Petrol prices - all gone quiet

[Matty_]

The annoying thing about this imo is that this country was self sufficient when it comes to oil production but are now a net importer. There was plenty of the stuff in the North sea (apparently there`s still bucket loads there) but due to the oil companies selling the majority of the easy to get stuff ages ago to America we no have to rely on others.

Our prices should be similar to other euro countries but is it

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Matty_

Our prices should be similar to other euro countries but is it

Actually petrol in the UK is cheaper than in 7 out of 12 Euro countries surveyed here. Diesel on the other hand is most expensive in the UK. In most euro countries it is considerably cheaper than petrol, but not so in the UK.

Daniel, you may have misread that - the price of unleaded in Euro cents (per litre) is only more expensive in Norway and Denmark (as NI is part of the UK), and we match Sweden.

[danielf]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

Daniel, you may have misread that - the price of unleaded in Euro cents (per litre) is only more expensive in Norway and Denmark (as NI is part of the UK), and we match Sweden.

Errm, no. I was talking about the Euro zone (top table). Petrol is more expensive in France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Finland and Belgium. It's just a few p. (with the exception of Holland, where petrol is €1.5 per liter, but the UK is at a par with the major European economies. Places like Spain, Luxembourg and Austria are quite a bit cheaper. Diesel is a totally different story, with the UK being about 20% dearer than the rest.

Having said that. The pound is pretty much at an all-time low against the euro, so that does skew results.

[broadbandking]

Well its going up and up and wont stop.

[Jimmy-J]

Not being able to drive anymore, I can honestly say that I don't miss it one bit. All that stress and lack of money was just too much anyway.

[superbiatch]

I've just filled up and didn't notice until I'd almost finished 'normal' unleaded is 115.9p per litre, whilst 'super' unleaded is only 110.9per litre - go figure

What's the difference? I'll fill up on that if i can in future

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by superbiatch

I've just filled up and didn't notice until I'd almost finished 'normal' unleaded is 115.9p per litre, whilst 'super' unleaded is only 110.9per litre - go figure

What's the difference? I'll fill up on that if i can in future

You must be mistaken. super is always about 8p more than normal unleaded.

[superbiatch]

Originally Posted by Gary L

You must be mistaken. super is always about 8p more than normal unleaded.

I thought that, so i double checked. Unless Tesco have cocked up again

The problem is within us as a nation, we are too happy to bend over and take the stick as far as it can be taken.
Apart from blockading oil refineries other avenues need looking at.
One could be a mass top up at selected petrol stations where by people only pay the true price of the petrol.
To simplify things lets say that the overall taxation on fuel is 20%
You fill up your tank and deduct the 20% from the final figure on the pump.
Or the alternative is we carry on digging deeper into our pockets and bending over further to accomodate every increase.
I work shifts, getting public transport at 4.30 in the morning is impossible.
So whether a litre of fuel is 50p per litre or £1.15 per litre I still only put a set amount in the tank to get to work and back and for the weekly shop.

[Peter_]

Here are a couple of links regarding fuel tax below.

This table shows the hidden tax on Petrol (ULSP 95 Octane) and Diesel (ULSD) fuel in the UK.

Here is a petition by the protest group Ban the Pumps campaigning to reduce the UK fuel tax.