Asda dropping petrol prices to 76.9p

[MSE Martin]

Asda has announced its dropping petrol prices to 76.9p.

Other supermarkets likely to follow

Now aapetrolbusters has demised - i thought discussion here would help.

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[alared]

Local Morrisons have dropped to 76.9p a litre today in response to local Asda

[Alias_Omega]

About time, now i can thrash me new Clio 182 a but more.. :D

[GlennTheBaker]

Morrison's and Shell on Sir Frank Whittle Road in Derby both now 76.9p ;D

[loates123]

still way to dear in my option but thanks for the tip

[Ghiarella]

Why is it that only petrol prices drop and not diesel. If diesel is cheaper to produce because its less refined it should be cheaper in the first place. Is it because more diesel is being sold than petrol hence more profit ? ???

[ptgraham]

I agree about diesel. I once audited a petrol distributer's accounts and discovered 2 my horror that it was on diesel that they made their money. It's a rip off and its Jo public who pays through higher freight transporting charges = higher prices in the shops!!
:o

[N9eav]

has diesel gone down at all?

[Clemmed_J]

Diesel does'nt seem to have gone down at our local Asda, only petrol.
A lot of filling stations sell 'Low Sulpher', and 'City Diesel' now, they are supposed to be better for the environment, but not so good for your engine
- but this Evil Government does'nt take less Duty on them!!!
>:(

[dzhvl0]

With typical timing, I filled up my Freelander at Tesco's, jumped back in the car and then heard the report about Asda's. I hope this doesn't set the tone for my luck in 2005!!

[toadhall]

needed to fill up so jumped in the car to morrisons only to find that the diesel hadn't budged . not a happy cookie :(

[robnye]

Asda has announced its dropping petrol prices to 76.9p.

Other supermarkets likely to follow

Now aapetrolbusters has demised - i thought discussion here would help.

To discuss this or ask a question click reply

good enough for me.....


filled up last night

[SAINTS13]

First post on Forum so BE GENTLE PLEASE ! ! !

I agree with other Money savers. always petrol thats cut never diesel. Also I drive a so called performance car and have yet to find any Supemarket petrol station that sells SUPER UNLEADED.

Anyone know the reason why ????

Thanks :) :) :)

[Sonnymojo]

Put my fuel in at my local Morissons this morning.

They do every type of fuel uncluding Super Unleaded.....

Hope there's a Morrisons near you !!

[biblejohn]

needed to fill up so jumped in the car to morrisons only to find that the diesel hadn't budged . not a happy cookie :(

Rediculous. Here I am having sold my petrol car in order to save a few pennys a week by using diesel and yet the supermarkets here are litterally encouraging people to use petrol instead of diesel !!!! Aaarrrggggggghhhh!!!!!

In reality they should be reducing diesel INSTEAD of petrol as it would lead to cheaper distribution of goods and more money in everyones pockets.

Ideally though, the goverment should stop taxing biodiesel and encourage people to use enviromentally friendly fuels such as that.

[mlockett]

Having read all the comments regarding price of diesel compared to petrol etc, and how angry you seem, I cannot help but wonder why you are not faxing your MP to complain about this contradiction. If the government are so keen to improve our environment, why does this inconsistency continue?
I would really like to get all your comments together and bombard my MP, but as this violates copyright, I can’t.
So for goodness sake, throw all you disgust at your MP at - Fax Your MP.
http://www.faxyourmp.com/index.php3
M

[Alias_Omega]

I remember being a kid and fuel being about 56p a ltr, them old days where you got Green Stamps each time you went to the Burma garage....

Oh the days..


I do alot of miles each weekend, mainly a weekend commuter as of being in the HM Forces..so to now be able to get cheaper petrol is good, but their are many single garages that are selling fuel for 85p a ltr for petrol...now these are the ones that should be dropping the fuel..

I think we need the fuel protests again, everyone stock up..and do it again..

[DannyMcdoubleDD]

Diesel - I'm furious

I've e-mailed my MP along with Asda (via their web site at asda.co.uk and tesco at customer.services@tesco.co.uk.

Maybe if enough folk contact them, especially if we threaten some customer disloyalty, they may just respond.

[TMH]

I agree as a diesel driver we should not miss out on this reduction! don't think it is worth getting in touch with the MP though, they are all a waste of time. Will email Tesco, Asda etc as they need to realise that they are losing out, there are loads of diesel users out there. >:(

[D.A.]

It could be worse...

Tesco and Sainsbury in Northern Ireland are refusing to lower their petrol prices because we don't have Asda here.

Absolutely disgraceful. >:(

[Thraxtos]

Come on you Supermarket and Mainstream Fuel Suppliers (ie BP, SHELL, ESSO, TEXACO etc etc etc) ! How about looking after those of us that have changed to Diesel Cars ?!!! We're paying well over the odds ... Any comments ? >:(

[redfox]

We have an Asda and, sure enough, they've dropped the price. But it's the other side of town to me, so I checked round nearer to where I am situated and NONE of the others, Shell, Tesco or Sainsburys have dropped their prices at all >:(

Seems it's not a national thing then :(

[marsha8]

Shell garage in Leamington Spa 75.9 today.What's going on?

[lynharmer]

I agree it's just not fair. I have emailed MP. "we want cheaper diesel too" ???

[polarbearit]

First post on Forum so BE GENTLE PLEASE ! ! !

I agree with other Money savers. always petrol thats cut !never diesel. !Also I drive a so called performance car and have yet to find any Supemarket petrol station that sells SUPER UNLEADED.

Anyone know the reason why ????

Thanks :) !:) !:)

I can only use SUL in my car <---- and have found Sainsburys often sell SUL and are often slow at changing the price (sometimes it gets within 1p of UL) :)

The thing that wound me up was seeing LRP (which is SUL with additives for less than SUL!)...

[deepdiver]

The best solution to the rip-off UK fuel prices is to bail out to a country that doesn't rip of its inhabitants. I know plenty who have decided that the UK has long gone down the pan and left and that is my intention.

[mlockett]

TMH said:
I agree as a diesel driver we should not miss out on this reduction! don't think it is worth getting in touch with the MP though, they are all a waste of time. Will email Tesco, Asda etc as they need to realise that they are losing out, there are loads of diesel users out there.
I think this is a defeatist attitude, and unless your prepared to have your say in the right quarters, nothing will change.
I have FAXED my MP on many occasions and have had results.
M
emailing him was unsatisfactory, often with no replies.
Now I get results in 2 to 3 days. If enough of you bombard your MP with the disatisfaction your displaying here, then they will begin to sit up and take notice.
FAX YOUR MP!! http://www.faxyourmp.com/index.php3

[talkshop]

Why only petrol reduced ?

Perhaps it is because diesel is outselling petrol, and that is the reason for the price reduction, due to the large surplus stock of petrol. I am sure that is the reason.

Diesel cars are now outselling petrol mainly due to tax incentives.

I would love to see diesel reduced, as I do 20,000 miles per year >:(

[MrLew]

Just passed my local shell garage and notice they've dropped unleaded down to 76.9p (Horsforth, Leeds).

;D

No sign of diesel being reduced though.

[Thraxtos]

What happened to those fuel protests of a couple of years ago ........ That seemed to work re dropping prices @ the pumps ..... Now, there's a thought ?!!! ;)
;)

[xpf]

Morrisons is 76.9p for unleaded but that doesn't help me. My hubby paid 88.9p at the weekend in a Motorway service station and filled the tank up! :o I've still got half a tank left before I get the cheap stuff.

[TEZBEDZ]

Hi,

I noticed today at Tescos in Allerton Rd Liverpool that Unleaded had come down , but, not Diesel. I asked the checkout lady who apologised but, did not know.

It is a big rip off, a few years ago it used to be considerably cheaper than Unleaded, now that a lot more cars use diesel efficiently, the price seems to have increased.

Be interesting if anyone gets a reply from ASDA , Tesco or MP.

Another thing that bothers me is ; Why is Petrol & Diesel still sold at "xx".9p per litre, price rises are always a whole penny?

Cheers

Terry

[dillon05]

>:( i am a small independant petrol retailer and i would love to be able to buy petrol for what the supermarkets are selling it for. we make no profit at all from petrol. it is just a way of enticing people into the workshops. support yopur local petrol stations . you will all be sorry when we all go to the wall !!

[djohn2002uk]

Asda Superstore in Swindon have dropped deisel from 85.9p to 82.9p. Not as much as petrol but still 3p cheaper than our local Tesco.

[MarkyMarkD]

There isn't any great conspiracy regarding the price difference between petrol and diesel in the UK.

Previous posts have said "diesel's gone down by 3p but not at much as petrol". Eh? The recent petrol price reduction WAS 3p.

The price differential between petrol and diesel is always higher in the winter, and lower in the summer. That's because diesel fuel and central heating fuel are the same basic thing (before additives are added) and there is more demand for central heating fuel in the winter (by a long way).

And the differential has increased, to some extent, because all the diesel now sold is ultra low sulphur diesel, which costs more to produce, rather than the "old" higher sulphur stuff.

If the price differential between diesel and petrol is something like 3p/litre (say 79.9p rather than 76.9p) that's just under 4%. So if a petrol car does (say) 40 mpg, and the diesel car does (say) 50 mpg, the diesel car is only 17% cheaper to run rather than the apparent 20%.

If the supermarkets choose to have a price war on petrol, rather than diesel, that's life. It is no different to them having a price war on baked beans rather than spaghetti hoops. Some people like to buy one; others prefer the other. Doesn't make it an anti-diesel conspiracy.

[Betty24]

The best solution to the rip-off UK fuel prices is to bail out to a country that doesn't rip of its inhabitants. !I know plenty who have decided that the UK has long gone down the pan and left and that is my intention.

So, here I am reading this petrol/diesel string and nodding with agreement at each post - then I read the above. I get so angry with people who assume we are all in the fortunate position of being able to up sticks and live abroad. It's just not as simple as that. Some of us have to earn a living that is specific to our community and cannot be done by computer, most of us cannot 'commute' from France and the rest of us don't have the financial wherewithall to move. Please, please stop going on about living abroad my friend. :'(

[Thraxtos]

;)
Ah, I see now - Thanks for the technical advice re how Diesel's made ........ So those of us that have gone the Diesel route with our cars should perhaps consider simply use central heating fuel then if it's basically the same stuff ? I guess there's no duty on it, but then again no "dye" in it to detect ??? Do remind me someone how much Duty is in a Gallon (am I still allowed to say that or must I say in every 4.545 Litres ?????) and how much is basic cost .......... Food for thought perhaps. Hmmmm ......... ;) ;) ;)

[wadewade]

Count yourself lucky you don't live in a town like mine where Tesco drove all the independent petrol stations out of existence by loss-leading their petrol prices. Our Asda doesn't sell petrol either. Now Tesco have no competition and always charge 2p or 3p more that the nationally claimed Tesco petrol price. I would count myself lucky to get my petrol for 80p nevermind the prices you guys are quoting. Support your independent garages before they are driven out of existence too.

[DannyMcdoubleDD]

And the differential has increased, to some extent, because all the diesel now sold is ultra low sulphur diesel, which costs more to produce, rather than the "old" higher sulphur stuff.
...
If the supermarkets choose to have a price war on petrol, rather than diesel, that's life. !It is no different to them having a price war on baked beans rather than spaghetti hoops. !Some people like to buy one; others prefer the other. !Doesn't make it an anti-diesel conspiracy.

Two points, I've been buying diessel for a long time, low sulphur has been around for quite a while and the difference with petrol is increasing dramatically. I don't think that this has much to do with production costs, it is mostly a market decision.

They have chosen to do their price war on petrol rather than diesel. That is their right. It is our right to organise a backlash against that system - make the market work. As I say, first one to drop to petrol price gets my custom even if the others match the price.

[Art]

ASDA has reduced its petrol price in all stores to 76.9p but Tesco has not. 2 local stores to me are still 79.9p and another is 80.8p. I have emailed Tesco to ask for an explanation.

They state they have a policy of being the cheapest in an area and nobody will offer cheaper prices within 3 miles of them. This really means that if they don't have an ASDA locally they will not offer the reduced price.

When ASDA announced their reduction Tesco were quick to jump in and say they would match the price. They didn't say it would be selective.

Regards,
Arthur.

[vulcanbomber]

In Newark there appears to be some sort of Cartel working as every petrol station in the town is still charging 86.9p per litre, they get away with it as there is no supermarket which is selling petrol, apart from that is Waitrose, who have francished the petrol buisness out. If you complain they allways quote that they have a local pricing policy that allows them to adjust the price whenever any of the other petrol stations adjust theirs, How convienient?

I was in Lincoln on Friday (15 Miles down the road) and the petrols stations there are all in competion due to all the supermarkets selling petrol, they have all got petrol at 76.9p. It's also the same in Mansfield. That's 10p per litre difference, of course in Old money that's 45p per gallon, I always fill up (in excess of 50litres every time), by my reckoning thats almost a fiver a tank difference.

Now that's a rip off. >:( >:( >:( >:(

My advice to anyone that has to buy petrol in Newark, is to buy the bare minimum ammount, 2 litres I think, which should be enough to get you out of town to either Lincoln or Mansfield.

[Baggieman]

Try telling Tesco and Sainsbury in Camberley. Partners in crime. Always the last to reduce prices and then always identical.

??? ??? ???

[MarkyMarkD]

Two points, I've been buying diessel for a long time, low sulphur has been around for quite a while and the difference with petrol is increasing dramatically. !I don't think that this has much to do with production costs, it is mostly a market decision.

I agree it's a market decision. But little complaints from the odd customer aren't going to affect this market decision.

A 3p differential between petrol and diesel (the maximum amount I've seen in general until the last price reduction on petrol) is nothing exceptional. It's not valid to say that the differential is "increasing dramatically". The differential is ALWAYS higher in the winter, and less in the summer. And in the summer it can be as little as no difference at all.

Information on the actual costs of production of petrol and diesel are hard to obtain, because of commercial confidentiality, but this study: here (http://www.esru.strath.ac.uk/EandE/Web_sites/02-03/biofuels/proposed_uk.htm) suggests a 2p differential - i.e. diesel costs 2p more per litre to make than petrol.

Given that the duty on ULSP and ULSD is identical, at 47.1 ppl, how is it a conspiracy for there to be a long-term average price differential of 2p between petrol and diesel?

I am sure that the current short-term price war will be precisely that - short-term - and that we will see diesel prices around 2p above petrol prices come the spring, reflecting the long-term average and the difference in production costs.

Meanwhile, I agree that it's painful - I drove past an Esso garage today with a 6.6p differential - OUCH!

[Cols]

Our Tesco has dropped the price of petrol to 76.9 and our diesel to 80.9 on Thurs/Fri. Our local Asda which is across the road is still 2 pence dearer with its diesel.

I also happen to know that from next week there is a promotion for 5p off a litre when you spend £50 in store, in selected stores only. (usually the ones who have an Asda nearby!).

[vulcanbomber]

Low & behold the cartel in Newark have decided to lower their prices, 82.9p per litre for petrol, diesel remains 86.9p per litre.............now how do I get to Lincoln?
>:( >:(