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Diesel - Petrol Differential
highland_warrior
Posts: 1 Newbie
in Motoring
Does anyone know why there is currently such a large (10p or more) difference between the price of a Litre of Diesel and a litre of petrol at the same forecourt? We all know that oil prices have been at a 4-year high and that there has been a slight drop in prices recently which finally fed through to the forecourts about 7-10 days ago, but that appears to have only benefited petrol prices and not diesel... any obvious reasons for this?
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Diesel is used for heating in winter, mainly in large business premises. We have a much more limited refining capacity for diesel than petrol. Its a bit of a double kick in the nuts as road diesel goes onto a winter mix to prevent freezing which results in a slightly lower MPG.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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highland_warrior wrote: »Does anyone know why there is currently such a large (10p or more) difference between the price of a Litre of Diesel and a litre of petrol at the same forecourt? We all know that oil prices have been at a 4-year high and that there has been a slight drop in prices recently which finally fed through to the forecourts about 7-10 days ago, but that appears to have only benefited petrol prices and not diesel... any obvious reasons for this?
Yeah, they know the poor saps will still buy it no matter what the price is.
In the scheme of things its not worth complaining about or driving 20 miles out your way to fill up to save a few pence on the litre.0 -
foxy-stoat wrote: »Yeah, they know the poor saps will still buy it no matter what the price is.
In fairness if their cars are diesels they wont have much choice...0 -
In fairness if their cars are diesels they wont have much choice...
"oh no diesel have gone up love" "well put petrol in then":D“People are caught up in an egotistic artificial rat race to display a false image to society. We want the biggest house, fanciest car, and we don't mind paying the sky high mortgage to put up that show. We sacrifice our biggest assets our health and time, We feel happy when we see people look up to us and see how successful we are”
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They put the price up up up and never reduce it when the costs go down because they know we still need it "whatever the cost".
It's not like we can say oh well I'll fill up with 17p lemonade this week until they drop diesel to below a pound again.0 -
Its a bit of a double kick in the nuts as road diesel goes onto a winter mix to prevent freezing which results in a slightly lower MPG.
yup, and it's already started this year despite it being mild, mine's dropped to 59mpg
......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple
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foxy-stoat wrote: »Exactly - I doubt folk will rush out and sell their 50mpg diesel car and buy a 35mpg petrol one just because its 10p a litre cheaper....
Quite...£30 spent on petrol @ 38mpg will get me approx. 100 miles LESS than £30 on diesel @ 61mpg (or 59 it's just dropped to
) ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple0 -
one of my requirements is that my car do no more than 30 mpg.
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one of my requirements is that my car do no more than 30 mpg.
#smilespergallon
Last petrol motor was like that and only an 1800, had to drive like a vicar to see 36mpg in the summer as well.
Always a drop on last 2 diesels around 20% from October to March each year, currently struggling to get 43mpg was 51+ in summer with 170hp per tonne.0
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