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

[doubleup]

I haven't read all this thread - but the title is "What can we do about it?"  Did anyone suggest completely destroying the world economic system?

[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. 

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

It's always within 5p at the Sainsbury's I use.  It did use to the be the same price as diesel only a year or so ago. 

[lazaroonie]

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

It's always within 5p at the Sainsbury's I use.  It did use to the be the same price as diesel only a year or so ago. 

got to watch some of that supermarket petrol. there can be big differences in what is sold by tesco, sainsbo, morrissons etc and the main forecourts, what they class as "super unleaded" - it can vary from 96 - 99 RON.

[Acidmouse]

0.96p harrogate road Leeds and a few others I noticed coming into work.

[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. 

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

It's always within 5p at the Sainsbury's I use.  It did use to the be the same price as diesel only a year or so ago. 

got to watch some of that supermarket petrol. there can be big differences in what is sold by tesco, sainsbo, morrissons etc and the main forecourts, what they class as "super unleaded" - it can vary from 96 - 99 RON.

Sainsbury's is 97 RON.  Tesco have 99 RON at some of their stores, but not all of them.  The Sainsbury's petrol is BP petrol, wrapped up in orange packaging.  It doesn't have the additives that BP Ultimate may have, but it does cost a lot less.  The Morrisons near me doesn't even have Super, neither does Asda.

[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.

Now 100.9p a litre at the Sainsubury's near me now.

That's a difference of about a tenner on a full tank from where it was not so long ago (at £1.18 a litre).

[Acidmouse]

I don't understand why its so different across the country. Alot of places will drop to low 90's tomorrow.

[kinboshi]

I don't understand why its so different across the country. Alot of places will drop to low 90's tomorrow.

I did notice that all Sainsbury's are the same price for super unleaded - it does seem to be 100.9p across the country (when I say across the country I checked one place dawn sawf, one oop norf, and one in the midloinds).

[77dave]

petrol dropped to $2.89 per gallon in Vegas meaning that petrol is now the same price here as it was at the start of the year

[TheChipPrince]

Just seen a 93.9 one, and it wasnt even a supermarket!

[boldie]

Just seen a 93.9 one, and it wasnt even a supermarket!

Shell is the cheapest over here @94.9....nice

[kinboshi]

Welcome back to the Dutch hippy dwarf!!! 

97.9p for super unleaded near me now.

[Colchester Kev]

Welcome back to the Dutch hippy dwarf!!! 

97.9p for super unleaded near me now.

wait til he sees you called him Dutch ... the Germans hate that, i bet he clears off for another month now ...











edit .. ahhhhhh nh wp GG Kin

[boldie]

Welcome back to the Dutch hippy dwarf!!! 

97.9p for super unleaded near me now.

wait til he sees you called him Dutch ... the Germans hate that, i bet he clears off for another month now ...











edit .. ahhhhhh nh wp GG Kin

OK, off in a huff it is.

[77dave]

Prices have been falling through the floor here

today i saw $2.25 a gallon, that 60 cents lower than the start of the year