Latest Petrol Rises : How are you coping?

Night-owl_6

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/06/01/noil101.xml

dorry_2

me and oh are going through about £500 petrol and diesel a month:eek: I have just moved jobs, so I am nearer to home, so I can cut down that way, I have also cut my travel days from 5 to 3! I am lucky I work for an agency and they can just move me! dunno what we will do if things get worse though:mad:

mary43

originally posted by Billscarab
But surely you're going to end up wasting petrol with lots of trips to the garage? You'd be better filling up now, the price is more likely to go up more than come down the way things are at the moment.

OH doesn't use the car specifically to go and get petrol. He drives once a week either to collect something from the garden centre which is just up the road from us or some other reason. All our petrol stations are only a short drive away and en route to where he's going and getting a bit once a week is really spreading out the cost for us.

Annie021063

Well today was the first day of my 'cutting fuel costs in half challenge'. I didn't drive anywhere in my car, I walked. Have to pick DD up later on from her friends but shall use hubbies car so free petrol there. Aim to drive around 60 miles this month which is half of what I have averaged since I got car, it's a very approx average but is the only way I can do it really. Should hopefully cut fuel bill from £50 to £25 theis month.

AdrianHi

tomstickland wrote: »

I don't really understand the level of despondancy on this thread TBH. You can still go out. Just do it less, drive with fuel economy in mind, and plan a bit more carefully. With a 20% increase if you go out 20% less often or 20% less further, or 10% less often with a 10% increase in mpg etc.

If prices double, then things will be a lot more desparate.

Following that logic most who use their car to commute any distance to work would have to cut out all their social, domestic ad pleasure driving to reduce car use by 20%, since 80% of their driving is essential getting to work travel.
Those who can, can go for walking, cycling or public transport, not everyone can do this though.

brownbabygirl

I only use my car on weekends and the odd workday eve to run some errands so my petrol costs are quite low anyway. I think I only fill up once a month.

G-G_4

I am hoping to cycle to work (if I get the job)

Bus - £45 - Kcals Burned 0

Cycle - £0 - Kcals Burned (5 x 560 = 2800 Kcals) x 4 weeks = 11,200 Kcals a month!!

That would be for a 5 miles daily journey, 2.5miles each way at a moderate speed for 20 mins each way.

So, I save £45 and burn 11,200 calories a month!

Annie021063

G-G wrote: »

I am hoping to cycle to work (if I get the job)

Bus - £45 - Kcals Burned 0

Cycle - £0 - Kcals Burned (5 x 560 = 2800 Kcals) x 4 weeks = 11,200 Kcals a month!!

That would be for a 5 miles daily journey, 2.5miles each way at a moderate speed for 20 mins each way.

So, I save £45 and burn 11,200 calories a month!

It makes so much sense to do this, think of the benefit to the environment too!
Good luck with the job - hope you get it.

mkbean

G-G don't forget to budget for the extra food.

unless you already have the calories stored about your person of course... :rotfl:.

G-G_4

mkbean wrote: »

G-G don't forget to budget for the extra food.

unless you already have the calories stored about your person of course... :rotfl:.

Oh god! I'm afraid I do

Oh well, never thought of being fat as being money saving.. :rotfl: