Petrol Prices - Are they to high - What can we do about it.

[Graham C]

UK major brand average pump prices 2000 - 2007 (pence per litre)                 2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006   2007 Pump price  80.2  75.5   73.2   76.3  80.9   87.3  92.11  95.0

[Acidmouse]

Went to buy new car from a place called "Batley" in West Yorkshire on Saturday, fuking grim place I tell yer. Most shops there dont open on a weekend.

The fuel price at a few places there was 99.9p some places around Leeds, Harrogate now 101.8

[rex008]

My brother bought a Lexus RX300 just over a year ago for 17k. 2 days ago he got a trade-in offer of 7k on it. I think it stung a little bit. He's probably going to LPG it instead.

Duty on petrol is 50p/litre, rising to 52p/litre when Gordon dares (or on a good day for bad news). This also has VAT applied, so effectively 59p/litre. The actual selling price also has VAT applied, so at 110p/litre, that's ANOTHER 7p of VAT. Total 66p/litre of tax on a 110p/litre selling price. With maybe 5p/litre for the petrol station, the actual cost of the petrol including delivery/refining may be 38p/litre. Take refining and delivery out of that, and even if fuel costs halve, you're probably only looking at a drop of 15p/litre. Which is about what has happened - 120p to 105p in the last couple of months?

[Acidmouse]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7672069.stm

and the magical 99.9 mark has been hit by a few supermarkets.

[The-Crow]

Petrol below £1 a litre has returned as supermarket Asda dropped the price of unleaded to 99.9p a litre.

[kinboshi]

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Using petrolprices.com, it's confirmed that the Sainsbury's near me is the cheapest place to get my super unleaded from.  It was up to £1.18 not too long ago, now down to just under £1.07.  Compared to £1.18 I'm saving £6.60 on a full tank - which isn't really that much, is it?  Better in my pocket than someone else's I suppose.

[TheChipPrince]

99.9 in shell at lunch time, and thats with no ASDA around!! 

EDIT: Oh yes there is, 6 miles away, oops...

[byronkincaid]

Compared to £1.18 I'm saving £6.60 on a full tank - which isn't really that much, is it?

depends how much money you have/earn doesn't it?

[kinboshi]

Compared to £1.18 I'm saving £6.60 on a full tank - which isn't really that much, is it?

depends how much money you have/earn doesn't it?

If I really wanted to save money on the fuel I use, I'd be better off running a smaller car that doesn't need super unleaded and does more than 23mpg. 

I think if I was doing more miles, then it would definitely be an issue for me.

[kinboshi]

Filled up this morning, and it was £1.02 for super unleaded and 99p for unleaded at Sainsbury's. 

So I'm saving over £9 now on a full tank.

[rex008]

On my commute, I pass several petrol stations, including 2 BP ones. Outskirts of a posh large village, diesel = £1.20. Just out the middle of Nottingham, £1.14. Now that's what I call a rip off. £4 difference for a tank for me.

[lazaroonie]

diesel prices are a rip off at the moment.

[gatso]

Filled up this morning, and it was £1.02 for super unleaded and 99p for unleaded at Sainsbury's. 

So I'm saving over £9 now on a full tank.
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petrol co. bosses are geniuses. they put prices right up, then lower them to higher than they started out and people think they're saving money on each tank

[kinboshi]

Filled up this morning, and it was £1.02 for super unleaded and 99p for unleaded at Sainsbury's. 

So I'm saving over £9 now on a full tank.

petrol co. bosses are geniuses. they put prices right up, then lower them to higher than they started out and people think they're saving money on each tank

I was comparing to the the prices at the peak recently.  Until it drops below 80p a litre it's still over-priced. 

[gatso]

Filled up this morning, and it was £1.02 for super unleaded and 99p for unleaded at Sainsbury's. 

So I'm saving over £9 now on a full tank.

petrol co. bosses are geniuses. they put prices right up, then lower them to higher than they started out and people think they're saving money on each tank

I was comparing to the the prices at the peak recently.  Until it drops below 80p a litre it's still over-priced. 

then it will always be overpriced.

when was the last time there was only a 3p gap between u/l and super? I don't remember ever seeing them that close