Has anyone noticed petrol prices creeping up again?

dylansmum

Yes. And what pees me off is the price of the trains fares/buses where I live. Useless. About time the world got to grips with this mess.

TJ27

I sold my car about a year ago and was given a bike for free. I've saved a small fortune. How much is petrol anyway? I'll be cutting my lawn tomorrow and might need to buy a gallon.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

TJ27 wrote: »

I sold my car about a year ago and was given a bike for free. I've saved a small fortune. How much is petrol anyway? I'll be cutting my lawn tomorrow and might need to buy a gallon.

No need to boast.








About your big lawn!

joolsybools

Seriously mate, get a bike. OH bought one in the Xmas hols and is now at less that a pound a mile (i.e. bike cost £600, has travelled more than 600 miles already and both still going strong!

staffsuk

joolsybools wrote: »

Seriously mate, get a bike. OH bought one in the Xmas hols and is now at less that a pound a mile (i.e. bike cost £600, has travelled more than 600 miles already and both still going strong!

I've got to agree here.

I bought a commuter bike in January (because I was a bit lardy and unfit) hoping I would get 'into' it.

I'm now just over two stone lighter - fitter than I can remember - and have saved an absolute fortune in Diesel - down by around £70 a month. I absolutely love cycling now and travel out most days - even the rain doesn't bother me as I expected it might.

It's a win win situation. You get fitter - healthier - save a fortune on fuel - don't pollute the planet - it's quicker than a car when travelling locally - easier to park (cycle straight into the centre of town too!) - no parking fees - low maintenance costs and most of all it's fun!

I'm likely to save on my car insurance this year too as I'll be declaring a very much lower annual mileage.

I accept it's by no means ideal for every sector of society and for every journey - but for many millions in this country there is absolutely no reason why they couldn't and shouldn't cycle on many journeys made. I was one of those people once...

1984ReturnsForReal_2

joolsybools wrote: »

Seriously mate, get a bike. OH bought one in the Xmas hols and is now at less that a pound a mile (i.e. bike cost £600, has travelled more than 600 miles already and both still going strong!

£600!!!!!!!!


:eek:


Should wait a couple of weeks & get a discount for trade in...

Rochdale_Pioneers

Why is the pump price going up? 4 reasons:

1. the price of oil is going up - a $10 a barrel increase in a month which is about 20%
2. Duty went up as we know
3. Our friendly purveyors of fuel banged their margins up at the same time - which is why a 2.Xp increase inc VAT was more like 4-5p at the pump - they're creaming it in and hoping you'll blame the government.
4. The exchange rate 90 days ago when the fuel you're currently burning had its cost price set.

As for the gap between petrol and diesel its simple - blame the oil companies. Our refineries were set up to crack more petrol than diesel to match market needs a generation ago. They have failed to react to the explosion in diseasals and haven't invested in the capacity needed. Which means that we have to import refined diesel from the continent which pushes its cost price up above petrol. Duty is identical on both fuels, its the cost of the product thats higher.

tomstickland

I noticed prices going up from 90p/Litre to 98p/Litre at the local station.
That's Thatcher's legacy.

TJ27

I worked out that my car was costing me about five to six grand per year to run. So I sold it. A very good (but old) bike was given to me for free and in the last twelve months I've done well over three thousand miles on it. Mainly commuting but also trips to town, shops, pub, etc. I generally use trains if I go anywhere with the kids, which they love. I also use the odd taxi, borrow my dad's car sometimes, etc.

Being as I've saved five or six grand (ish) in one year, I wouldn't think twice about spending a couple of grand on a new bike, which will last me several years. In fact, I did recently buy an £800 bike via a bike to work scheme. So the final cost is actually about £500, spread over 18 months.

As others have said, rain doesn't matter, not does the cold. It is a bit of a nuisance when it's wet AND cold AND windy though!

From a money saving point of view a bike makes loads of sense, even an expensive bike as long as it's used. And actually, now I've been without my car for over a year, I don't miss it at all.

ess0two

Its a finite resource and takes a ceratin amount of processing, yet at the price people complain.
Although others are happy to pay £2.50 for a lager or £1.50 for a bottle of evian.