ferretfixer Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 It's now £1.16p a Litre here in Ashford. I filled my car up yesterday! :embarrassed: It seems hard to belive that we were all paying £1 a GALLON a few years agao! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 My first job (in 1968) was at a Garage, and they sold petrol at 6/6d a Gallon, and I used to get a 3d a gallon staff discount! Mind you, I was only getting £8 a week pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff66 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 truckers go slow few years back about 80 p a litre ! going up 3p a litre 1 apr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) Going up a penny a litre every few days now. - This time last week cheapest around here was £1.10/litre - today it's £1.13/litre (source: petrolprices.com). :cry: :cry: :cry: Edited March 23, 2010 by ArtistsRifles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoggyDriver Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 It's £1.17 a litre here and going up day in day out. It's absolutely disgusting. Nothing to do with supply and wholesale price is relatively low. All to do with those speculating nobs in the money markets. :mad::box: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 way things are going i may have to sell the jeep and buy a para bike ,:blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Went passed my usual garage tonight (Usually the cheapest) it is £119.9. What is the retail price for hay, Could be worth reducing the horse power. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hi Folks, just to try to put things into some perspective, when I started driving (1955) petrol was 3/6 per gallon, thats 17.5p in new money........... wages were £8.00 per week. Add to that the fact that the likes of a Morri Minor would probably do 30 miles p.g. ........ today a comparable car will do between 50 and 60 mpg, you will find we are probably no worse off, I have jkust done my sums, and I think that we are better off in real terms.......... Some academics amongst you might prove me wrong.:dancing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoggyDriver Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hi Folks, just to try to put things into some perspective, when I started driving (1955) petrol was 3/6 per gallon, thats 17.5p in new money........... wages were £8.00 per week. Add to that the fact that the likes of a Morri Minor would probably do 30 miles p.g. ........ today a comparable car will do between 50 and 60 mpg, you will find we are probably no worse off, I have jkust done my sums, and I think that we are better off in real terms.......... Some academics amongst you might prove me wrong.:dancing: I'm not an academic mate, but you don't need the brains of an Arch Bishop to realise that as I earn less now than I did back in 1990-92 I am very much worse off considering inflation etc. Fuel is totally jacked up as a bonanza tax and nothing to do with global warming etc. Oh, and as the budget is tomorrow, lets wait and see how much extra it's going to be. VAT on food anyone????:argh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan turner (RIP) Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 budget 1p april 1p october 1p january next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Polite reminder of post #34 :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 I did try to avoid the dreaded "P" word Lee - trouble is it's that what makes the prices go up. :-( To summarize what was there - I am now £52/month worse off just on the cars fuel bill... Shudder to think what the total will be either for my MV fuel - or the low-loader bills for every one that uses them this year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Saw £1.20.9 at one place in the town today on my travels . And watching the numbers as I filled the truck up tonight was quite worrying . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 budget 1p april 1p october 1p january next Now you really are making me depressed!!!!!!!!.:kissoncheek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoggyDriver Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I filled my Hilux up the other day and it cost me £65. On Sunday I took the Bedford out for a short run after a full service and decided to "top" the tank up. £80 later and it just reached the bottom of the filler neck. Gutting or what!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff66 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 watching a program featuring jay leno the other day, might have been james may interviewing him about his extensive vehicle collection and he was saying that electric cars / hybrid could be the saviour of old not so fuel efficient vehicles . in evo mag there is a feature on a honda insight 10 years old but will do a real 70 mpg, i for one could make the sacrifice to drive one of those during the week to let me run the ferret at the weekend .( jan 09 fuel at 80 ish p a litre) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Just found something that makes petrol seem really cheap. Ink jet printer ink. Don't use to much but needed some today. £39 per cartridge fo HP ink thats a cool £2294 per litre. I think petrol is now cheap!!! Just going to have to wait till the cheap stuff from the internet arrives. Mind you that still works out at £500/litre Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrtcrowther Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 I think all vehicles that are tax exempt should be exempt from fuel duty too or at least pay a reduced rate. :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 Something else from the budget that will hit some of us- changes to the road tax payable. As of April 1st it's split into two categories based on engine size Less than 1549cc - rate is £125 More than 1549cc - rate is £205 I suspect we will all be in the latter category - an increase from £190 to £205. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oily Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 There is a theory that may have some effect on the price of fuel.... mentioned a lot on facebook at the moment Boycot the most expensive fuel companies, -in my area it is 'Esso' and 'BP'. If you stop buying fuel here completely 1st, and tell 10 of your mate to stop buying from them too, also tell your mates to tell 10 of their mates and so on... pretty soon the biggest of the fuel giants will start to crumble under the pressure, and will be forced to put their prices down in order to get the customers again. I reckon we should stop buying from them til their prices get to, say, 0.80p per litre, at least that is a more realistic price!!!! Go on, try it tomorrow!:cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 After months of (expensive) work, I finally get my WOA2 ready for the road. I notice that the petrol station up the road is 113.9 a litre. I go the next day and it's 114.9. Damn. (And it's going up again on Thursday....) On the plus suide, the car does sound really nice now, and the gearbox nice and firm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42 chevy Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Over on the other side of the pond, I am paying $2.75 p/gallon, so I should not complain . If my math is right. 1.15 p/litre times 3.78 (1 US gallon) equals 4.34. Current exchange rate is $1.498 to one pound . $6.50 per gallon, now that would shut the US economy down. Last year the exchange rate was close 1.95 to the pound $8.46 p/gallon) John Gott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 Contrary to predictions -we've just had a 5p/litre drop in the price of unleaded around here... Sat it was 120.9/litre, today it is 115.9/litre using the website http://www.petrolprices.com :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Contrary to predictions -we've just had a 5p/litre drop in the price of unleaded around here...Sat it was 120.9/litre, today it is 115.9/litre using the website www.petrolprices.com :-) I noticed that! I always try and get a 5p petrol discount voucher from Sainsburys of Tesco's then fill up the vectra tank and a couple of 20 liter jerrycans at the same time. I had one on Sat and purchased 90 odd litres of fuel, which with the voucher makes it about 110.9 ppl. Gives you about a fiver saving, which definately makes you feel a bit better, however spending £100 on the fourcourt does hurt! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyroo Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 £87 to fill the Ferret, that not including reserve Not looking forward to filling up the Saracen, Saladin or Striker. Come to think of it I've neaver filled the Striker up full. £100 dosn't fill the bottom tank!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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