Panic at the pumps again

jackieb

Victoria_Meldrew wrote: »

Does anyone know when the 5p off per litre at Tesco when you spend £50 ends please? I've searched high and low but can't see anywhere that gives the information.

It ended on Sunday, the 27th of Feb.

lucylucky

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Unleaded just reached £130.9ppl round here.

Diesel is at £135.9ppl!

Ouch!

Petrol 127.9 and diesel 129.9 at two nearest garages.

king100

Wig wrote: »

Heard on the radio the duty is due to increase next month,

Anyone know what increase it is supposed to be & what date? Have a link to the increase figures for petrol & LPG?

http://www.trackcompare.co.uk/april-fuel-duty-increase-could-reach-23p-per-gallon


Planned date is 1st April, 1p abouve inflation so you should be lloking at 5ppl.

I work in the oil industry and we have been aware of this for sometime, that plus the daily increases we are seeing makes it a joke.

aurongrande_2

worried_jim wrote: »

My local Tesco as per usual is the most expensive around @ 134.9p for dino and 129.9p for petrol. The local Shell is 132.9p for dino and 127.8p for petrol. A tank of dino @ Tesco for me will be £80.94 and at shell £79.74.

My Tesco is always the first in the area to put up their fuel, shortly followed by Jet, then this other one (can't remember name) and finally Sainsbugs.

aurongrande_2

Victoria_Meldrew wrote: »

Does anyone know when the 5p off per litre at Tesco when you spend £50 ends please? I've searched high and low but can't see anywhere that gives the information.

I haven't a clue. My Tesco has never stopped it.

aurongrande_2

Lum wrote: »

I normally hear the term "Dino" used to describe engine oil, e.g. mineral vs synthetic.

lucylucky wrote: »

Petrol could also be called that then I suppose.:D

worried_jim wrote: »

Diesel is partly made from oil which is partly formed from dead dinosaurs hence the term dino.

You're all right. To begin with, the oil is pumped out of the ground wherever; Canada, Africa etc. There are different qualities. The oil is sent to a refinery which splits the oil through a process that I cannot remember. The result is different types of oil.

When processing plants get mineral ore, they break it down, melt it, and separate it into iron, copper etc. Similar result with oil in a way.

One part is Diesel, another is used as Unleaded, another is engine oil, another is used as for planes, etc. Different crude oil gives different results.

aurongrande_2

king100 wrote: »

http://www.trackcompare.co.uk/april-fuel-duty-increase-could-reach-23p-per-gallon


Planned date is 1st April, 1p abouve inflation so you should be lloking at 5ppl.

I work in the oil industry and we have been aware of this for sometime, that plus the daily increases we are seeing makes it a joke.

even someone working in the oil industry finds it a joke. I find it the increase is one of the worst joke ever created.

theweirdone

Filled up at our local Sainsburys today - guy said they checked on PetrolPrices.com and they had the lowest petrol and diesel prices in the UK!

Unleaded was 124.9 and Diesel was 129.9

There was a massive queue though! :mad:

aurongrande_2

theweirdone wrote: »

Filled up at our local Sainsburys today - guy said they checked on PetrolPrices.com and they had the lowest petrol and diesel prices in the UK!

Unleaded was 124.9 and Diesel was 129.9

There was a massive queue though! :mad:

I just took a look at fuel prices in my area. the lowest is £129.9 unleaded, £134.9 diesel. highest is £133.9 and £140.9.

jase1

Still £1.269 at the local supermarket here.

It's not ideal but still not panic stations just yet.