Latest Petrol Rises : How are you coping?

anewman

Pound wrote: »

Here's how I'm coping:

Looks like an expensive bike that

Pound

It cost me £500. I think it's cheap in comparison to how much I'd pay to run a car.

anewman

Pound wrote: »

It cost me £500. I think it's cheap in comparison to how much I'd pay to run a car.

I got a bike cheap from Tesco and it's been sat unused for probably 5 years

Keith

I filled our Ka tonight, normally when I fill it, I just fill it to brim without thinking as the Mrs pays for it as it's her work car.

It cost £39 to fill, which I estimated was £2.40 more than it cost in April, when petrol was 1.09 now it's 1.16.

Tax hasn't gone up since April, so this increase is due to the rise in oil prices. I can only think that the government should remove the VAT element on fuel prices.

If the Tory's say we freeze tax on petrol for 5 years, I'd vote for them.

Cut the outgoings, cut the wastage and cut fuel duty.

Pound

anewman wrote: »

I got a bike cheap from Tesco and it's been sat unused for probably 5 years

Cheap bikes are usually quite heavy and horrible to ride, so it's not uncommon for them to be left in a garage collecting dust. If you want to cycle and enjoy it you need to spend at least £300.

**woody123**

Keith wrote: »

I filled our Ka tonight, normally when I fill it, I just fill it to brim without thinking as the Mrs pays for it as it's her work car.

It cost £39 to fill, which I estimated was £2.40 more than it cost in April, when petrol was 1.09 now it's 1.16.

Tax hasn't gone up since April, so this increase is due to the rise in oil prices. I can only think that the government should remove the VAT element on fuel prices.

If the Tory's say we freeze tax on petrol for 5 years, I'd vote for them.

Cut the outgoings, cut the wastage and cut fuel duty.

Fuel where i live in the West Midlands is now 1.14 a litre for unleaded and 1.28 a litre for Diesel..

I now see alot of cyclists on my way to work and i have to say i don't blame them with the amount of money they stand to save doing it all week..

I have a bike myself and its been sat in the garage unused for the last year, needless to say it will soon be getting a dust off and used more often..

It used to cost me £27 to fill up my ford fiesta in Feb 2006, and now £30 just takes it over the 3/4 of a tank mark..

boatman

If we all use less fuel surely the price will go up! Just a thought!

Couple of good commuting bikes here
http://simpsoncycles.co.uk/product.php?xProd=264&xSec=130
http://www.simpsoncycles.co.uk/section.php?xSec=132

anewman

boatman wrote: »

If we all use less fuel surely the price will go up! Just a thought!

It could go either way IMO. It's a commodity that has to be sold - it is currently being sold in large volumes every day due to people's reliance on it - so they can put the price up all they like and people will just pay. If it gets to the point people use significantly less fuel I imagine they will either have to decrease the cost to increase buying, or increase the cost to recoup losses - and that will be when motoring is left for the richest people.

Night-owl_6

http://www.petrolprices.com/

Night-owl_6

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jun/01/automotive.energy