Fed up with petrol prices!!

samwsmith1

pitkin2020 wrote: »

that is cheap, cheap for north devon is around 138 for petrol and 140 for diesel

That is quite expensive!

pitkin2020

samwsmith1 wrote: »

That is quite expensive!

tell me about it lol thats why the 5p a litre off voucher from tesco comes in handy

grizzly1911

What bugs me is that where I live all the garages have been charging the same until the last couple of days c.£1.42, that's probably 15ish including supermarket outlets

If I travel 10 miles down the road, a busy one called the M6, it is 9p/l cheaper.

robrymond

Perhaps comparing to Ofgem was a wrong example, though I'm hoping that they are becoming more transparent with pricing from companies in the future.

Ofcom do a fairly solid job mind, but it would be nice like in some other countries for petrol prices to be regulated better, to have more consistency and to let us see drops/rises when and as needed. At the moment you just never know how much you'll pay next.

grizzly1911

robrymond wrote: »

Perhaps comparing to Ofgem was a wrong example, though I'm hoping that they are becoming more transparent with pricing from companies in the future.

Ofcom do a fairly solid job mind, but it would be nice like in some other countries for petrol prices to be regulated better, to have more consistency and to let us see drops/rises when and as needed. At the moment you just never know how much you'll pay next.

Might find this interesting reading -interesting that in the UK there is only 1p difference in duty between diesel and U/L but there is a 4/5p differential at the pump.

http://www.energy.eu/#Domestic

almillar

Problems:
Too much petrol/diesel is being used
There is too much traffic
The standard of driving on the roads is low

Solution:
Enforce the law and get the bad drivers off the road. Seriously, sit at one set of traffic lights in the rush hour and pull over anyone that goes through a red. That alone would do it.
Don't force the poor drivers off the road, force the bad ones off!

Ilona

Strider590 wrote: »

But you spent money on a car?
Cost of car versus fuel saving, did you really save anything?

I was forced to change my car. A taxi driver ran into the back of the last one and the insurance company wrote it off. I was quite miffed about that as it had just passed it's MOT and I had two new tyres put on it. I was hoping to keep it another year, but then it wouldn't have been worth as much and I would have had to put more money to it to get something decent. So yes, I did spend money on a car, doesn't everybody?
Ilona

no_more_cards_for_me

Ilona wrote: »

So yes, I did spend money on a car, doesn't everybody?
Ilona

No

Fuel cost led me to cycling to work, 22 mile round trip and now some 2 stone lighter. I only use the car for business purposes when fuel is reimburst.

I spent part of my £150 per month saving on a nice shiny new bike, accessories and third party insurance at £5 per month

Might not suit everybody but there are alternatives to filling up at the pump.

pitkin2020

no_more_cards_for_me wrote: »

No

Fuel cost led me to cycling to work, 22 mile round trip and now some 2 stone lighter. I only use the car for business purposes when fuel is reimburst.

I spent part of my £150 per month saving on a nice shiny new bike, accessories and third party insurance at £5 per month

Might not suit everybody but there are alternatives to filling up at the pump.

So you didn't spend any money purchasing the car then or is it a company car?? Whilst you cycling to work maybe be great for you its not possible for everyone or even a feasible idea.

no_more_cards_for_me

pitkin2020 wrote: »

So you didn't spend any money purchasing the car then or is it a company car?? Whilst you cycling to work maybe be great for you its not possible for everyone or even a feasible idea.

Read my post, I didn't suggest it was a solution for everybody but for some its a possibility. Look at the number of communters using bikes in London for example, or the number on the continent using either bikes or scooters. If more people considered cycling or scooters as a possible solution rather than just dismissing it out of hand then it would become more accepted.

Why isn't is a feasible idea for some ?

What has how I fund my car got to do with the price of fish ? We are discussing petrol prices. My spend on petrol prior to using the bike was more than £200 per month, now I'm saving more than 50% of that by using an alternative form of transport.