Cost of fuel

[WelshGas]

interesting reading !

Experts warn diesel sales may be restricted from NEXT MONTH

Fears have grown that diesel could soon be rationed in Britain as world leaders scramble for solutions to reduce their countries' energy dependency on Russia.

www.dailymail.co.uk

If Diesel is rationed in the U.K., what would happen in Europe?

 

[Calimili]

If Diesel is rationed in the U.K., what would happen in Europe?

We'll buy it from India...

 

[Norfolk Jim]

I filled up my X Trail yesterday at £1.61 for diesel which was better than expected on outskirts of Norwich but garage literally 300 m up the road was selling for £1.83!!! Couldn't believe it and people were filling up!! If I had gone there it would have cost me £11 more to fill up!

 

[Jim2007]

Currently in the NW Highlands. Filled up at £169.9 at Morrison’s in Fort William yesterday. Anywhere from that up to £1.80 between there and Ullapool.

 

[Norfolk Jim]

There just doesn't seem to be any consistency. We know supermarkets can offset higher costs but why are smaller garages so different?

 

[Perfectos]

There just doesn't seem to be any consistency. We know supermarkets can offset higher costs but why are smaller garages so different?

Capitalism

 

[s2bear]

On a lighter note, oil has fallen for the second day in a row and now this: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/ot...or-north-sea-victory/ar-AAV4BCo?ocid=msedgntp


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[Mickyb123]

Oil prices may have fallen for second day in a row, so will obviously see a corresponding fall in diesel prices at the same rate as it went up, errrrrm Hmmmm hold on!!!!! Funny how it goes up daily, never comes down as quick though.

 

[Joker 1299]

Is anyone on here on the poverty line and can’t afford to put food on their table?

 

[Calimili]

Is anyone on here on the poverty line and can’t afford to put food on their table?

Quite confident nobody!
Having said that, it is understandable that, although the price of our democracy/peace/safety has gone up because not buying oil from Russia pushes the (crude/brent) oil price up, people are unhappy that the price at the pump is disproportionate higher than the actual increase in the price of oil, even allowing for some extra transport cost etc.
If the govt says, we are adding 20c per litre tax to afford helping Ukraine or boost our defense, people would accept that.
But people don't like being ripped off like at the moment, even if you are a millionaire.

 

[Rich20]

Is anyone on here on the poverty line and can’t afford to put food on their table?

This is an interesting question. I think it would be highly unlikely anyone on here would publicly say they are broke and can’t afford food. Many replies would simply say sell the Cali! Whilst I’m glad to say we are not in poverty I can’t deny that it is becoming tougher to get by. We make less trips in the Cali and have made the decision to not use so much gas and electricity at home by not having a proper cooked meal everyday. We have soup instead so that we are still getting hot nutrition. How much more we can cut back we will have to see. If the Cali has to go in the end it would be heartbreaking but let’s hope it doesn’t come to that

 

[Stu@rt]

Pop the "PetrolPrices" app on your phone to compare prices. Most folk know where their cheapest fuel is local to them, but the app could save you a few bob when your away from home

 

[Velma's Dad]

Is anyone on here on the poverty line and can’t afford to put food on their table?

I don't think we should be rubbing anyone's noses in their personal concerns about fuel costs, even us wealthy (practically by definition) Cali owners. That said, the great majority of people living in poverty will of course be suffering much more from the rise in heating fuel costs than petrol/diesel. In Glasgow last week someone working for a front-line support charity told me they've just set up a 'duvet bank' to help the growing number of people who just can't afford to heat their homes at all at the moment.

 

[soulstyledevon]

£119.20 for 66 litres, Avg MPG 31.
Just wondering how much it’s costing for those peeps who have invested in bigger vans…

 

[soulstyledevon]

Just been going over my expenses for my Alps trip.
Most expensive fill up on the Autoroute was
£126.44 for 58.01 litres.

Average price in France across my fill-ups was £1.91 litre for basic Gazole.

Appears the days of cheap French diesel are long gone…

 

[Joker 1299]

I don't think we should be rubbing anyone's noses in their personal concerns about fuel costs, even us wealthy (practically by definition) Cali owners. That said, the great majority of people living in poverty will of course be suffering much more from the rise in heating fuel costs than petrol/diesel. In Glasgow last week someone working for a front-line support charity told me they've just set up a 'duvet bank' to help the growing number of people who just can't afford to heat their homes at all at the moment.

No rubbing of noses here. Sure, it was meant as a rhetorical question to put things into context. Is a few pennies per litre of fuel such a huge issue in the scheme of things? First world problems.

 

[Joker 1299]

This is an interesting question. I think it would be highly unlikely anyone on here would publicly say they are broke and can’t afford food. Many replies would simply say sell the Cali! Whilst I’m glad to say we are not in poverty I can’t deny that it is becoming tougher to get by. We make less trips in the Cali and have made the decision to not use so much gas and electricity at home by not having a proper cooked meal everyday. We have soup instead so that we are still getting hot nutrition. How much more we can cut back we will have to see. If the Cali has to go in the end it would be heartbreaking but let’s hope it doesn’t come to that

I had soup for lunch today too. Baxter’s Cream of Mushroom; delicious.
Sorry, is that passive agressive? Not meant to be…

 

[Amarillo]

Is anyone on here on the poverty line and can’t afford to put food on their table?

It’s all a matter of balancing household budgets. Sustained higher prices could mean reducing mortgage overpayments or less cash to bung into kids’ ISAs for their house deposit in 20 years’ time. Or, Heaven forbid, shopping at Aldi instead of Sainsbury’s.

 

[Vagophile]

Or, Heaven forbid, shopping at Aldi instead of Sainsbury’s.

Controversial, as always.

 

[ArunAlec]

It’s all a matter of balancing household budgets. Sustained higher prices could mean reducing mortgage overpayments or less cash to bung into kids’ ISAs for their house deposit in 20 years’ time. Or, Heaven forbid, shopping at Aldi instead of Sainsbury’s.

Not Waitrose then?

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Not Waitrose then?

Too expensive now, have to pay for parking since they invested in number plate recognition. I could outrun the parking warden before.

 

[Amarillo]

Not Waitrose then?

We were forced to downgrade after the 2008 financial crash.

 

[Vagophile]

Since retirement in 2005, we have spent a very large proportion of our time travelling in Europe and have become big fans of Lidl, even converting some of our U.K. friends.
Unfortunately, I always end up buying things that I didn't know I needed until I saw them.

 

[Cali Phillip]

It’s all a matter of balancing household budgets. Sustained higher prices could mean reducing mortgage overpayments or less cash to bung into kids’ ISAs for their house deposit in 20 years’ time. Or, Heaven forbid, shopping at Aldi instead of Sainsbury’s.

or Aldi ( or any other supermarket) marked down section, no shame in helping reduce food waste I feel.

 

[Calimili]

with prices of food so high, might need to consider moving from normal lunch to liquid lunch