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Wish me luck, I have half a tank already so wont be too bad.
On the plus side it should be about 1 month before I need to venture onto a petrol station forecourt again.
On another side note it wont be long where cars where the fuel inside the car is worth more than the car itself. |
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"Do you need to fill up if you have half a tank?"
I pass a cheap petrol station on the way to work so will fill up even if it just means saving a few pennies.
The rate its going up if I leave it for a week it will be up a few more p's a litre.
I also feel a fuel blockade or protest is around the corner, these increase must be affecting haulage companies alot.
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I am pretty sure I remember strikes and haulers and tractors lining the roads when fuel hit £1.30 years ago..
Where are they now....!!!!
Fuel is the government's way of paying for bexit and covid!!!
50% of the price goes to the government..
Remember that when you fill up today...!!!!
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"Do you need to fill up if you have half a tank?
Good point. Wait 2 weeks, don't give the oil giants your money until you really have to."
No, just let them benefit from the inevitable price rise in between! |
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"Do you need to fill up if you have half a tank?
I pass a cheap petrol station on the way to work so will fill up even if it just means saving a few pennies.
The rate its going up if I leave it for a week it will be up a few more p's a litre.
I also feel a fuel blockade or protest is around the corner, these increase must be affecting haulage companies alot.
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Haulage companies might be paying greater fuel cost but they are being smart..
Consolidating shipments for less journeys. Means delivery times are increased for you and I.
Charging on average £20,000 per trip. Means price hikes on products for you and I... |
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"Do you need to fill up if you have half a tank?
I try not to go under half a tank since we had petrol shortages. The worry that I won't be able to get to my dad's isn't worth it "
I agree...try not to let it get under half a tank.
If there is going to be some fuel protest etc you can be sure the cost will rise even more. |
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By *hoirCouple
over a year ago
Clacton/Bury St. Edmunds |
I'm almost out and will have to fill up Monday, absolutely dreading it, last I filled up properly was about £88 but obviously has gone up since then.
I was also wondering about the strikes, I remember it happening when it went to over £1 a litre and when it hit £1.50 and yet not a peep now 
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"I am pretty sure I remember strikes and haulers and tractors lining the roads when fuel hit £1.30 years ago..
Where are they now....!!!!
Fuel is the government's way of paying for bexit and covid!!!
50% of the price goes to the government..
Remember that when you fill up today...!!!!
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I doubt we’ll see blockades like that ever again, thanks to tony Blair after the 2000 blockades.. he changed the laws to make it illegal and drivers can lose their licenses and operators shut down.. no one will take the risk again..
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Over here in Spain the prices have gone up, however when the prices started to rise the lorry drivers decided to strike a result of which the government gave a 30 cents rebate on each litre of diesel or petrol, so we're currently paying about €1.65/€1.70 a litre.up until the rises started I was paying €1.35 a litre |
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We’re all p’d off at how the prices have shot up and all moan but few will do anything..
so here’s an idea which with enough support across the country could help..
BP is normally the dearest and their CEO bernard looney said earlier this year and I quote’fuel is a cash cow’ .. so just avoid bp like the plague , we can all use an alternative and save money, maybe with the exception of some comps fuel card users.. even avoid the m&s shops inside and get them to put pressure on bp too..
this would work on supply and demand, they’ll have a surplus of fuel and will have no choice but lower they’re prices. This would have to be a sustained thing over several months.
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"I am staggered at the cost of petrol in Libya and Venezuela.$0.05 per litre !"
Likewise in Trinidad where not only do they produce their own but it is nationalised along with the filling stations.
(I am happy to be corrected on this, though, as I haven't been there since 2019 but hopefully it hasn't changed) |
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"I am staggered at the cost of petrol in Libya and Venezuela.$0.05 per litre !
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Although if the conditions aren't much better than when someone we knew managed to get out of Venezuela a few years back I'd sooner pay our prices |
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
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"Wish me luck, I have half a tank already so wont be too bad.
On the plus side it should be about 1 month before I need to venture onto a petrol station forecourt again.
On another side note it wont be long where cars where the fuel inside the car is worth more than the car itself. "
I wish you luck. I had 2 gallons left and filled up a couple of weeks ago, £100.01 (yes, that did my ocd in a treat lol) and I just kinda sighed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Well said, the government is partially responsible for the energy price hike and they are not doing enough. Why nobody protest??!
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They can’t afford to drive anywhere to meet as a group. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A quick google says the uk sells roughly 120 million litres per day of fuel for both petrol and diesel.
Given the price increase it means the government now collect roughly 14p more per litre in duty and VAT over what was the normal price around the £1.50-£1.60.
They're collecting an extra £16.8 million per day in revenue.
Thieving bastards.
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"Unless the whole county stood together and said enough is enough! Nothing will happen! "
I was saying that to my daughter today. If we all refused for even a week to put fuel in.. then it would be a massive protest but people will whinge, then pay anyway.
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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Haulage companies might be paying greater fuel cost but they are being smart..
Consolidating shipments for less journeys. Means delivery times are increased for you and I.
Charging on average £20,000 per trip. Means price hikes on products for you and I..."
The price for delivering an HGV load from a to b is significantly less than 20k. Most if the time it's less than 1k.
Also, the haulage industry has been consolidating loads as much as possible for years. That's called business sense. |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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"Unless the whole county stood together and said enough is enough! Nothing will happen! "
I already buy fuel only when I need to. Who are these people making elective journeys who will somehow bring the country to its knees (more...  ) and magically change the worldwide oil price? |
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Haulage companies might be paying greater fuel cost but they are being smart..
Consolidating shipments for less journeys. Means delivery times are increased for you and I.
Charging on average £20,000 per trip. Means price hikes on products for you and I...
The price for delivering an HGV load from a to b is significantly less than 20k. Most if the time it's less than 1k.
Also, the haulage industry has been consolidating loads as much as possible for years. That's called business sense."
From the meetings I was in last week, definitely not 1k...  |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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From the meetings I was in last week, definitely not 1k... "
Was that the delivered cost of the product (which is charged to you by your supplier), or the delivery charge for the movement (which is charged to the supplier by the haulier)? |
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From the meetings I was in last week, definitely not 1k...
Was that the delivered cost of the product (which is charged to you by your supplier), or the delivery charge for the movement (which is charged to the supplier by the haulier)?"
It's a valid point.
However I am led to believe it's haulier. Our pricing was around 1k, but these pricing changes are expected to hit our industry in next the couple of months particularly on our direct drives.
They have already hit other industries so I was told. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Unless the whole county stood together and said enough is enough! Nothing will happen! I was saying that to my daughter today. If we all refused for even a week to put fuel in.. then it would be a massive protest but people will whinge, then pay anyway. "
 we all say but nobody does it.
We protested over 20 yr ago because it went Over 90p.  and now we pay whatever they tell us to.
I vote for everyone in fab to strike. That’ll tell em.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I don't understand why some blame the government. Am I missing something? Did they actively increase the prices somehow or the tax rate on it?
Isn't it determined by factors like the rising US$ exchange rate because of their rising interest rates or oil prices as determined by OPEC and supply issues? Some oil producing nations subsidise their fuel to their population to keep them from an uprising. Little things like that, right? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I don't understand why some blame the government. Am I missing something? Did they actively increase the prices somehow or the tax rate on it?
Isn't it determined by factors like the rising US$ exchange rate because of their rising interest rates or oil prices as determined by OPEC and supply issues? Some oil producing nations subsidise their fuel to their population to keep them from an uprising. Little things like that, right? "
Exactly this.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A change of strategy for me will be to now only put in what fuel is needed for a day or two. I’ve been a victim of successful and failed attempts at fuel theft from my car. I lost half a tank on one occasion. |
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"I don't understand why some blame the government. Am I missing something? Did they actively increase the prices somehow or the tax rate on it?
Isn't it determined by factors like the rising US$ exchange rate because of their rising interest rates or oil prices as determined by OPEC and supply issues? Some oil producing nations subsidise their fuel to their population to keep them from an uprising. Little things like that, right? "
Well, when EVERYTHING is increasing due to external geopolitical issues the government has a responsibility to take care of it’s people. In this instance the government duty accounts for 40%+ of what we pay on fuel. They could absolutely do something about that and should. |
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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago
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I buy fuel in bulk for the HGV fleet where I work. It's cheaper than pump prices, but still expensive. I buy around 20,000 litres per week. Last week it was £1.55 + VAT per litre.
I made a 90-second phone call to my supplier to place the order, and spent £31,000 + VAT. This is a weekly occurrence. The price had increased 7p per litre from the week before, which is an increase of £1,400 + VAT.
Over a year I spend well over £1m on fuel on behalf of the company. Mind-blowing |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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As a short term measure I recently bought a tiny Smart car. Petrol in France is just over 2€ a litre at the moment as Gov has given a 15cent rebate. To fill my car up from almost empty costs about 27€.
I think it was a smart move .
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Read an article on Bloomberg earlier today.. apparently the Uk had sold over 3 BILLION litres of fuel to the USA this year! That’s a piss take, USA prices are currently a little over half of what we pay here.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I don't understand why some blame the government. Am I missing something? Did they actively increase the prices somehow or the tax rate on it?
Isn't it determined by factors like the rising US$ exchange rate because of their rising interest rates or oil prices as determined by OPEC and supply issues? Some oil producing nations subsidise their fuel to their population to keep them from an uprising. Little things like that, right?
Well, when EVERYTHING is increasing due to external geopolitical issues the government has a responsibility to take care of it’s people. In this instance the government duty accounts for 40%+ of what we pay on fuel. They could absolutely do something about that and should. "
How would you propose they put it back to 40% when times have settled without facing a massive round of whinging by the population again? I don't know about you but faced with that prospect, I'd try something else rather more temporary and easier to remove once external factors have calmed down. |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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"Read an article on Bloomberg earlier today.. apparently the Uk had sold over 3 BILLION litres of fuel to the USA this year! That’s a piss take, USA prices are currently a little over half of what we pay here.. "
The US hardly imports any oil. Pretty sure it's a net exporter |
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"I don't understand why some blame the government. Am I missing something? Did they actively increase the prices somehow or the tax rate on it?
Isn't it determined by factors like the rising US$ exchange rate because of their rising interest rates or oil prices as determined by OPEC and supply issues?"
It's not 'determined' by those factors, though they play a role. However, I would argue that a more important role is played by capitalism. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Just filled the tank in my yard to run all my machinery, this time last year it used to cost me about 65pence per litre for red now I have to run on white diesel it cost me £1.78 per litre luckily it's only a 10000 litre tank!!!!!!!!! Let you do the maths probably last me 5 weeks depending on the work load. |
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It cost us over £100 to fill up hubby’s car the other day, that will last about a month as he only uses it to go and from work.
When I started working in the city centre I made the decision to get a bus pass because parking would cost me 30% more than using public transport. I’m rather glad I did because we couldn’t afford to run two cars at that price every month |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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"When are the motorway blockades going to start?
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You're going to drive to a motorway in order to make your fellow citizens waste expensive fuel?
That's not exactly sticking it to "the man", is it? |
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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago
Market Harborough / Kettering |
It's really really simple! If everyone boycotted Shell and BP and I mean everyone the price would tumble very very quickly. OK tesco, asda, Morrisons etc would be rammed but it would be worth it ! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's really really simple! If everyone boycotted Shell and BP and I mean everyone the price would tumble very very quickly. OK tesco, asda, Morrisons etc would be rammed but it would be worth it !"
It’s like that where I am, an empty BP forecourt, and queues out of the Tesco station.
I’ve also noted that the school run traffic has noticeably reduced. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"Wish me luck, I have half a tank already so wont be too bad.
On the plus side it should be about 1 month before I need to venture onto a petrol station forecourt again.
On another side note it wont be long where cars where the fuel inside the car is worth more than the car itself. "
I think I got really lucky… filled up last Monday at a Morrisons forecourt… 168.9, went past yesterday… 182.9 |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Saw it at 192.9 for unleaded and 199.9 for diesel at our local Gulf garage last night, we are semi rural but not that far out.
I'm lucky in that I don't pay for fuel directly must be fkn hell if you're on a budget. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Also it won't be long before we need to worry about siphoning in the dead if night"
Someone in my area had his entire tank of fuel stolen, they drilled a hole into the tank and emptied it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Saw it at 192.9 for unleaded and 199.9 for diesel at our local Gulf garage last night, we are semi rural but not that far out.
I'm lucky in that I don't pay for fuel directly must be fkn hell if you're on a budget."
Yup. I have a one litre car…. It took £61 to fill it, when I bought it in 2018 right up to the beginning of this year, it was around £35-37 to fill it |
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"I’m glad I switched to electric even with the electricity price hike we are still paying a fraction of what we were in Diesel
Yep. Best ever sales campaign for electric cars. "
Not really. Electric is going up too. I actually was researching and It isn't much cheaper.. and the extra hassle of waiting to charge it would take all the fun out of driving..... I also can't function my life with a car that needs charging every 150miles. ( realistically the cars I've looked at would ) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was in Cambridgeshire over the weekend and I could do a return trip on £45-£50, this weekend I put in £75 and had less fuel in the tank when I got back. I also drove at the most efficient speed. |
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"Not really. Electric is going up too. I actually was researching and It isn't much cheaper.. and the extra hassle of waiting to charge it would take all the fun out of driving..... I also can't function my life with a car that needs charging every 150miles. ( realistically the cars I've looked at would )"
We drive a hybrid and I have never been more grateful of that fact! I would not like a fully electric car though, for the reasons you stated. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Because we are English. The French wouldn't stand for this. We all as a nation roll over and go yes sir yes sir three bags full sir. "
I live in France and the price is only slightly cheaper than the U.K - but the government has rebated 15 cents a litre.
Electricity in France has always cost more than U.K. but the standing charges price rises for gas and electric means that my electric is much cheaper now as government has capped the pice rise and some get good rebates if they have low income. |
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By *JB1954Man
over a year ago
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"Filled up Wednesday evening . Just over half a tank. £67.50. Price £188.9. This morning price now £189.9.
206.9 for diesel now.. Ffs"
Just checked on app. Price at same station now £189.9. Must have gone up after I went past. As timed price of seven jours ago |
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