FUEL PRICES JUST GETTING RIDICULOUS
FUEL PRICES JUST GETTING RIDICULOUS
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BOBVXRO

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119 posts

188 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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Other forums all saying how bad the fuel prices are, nobody actually doing anything.

One way is to join the block on use of main fuel suppliers, Shell, BP etc and try and use just the Tescos and Asda ones where you can get fuel saver prices ie 5p off a litre. This will hit the major manufacturers hard if it is a sustained project for say a week or even better a month. There is something happening on 1st April and this could be the starting date.

Need to get all car forums united on anything to do with fuel as it has to be a national thing

kambites

71,459 posts

250 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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How exactly is hitting the major suppliers going to help anything?

Mr Gear

9,416 posts

219 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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Why not use less fuel if you can't afford it?

Andehh

7,594 posts

235 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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We all complain, no one does anything. I've signed up to every campaign there is out there but it all comes down to one thing...this country has no fking money, they need to dig themselves out somehow! coffee

DrTre

12,957 posts

261 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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Just where do you think Tesco et al get their fuel from?

MG CHRIS

9,322 posts

196 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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Where do you think tesco, asda exc get there petrol from

Epic Winning

107 posts

186 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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Nah, these price hikes are forcing all the dunderheads, the poor & chavs off the road. All that'll be left is petrolheads and empty roads...ahhh cloud9

king arthur

7,872 posts

290 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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Every time I fill the Jag up I console myself with the thought that I'm doing my bit to get the deficit down.

anonymous-user

83 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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I`m fine with the prices being high for the moment until we have got control of the countries finances again. Once we are, they should be dropped.

It sucks at the moment but its better for the long term

david_h

579 posts

292 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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I don't drive to work, commute in by train.

Had to drop my car for a service at garage around the M25 the other morning, 6.40am I hit the M25 and it was rammed, ridiculous.

Fuel price clearly not a big impact for most people.

I paid £1.36 for super at Tesco's the other day, although generally I don't even look at the price anymore.

The budget (2 weeks time) contains another 2p duty rise, although I think this is likely to be postponed.

Fox-

13,572 posts

275 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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For every litre of fuel you buy, 80p of this is tax and duty.

THIS is where efforts should be focused.

We pay lots for fuel because most of it is tax.

andym1603

1,885 posts

201 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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What is the point of refusing to buy petrol from a major supplier. Everybody (well most of us) know that petrol
costs less than 50pence per litre to produce. The price we pay at the pump, forgetting the pennies profit a filling
station makes per litre is mostly tax. The government make 75% tax on the cost we pay.
The only way pump price is going to reduce if if the bean counters at Westminster reduce the tax, and we all know
that is not going to happen. They basically have us over a barrel.
Andy..

soda

1,131 posts

190 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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Epic Winning said:
Nah, these price hikes are forcing all the dunderheads, the poor & chavs off the road. All that'll be left is petrolheads and empty roads...ahhh cloud9
No, all that will be left is rich petrolheads and empty roads. Not all of us have unlimited funds, to be honest it's starting to bug me paying out almost £100 a week.

kambites

71,459 posts

250 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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Ultimately it'll force people to live closer to where they work (or work closer to where they live, if you prefer putting it that way), which wouldn't be a bad thing.

ZOLLAR

19,920 posts

202 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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BOBVXRO said:
Other forums all saying how bad the fuel prices are, nobody actually doing anything.

One way is to join the block on use of main fuel suppliers, Shell, BP etc and try and use just the Tescos and Asda ones where you can get fuel saver prices ie 5p off a litre. This will hit the major manufacturers hard if it is a sustained project for say a week or even better a month. There is something happening on 1st April and this could be the starting date.

Need to get all car forums united on anything to do with fuel as it has to be a national thing
Op you are "Tyler Durden" AICMFP





"His name is Robert Paulson" hehe

turboman786

1,131 posts

216 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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The roadas are still gridlocked, so clearly the price of fuel isn't putting people off driving on mass....


SarGara

413 posts

205 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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BOBVXRO said:
There is something happening on 1st April and this could be the starting date.

Need to get all car forums united on anything to do with fuel as it has to be a national thing
April Fools? How fitting hehe

trickywoo

14,145 posts

259 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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turboman786 said:
The roadas are still gridlocked, so clearly the price of fuel isn't putting people off driving on mass....
yes Its the same number of vehicles and they are driving even slower than normal.

redgriff500

28,982 posts

292 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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david_h said:
Had to drop my car for a service at garage around the M25 the other morning, 6.40am I hit the M25 and it was rammed, ridiculous.

Fuel price clearly not a big impact for most people.
It's simply a case that for most people THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION but to use a car.

Unless you live near work or live and work in a city public transport simply doesn't work.

There was a thread a while ago when the Gov't put up a website to show the public transport options to get you to work.

3hrs to do a 30min journey in a car was common as was £20 bill to get to work.


Monty Python

4,813 posts

226 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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turboman786 said:
The roadas are still gridlocked, so clearly the price of fuel isn't putting people off driving on mass....
Don't seem to be driving any slower either, so obviously little concern about how much it's costing at the moment.

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