Petrol prices - all gone quiet

[Gary L]

I had this from petrolprices.com in my mail. moaning about 2p when the prices have been going up all the time anyway.

Hi Dave,
I wanted to let you know that today is the last chance to sign the fuel duty petition on the Prime Minister's website to reverse the sneaky 2p fuel tax rise that came in January.
Nearly 100,000 people have already signed the petition to get the tax rise reversed.
We only have until lunchtime tomorrow (12th March) to let the government know that fuel tax rises like this are the last thing that our country needs in a recession.
So if you'd like to join me in signing the petition, the link is here:
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/DutyReduction/
It's about time they listen to motorists!

[Taf]

The Chinese are sucking in more and more oil... prices will keep going up until there's none left....

Originally Posted by Taf

The Chinese are sucking in more and more oil... prices will keep going up until there's none left....

Speculators/Futurers Traders are also doing their bit to drive the Price of crude oil up to high levels, while production continues to be relatively flat.... Again, the greedy barstewards who helped cause the global banking crisis are ensuring that joe public continues to get screwed in the wallet/purse....

[roger skillin]

Originally Posted by Gary L

I had this from petrolprices.com in my mail. moaning about 2p when the prices have been going up all the time anyway.

They're not just moaning about any old 2p it's the fact that when vat went back up they didn't take the 2p back off that they had put on to compensate the vat going down to 15%, petrol has been going up due to oil prices, this is just to do with tax, 99% on the country would rather have this 2p taken back off

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by roger skillin

They're not just moaning about any old 2p it's the fact that when vat went back up they didn't take the 2p back off that they had put on to compensate the vat going down to 15%, petrol has been going up due to oil prices, this is just to do with tax, 99% on the country would rather have this 2p taken back off

I know what it's about. my point was we'll moan about 2p but we won't moan about the ever increasing prices that's been going on even since the VAT was reduced for a year.

there's a garage by me that puts 2p on petrol every evening rush hour till the next day where it goes back down again by 2p.

I have signed it, however I suspect nothing will ever happen.

Have any of these petitions ended up with a positive result?

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Tuftus

Have any of these petitions ended up with a positive result?

I've never heard of a good result from one. I've always been of the feeling that you could have one that's been signed by every person in the country and it would still get ignored.

Originally Posted by Tuftus

I have signed it, however I suspect nothing will ever happen.

Have any of these petitions ended up with a positive result?

The only petition that will do any good, is the one thats used to beat our polititions to death with.

[Lord Nikon]

over 80% of the fuel price is tax anyway, we sell crude to the US who sell petrol FAR cheaper than we do. The price we are paying is ludicrous.

[Pauls9]

Originally Posted by Tuftus

I have signed it, however I suspect nothing will ever happen.

Have any of these petitions ended up with a positive result?

You wouldn't be suggesting that these petitions are simply a way of giving the masses the impression that their opinions are actually considered and therefore they needn't take any other action, while actually completely ignoring them, are you?

(I voted anyway)

Originally Posted by Lord Nikon

over 80% of the fuel price is tax anyway, we sell crude to the US who sell petrol FAR cheaper than we do. The price we are paying is ludicrous.

Hmmmm.... I think you'll find that the duty on fuel is somewhat less that 80%. If memory serves, drivers are currently paying in the region of 57.7 p/L. Though as of the new financial year the rise in fuel duty will be calculated at *inflation + 2.5%*.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Tuftus

I have signed it, however I suspect nothing will ever happen.

Have any of these petitions ended up with a positive result?

You must be joking - one of No10's permanently powered up industrial shredders is devoted permanently to the task of turning these things into so much compost...

[beeman]

Actually there was 1 downing st petition that did have some effect. Dont you all remember the roadpricing sceme that got all the papers upin arms a couple of years ago.

though im sure the planns havent been scrapped compleatly just put on hold till they can quietly run a new trial....

[Osem]

Drivers have been hit with petrol tax rises as much as six times higher than the rest of Europe, it is revealed today.
Tax paid at the pumps in the form of fuel duty and VAT has soared in the past 15 months, analysis of official figures shows.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/bargain..._page_id=53949

[AndyCambs]

Someone has to pay all these MPs expenses and increased salaries!