Petrol prices hit a new high

Cleaver

ess0two wrote: »

Always public transport.

For many people the public transport network in this country is not suitable for work or just generally doing what they need to do.

abaxas

Cleaver wrote: »

For many people the public transport network in this country is not suitable for work or just generally doing what they need to do.

The responsibility of that lies with the where the person chose to work/live.

ess0two

Cleaver wrote: »

For many people the public transport network in this country is not suitable for work or just generally doing what they need to do.

Your right,no easy option either way,trouble is UK refining is heavily weighted towards petrol production so should really be cheaper at the pump.

MF2015

abaxas wrote: »

The responsibility of that lies with the where the person chose to work/live.

And what if they have to travel to more than one destination in a day for business?? And it's not always possible to find jobs for you and your partner, siblings work, schools, collages etc....

Cleaver

abaxas wrote: »

The responsibility of that lies with the where the person chose to work/live.

abaxas, your simplistic take on life's complex issues is almost comical. You had this one the other day:

abaxas wrote: »

I have no issue with old people dying due to coldness providing they deal with the situation. If they dont move to a home designed for their needs, why should we care? It's not out responsibility to help those who dont help themselves.

Life in the abaxas household must be lovely and simple. Pensioners dying of cold because they can't afford heating? Simple, they should move. People can't afford petrol and the public transport network can't help them? Simple, they should move. What next? People are subject to attacks on their home by gangs? Simple, they should move. People living in cities where sewage is overflowing from drains? Simple, they should move.

Of course, there's no grey area here, both the issue of pensioners dying in their home and people being pushed to the limit because of record petrol prices can easily be solved by just a few simple actions. If only people knew.

Cleaver

MF2015 wrote: »

And what if they have to travel to more than one destination in a day for business?? And it's not always possible to find jobs for you and your partner, siblings work, schools, collages etc....

Abaxas has given you his pearl of wisdom: you just need to move. Simple.

diable

Graham_Devon wrote: »

:beer::beer::beer:

Well done petrol. :j



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11968437

Are you advising buy buy buy?

pupsicola

The petrol prices always rocket round Xmas when people have to do the most travelling. It will go up again in Jan with the vat rise :mad:

Im lucky in as much as I dont have a long commute but it must be crippling some families.

Cleaver

diable wrote: »

Are you advising buy buy buy?

You could buy shares in a company in order to hedge against your travel costs. Shell, for example, are up about 13% over the last year and pay a nice dividend.

You'd always fill up at Shell then and at least you'd know that you were getting a bit of money back each time you filled up.

Graham_Devon

diable wrote: »

Are you advising buy buy buy?

Nope.

I'm advising non car owners that they missed the boat.