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MSE News: Petrol prices hit record high

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"The average price at the pumps reached 140.20p per litre at the end of last week, with diesel at a new record of 146.72p..."
"The average price at the pumps reached 140.20p per litre at the end of last week, with diesel at a new record of 146.72p..."
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Total paid 2017 year £15,300Total paid 2018 year £13,600
I thought this forum was a place where people can help and offer advice. I feel these posts started by MSE are just there to fuel angry posters to get the hit rates up. Pretty appauling if you ask me.
You never see pricing like this in the shops so how can garages still use it?
but they arent chaging that
the pumps charge in amounts that are payable
I don't know how else to express my concern and frustration about the way fuel prices are going. We live in a village. We moved here so my partner could walk to work (the only job available after 8 months of applying for many but luckily its a good one), meaning the car is used as little as possible anyway, but journey costs are soon going to make visiting my mother or the supermarket a definate lifestyle choice instead of normality.
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It seems like an easy source of revenue for the Government, as people won't give up their cars. It's very easy for people to say take public transport, but that's becoming increasingly impossible. The reason I had to learn to drive (at 28 - after using public transport for years) is because the local bus company got rid of my bus to work. I was very happy to use public transport - in fact I prefer it as I'm an avid reader - but I can't. So I either accept that I have to pay these prices for petrol, or become unemployed. To me, that doesn't seem like a dilemma that people should have to face.
I'm quite lucky in one way, as my company subsidise a bus route which means I can get free travel on that route. It does mean I would still need to drive to one of the stops, but it would make my daily journey around 13 miles instead of 32. So if it gets really bad, I can at least do that, but some people won't have the option.
Used to be even up to 12-18 months ago we would go for a drive to the seaside every other weekend ( anywhere from 55-90 miles away ) buy some dinner in the local pubs, spend some cash in the local shops etc....
Cant afford to do that no more...Take a picnic up to the local green area instead, 10 mins away.
Now who loses out?
Retailers, shop owners, garages etc etc..... All of which will be paying tax to same said government. They cant have it both ways.
Motorist are way to easy targets....
When are you organising the protest for then? Just so you know, I can't do Tuesdays.