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Tesco 5p reduction???

beetplek
beetplek Posts: 501 Forumite
As we all know petrol prices are rising, but over the last year where i live i have noticed Tesco have the 5p of a litre of petrol, and a week later the price of their petrol is 4p more. Then low and behold every other petrol station matches Tescos`s. And when the 5p Tesco offer finishes the prices stay the same.

I`m just wondering if anyone else agrees with me that this is the main cause for the price increeses. I have thought this for along time, but I`m now not sure. Anyone elses opinions are very welcome.

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  • ince_mon
    ince_mon Posts: 323 Forumite
    Tesco do that quite often where i live.You usually have to spend over £50 in the store to get the 5p off a litre voucher.
  • Megalomaniac
    Megalomaniac Posts: 539 Forumite
    ince_mon wrote: »
    Tesco do that quite often where i live.You usually have to spend over £50 in the store to get the 5p off a litre voucher.

    Or online. We bought online on Monday, delivered Tuesday with a voucher attached to the receipt.
  • a11waysindebt
    a11waysindebt Posts: 922 Forumite
    beetplek wrote: »
    As we all know petrol prices are rising, but over the last year where i live i have noticed Tesco have the 5p of a litre of petrol, and a week later the price of their petrol is 4p more. Then low and behold every other petrol station matches Tescos`s. And when the 5p Tesco offer finishes the prices stay the same.

    I`m just wondering if anyone else agrees with me that this is the main cause for the price increeses. I have thought this for along time, but I`m now not sure. Anyone elses opinions are very welcome.

    What I have noticed is that a local tescos to me, 2 minutes drive has Diesel at £130.9.Drive to another one 5 minutes drive which has it at £133.9 the second one has more reduced in price items.

    By the way I have 7 tescos all within 15 minutes driving distance and all more expensive than my 1 asda at £129.9:D
  • fannyadams
    fannyadams Posts: 1,743 Forumite
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    then checking back through the emails I get from petrolprices.com I saw that the Tesco nearest to my work HAS indeed gone up by over 5p/L in the past couple of weeks - almost as if it is in anticipation of the 5p/L off for over £50 shopping. :mad:
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  • Ziggy_Stardust
    Ziggy_Stardust Posts: 1,418 Forumite
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    How long are the coupons giving you to use them, I've had them from Sainsbury's this week but you only get 7 days before they expire.
  • Francophile
    Francophile Posts: 765 Forumite
    Maybe I'm imagining things but I don't think Tesco's deisel lasts as long as some bought elsewhere. I mentioned it to a mechanic who was fixing my son's car and he said I wasn't the first to say that to him. Anyone else find the same thing?
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  • Crabman
    Crabman Posts: 9,943 Forumite
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    I'll move this over to the Motoring Board

    Also - Francophile - we've had several discussions on that subject which you may find interesting:

    Diesel - supermarket or big name?
    Fuel Quality
    Is diesel "All the same"?
    Is supermarket fuel lower quality than BP or Total

    :)
  • beetplek
    beetplek Posts: 501 Forumite
    fannyadams wrote: »
    then checking back through the emails I get from petrolprices.com I saw that the Tesco nearest to my work HAS indeed gone up by over 5p/L in the past couple of weeks - almost as if it is in anticipation of the 5p/L off for over £50 shopping. :mad:

    Well at least heres one post to do with my original post. And let me guess, the other petrol stations are now putting up their prices to cost around the same as Tesco?
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