling you you should be happy since they decided not to wear steel toecaps

[Bisonhead]

Crow555 said:

Bisonhead said:

Who cares, saves us £1.50 per fill-up!

Duty goes up 1p -> >what is this country coming to its like living in a dictatorship<

Rise in duty is postponed -> >what is this country coming to last week a polish man stole my wheeliebin my MP shall hear about this<

In other words, people will complain either way. There are far more important things to worry about.

Eh? Whats this got to do with the price of gojuice? -> enjoyingnothavingtospendmoreofmyhardearnedonfuelforthetimebeing

[Pixelpeep]

I remember everyone going bananas when it hit £1.20 - now we are 'happy' its staying at £1.30.

anyone cleverer than me tracked the increase of fuel cost to the cost of living?

i know it sounds really old git-ish but i cant believe how much stuff like milk and beans are now!

[Bisonhead]

Negative Creep said:

Oh how nice of them. It's like someone repeatedly kicking you in the balls, but then telling you you should be happy since they decided not to wear steel toecaps

Dont know about you but if someone was repeatedly kicking me in the balls with steelies and decided to take them off and use normal boots I, for one, would definitely thank them! Every little elps, haha

[Crow555]

Just like Devil said above, it doesn't matter in the bigger picture but the daily mail types will complain no matter which way it goes.

[Bisonhead]

Crow555 said:

Just like Devil said above, it doesn't matter in the bigger picture but the daily mail types will complain no matter which way it goes.

Fair doos, you gotta roll with it...

[sparks_E39]

Petrol is still dropping... I paid £1.36 for V Power the other day when I was visiting Watford.

[redgriff500]

Pixelpeep said:

anyone cleverer than me tracked the increase of fuel cost to the cost of living?

i know it sounds really old git-ish but i cant believe how much stuff like milk and beans are now!

I have a wife so I have no idea about the price of food but I've noticed beer and sweets cost a lot more than they used to - then again so do houses...

about the only thing that hasn't risen exponentially are my earnings !

[Bisonhead]

redgriff500 said:

Pixelpeep said:

anyone cleverer than me tracked the increase of fuel cost to the cost of living?

i know it sounds really old git-ish but i cant believe how much stuff like milk and beans are now!

I have a wife so I have no idea about the price of food but I've noticed beer and sweets cost a lot more than they used to - then again so do houses...

about the only thing that hasn't risen exponentially are my earnings !

Brilliant. The scary and clouded world of the male PHer!

Food is bonkers expensive at the moment, probably because farmers are making more money growing that rape-seed stuff rather than actual edible crop.

[icetea]

<<<<<<<<<< thats me, not caring.