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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Just been to Halfords to buy my regular Ad Blue to find it has gone up from £12 to £20 IN A WEEK!
I'm fortunate to be in a position that rising costs of everything aren't really a massive deal for me, but that stopped me in my tracks.
What price hikes have you noticed that have surprised you? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Not a price hike but a shock all the same. I got a pay rise of 6.6% nearly fell off my chair  "
That's great news!
I'm self employed and have just invoiced my main client with my new prices.
They will also be falling off their chairs when they see it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Not a price hike but a shock all the same. I got a pay rise of 6.6% nearly fell off my chair "
I did too. A Whole 9p a hour!! On top of the minimum wage... I can finally retire  |
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By *oo..Woman
over a year ago
Boo's World |
You can get it much cheaper if you look around first.
Asda had 10L for £13
Or even cheap shops like Wilko were selling 4L ones for £6.50 each.
Fuel stations are usually not bad prices either.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Buy Ad blu from a petrol garage, much cheaper and easier to fill.
Last year around 95p per litre, last month £1.17"
That's interesting, I didn't even know you could do that, thank you. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"You can get it much cheaper if you look around first.
Asda had 10L for £13
Or even cheap shops like Wilko were selling 4L ones for £6.50 each.
Fuel stations are usually not bad prices either.
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I definitely will from now on. |
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
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"Buy Ad blu from a petrol garage, much cheaper and easier to fill.
Last year around 95p per litre, last month £1.17
That's interesting, I didn't even know you could do that, thank you."
Not all garages have an Ad blu pump but check when you fill up. They are getting more common and you will get to know where they are. I think supermarkets generally don't have Ad blu pumps, independents and motorway services are more likely. |
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"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's
Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol. "
It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then? |
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"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's
Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol.
It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then?"
Just googled it. I had no idea that this was even a thing.
From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum. |
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"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's
Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol.
It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then?
Just googled it. I had no idea that this was even a thing.
From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum."
See my first post re origin and price |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's
Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol.
It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then?
Just googled it. I had no idea that this was even a thing.
From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum."
It's a question that's on a few peoples mind.. who thought Pigs urine would be useful?
Next question is who thought it would be even a useful component?  |
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"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's
Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol.
It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then?
Just googled it. I had no idea that this was even a thing.
From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum.
It's a question that's on a few peoples mind.. who thought Pigs urine would be useful?
Next question is who thought it would be even a useful component? "
It's not made from pigs urine |
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"It’s urea.
Most of the worlds urea comes from Ukrainian and Russia.
This time last year 46% granular urea was about 300 to 320 a tonne, it’s now around the £1000 mark. "
Maybe we all need to start pissing in a bucket, keep it until the summer, and then let the water evaporate out in the sunshine. Got to be a commercial opportunity there... |
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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago
Longridge |
"Just been to Halfords to buy my regular Ad Blue to find it has gone up from £12 to £20 IN A WEEK!
I'm fortunate to be in a position that rising costs of everything aren't really a massive deal for me, but that stopped me in my tracks.
What price hikes have you noticed that have surprised you?"
£8.99 for 10 litres in ALDI special buy last week. Europe Car Parts had 20 litres for £20.
How many litres Morrisons? |
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From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum.
It's a question that's on a few peoples mind.. who thought Pigs urine would be useful?
Next question is who thought it would be even a useful component?
It's not made from pigs urine"
It's made from urine mainly. Nothing to do with petroleum |
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"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's
Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol.
It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then?
Just googled it. I had no idea that this was even a thing.
From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum.
It's a question that's on a few peoples mind.. who thought Pigs urine would be useful?
Next question is who thought it would be even a useful
component? "
It’s not pigs urine.
It’s needed because that’s how manufacturers get their engines passed for emissions control.
Without it they wouldn’t get the emissions low enough. |
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From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum.
It's a question that's on a few peoples mind.. who thought Pigs urine would be useful?
Next question is who thought it would be even a useful component?
It's not made from pigs urine
It's made from urine mainly. Nothing to do with petroleum"
It's really isnt. The only way that so much could be obtained with the required purity is if it is synthesised in vast amounts. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It’s urea.
Most of the worlds urea comes from Ukrainian and Russia.
This time last year 46% granular urea was about 300 to 320 a tonne, it’s now around the £1000 mark.
Maybe we all need to start pissing in a bucket, keep it until the summer, and then let the water evaporate out in the sunshine. Got to be a commercial opportunity there..."
history lesson passing in a bucket...the used to use urine in the tanning of leather and used to pay people for their piss.. as to both says piss poor..and not got a pot to piss in.. |
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