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Why has car oil almost doubled lately?

izawa
izawa Posts: 156 Forumite
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A 4 liter oil used to cost 30-40. Now it is 60-70

What has caused this?
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  • chrisw
    chrisw Posts: 3,550 Forumite
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    It hasn't, you must be looking in the wrong place or need some specialist stuff.

    Eg. Castrol Edge 5W30 is £32 for 4l in Halfords.
  • Trackman
    Trackman Posts: 1,501 Forumite
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    The oil I use hasn't. £26 for 5 litres. 

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303929441478?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=sedlIGgKSai&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=N-EO_kFWSJ2&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,191 Forumite
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    edited 31 March at 11:39AM
    izawa said:
    A 4 liter oil used to cost 30-40. Now it is 60-70

    What has caused this?
    Brexit/Covid/The War/The Other War/The Government.

    Delete as appropriate

    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • EnPointe
    EnPointe Posts: 440 Forumite
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    izawa said:
    A 4 liter oil used to cost 30-40. Now it is 60-70

    What has caused this?
    unless you are using some very  odd specification oil   typical  fully synthetic  motor oil for up to date vehicles is still 30-40 GBP  for a 4 litre  containers 
  • 400ixl
    400ixl Posts: 3,360 Forumite
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    It depends on the oil as to the price, but it hasn't changed much recently, so unless your used to cost is 10 years ago its still in the same ball park it was a year ago like for like.

    A good spec is in the £40-70 range with medium spec in the £30-40 range. So you only have to be comparing two across the spectrum to get the view you have come up with, but it is likely the spec difference which is driving the price difference.
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