£2 a Litre!!!

[jims-terrano]

Just been on ITV News that a Government Minister is warning of £2 a Litre for fuel.:eek:

Just what is that all about? anyone fancy shipping out of here!!

Jim

[lacroupade]

Just been on ITV News that a Government Minister is warning of £2 a Litre for fuel.:eek:

Just what is that all about? anyone fancy shipping out of here!!

Jim

and how much of that is tax FFS.:doh

[briggie]

its gonna be cheaper to convert cars to vodka or whisky at this rate :(

[jims-terrano]

its gonna be cheaper to convert cars to vodka or whisky at this rate :(

Gonna be cheaper to convert myself to that stuff I think.

Osborne has hinted at the fuel duty but that is all, at best he'll postpone the next duty rise for six months I think.

Jim

[jace]

isnt it 80% tax? (inc vat)

[jw2106]

well we have the cheapest fuel in europe before the goverment rob us blind:(

[macabethiel]

Scaremongering and those buying fuel will profit from it forward buying crude oil.

Lybia is only 2 % of the world fuel supply prior to the troubles in that country so even if it dried up for a couple of years we in the West would be OK.

More money for the City folk down in London - or Bonus City as I like to call it.
Just before the crash in 2008 I delivered a 350 SLK to a young woman who lived in a flat within the City of London who could not have been more than 28 years of age. She had it fully loaded with extras and paid cash out of her annual bonus. Oh how the other half live eh !

Its if there is a big player like Saudi that interupts supplies that we will have real short term issues. Then it would bring the world to a standstill never mind a few more dollars a barrell of oil. That would cause some price hike probably enough to go to war over.

[jims-terrano]

Scaremongering and those buying fuel will profit from it forward buying crude oil.

Lybia is only 2 % of the world fuel supply prior to the troubles in that country so even if it dried up for a couple of years we in the West would be OK.

More money for the City folk down in London - or Bonus City as I like to call it.
Just before the crash in 2008 I delivered a 350 SLK to a young woman who lived in a flat within the City of London who could not have been more than 28 years of age. She had it fully loaded with extras and paid cash out of her annual bonus. Oh how the other half live eh !

Its if there is a big player like Saudi that interupts supplies that we will have real short term issues. Then it would bring the world to a standstill never mind a few more dollars a barrell of oil. That would cause some price hike probably enough to go to war over.

Agree with what your saying there but the news is also full of other oil producing states getting twitchy too. Saudi has been passing laws today to help prevent uprising.

What ever happens we will be the ones to suffer due to us relying on oil so much.

I reckon we are in for a difficult 12 months as it all bites even harder.

Jim

[solarman216]

Shit people in power, did I say people? meant to say bastards, so you get what they want to give you, unless you do something about it, me I been doing it for years, I do what I want when I want, never towed the line never will, never paid a paid a parking fine, or a speed ticket, and never will, just like I have beaten the planing council on their own rules, been here on agricultural land for 8 years, and they cannot shift me, I love it, and I love a good fight, forgive me for ranting but today is a very very very very special day, Rick

[briggie]

on a serious note , i know of 2 haulage firms in serious trouble , i can imagine a lot of people losing their jobs , not to mention trouble with food supply etc

[briggie]

just heard that british troops are preparing to go to libya ....... why ?????

[solarman216]

short answer, cos this government do not know their back side from their tits, Rick

[jims-terrano]

short answer, cos this government do not know their back side from their tits, Rick

Good answer:clap

Jim

[macabethiel]

on a serious note , i know of 2 haulage firms in serious trouble , i can imagine a lot of people losing their jobs , not to mention trouble with food supply etc

A good mate of mine went bust last year he had been in hualage for 17 years with a small fleet of about 6 HGV's.

Luckily he has now gone self employed in the scrap precious metal business and has managed to stave off the Bank from re-possessing his house etc but there is a charge on it such that if he ever moves he will loose the lot. It was a Ltd Company but bank had his heart & lungs in the safe marked personal guarantees. Eventually Barclays will get their pound of flesh when he pops his cloggs.

[briggie]

ok heres a idea, how about scrapping fuel duty on commercial vehicles over 7 tonn ? ..... or is that too simple :augie:lol:lol

[lacroupade]

And like a lot of commodities, there are people making massive profits without ever owning the oil/grain etc.. just by buying and selling these so-called 'futures' which just jacks the price up to the end user for absolutely no good commercial reason other than some f**ker cornered the market in something a few months prior.:doh:doh:doh:doh

[clivvy]

unrest in eastern countries is just an excuse to put the price of fuel up. I bet anything, that even with the troubles, fuel could stay at the price it is now and be no bother.

why doesnt this country just supply itself??

[glen]

Showing my age I can remember Paying 75P Gallon for petrol 1979 when I got my first car you can see why the younger ones with good jobs are heading for OZ I have 2 Nieces living they with husbands, cost of living is catching up with uk but must be a better life style

Glen

[donkeydel]

Can you use students and chavs as fuel ? Grind em up a bit then liquidize them.
They've got to be flammable considering all that white lightning cider they've drunk.
It would be handy coz I've got thousands of them around here and we could do with culling a few (hundred). I be doing everyone a favour.

[briggie]

Showing my age I can remember Paying 75P Gallon for petrol 1979 when I got my first car you can see why the younger ones with good jobs are heading for OZ I have 2 Nieces living they with husbands, cost of living is catching up with uk but must be a better life style

Glen

i remember paying 37p a gallon :o

[donkeydel]

i remember paying 37p a gallon :o
Bloody hell Briggie !! You must be older than Gods dog !! :lol

[briggie]

Bloody hell Briggie !! You must be older than Gods dog !! :lol

at the time i had a ford anglia 997 cc ..... anyone remember those ? :naughty

[clivvy]

well, i can remember 55p a litre, and I remember when the road block started when it hit 75p litre, we were going on holiday to wales at the time!

[briggie]

this is a interesting read ...... how fuel prices have changed over the years and how much of it is tax :rolleyes:

http://www.theaa.com/public_affairs/reports/Petrol_Prices_1896_todate_gallons.pdf

[donkeydel]

at the time i had a ford anglia 997 cc ..... anyone remember those ? :naughty

:bow Nope :bow

The last time I saw one of those was at the pictures. 'Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets'
They used magic to make it fly.
Might not be a bad idea considering the fuel prices. :thumbs

[briggie]

amazing car , could reach 60mph on a good day ( downhill with the wind behind you )

[donkeydel]

amazing car , could reach 60mph on a good day ( downhill with the wind behind you )
I used to have a 1987 E reg 3 cylinder 1 litre diesel Daihatsu Charade. Top whack 70mph but could do 60mpg. It used to sound like Satans lawnmower.
Brilliant little car, saved my life after a spanish 18 wheeler knocked me off the M1.

[macabethiel]

Showing my age I can remember Paying 75P Gallon for petrol 1979 when I got my first car you can see why the younger ones with good jobs are heading for OZ I have 2 Nieces living they with husbands, cost of living is catching up with uk but must be a better life style

Glen

When I passed my test in 1965 you could buy 4 gallons of Esso Golden Petrol (5 star leaded) for 19 shillings and 8 pence that's about 97 pence for 18.2 litres.

About 5.3 pence per litre !

[macabethiel]

at the time i had a ford anglia 997 cc ..... anyone remember those ? :naughty

You mean a 105E Anglia or the 100E model ?

105E had that sloping in rear window !!

[briggie]

You mean a 105E Anglia or the 100E model ?

105E had that sloping in rear window !!

i cant really remember because i had two , i had the 997 first , then i upgraded to a 1200 :naughty ...... one of them had a sloping window .... i think it was the 1200 , but im not sure

[rustic]

When I passed my test in 1965 you could buy 4 gallons of Esso Golden Petrol (5 star leaded) for 19 shillings and 8 pence that's about 97 pence for 18.2 litres.

About 5.3 pence per litre !

I can agree with that, in 1966, my Dad put 4 gallons of petrol in and it was a pound.
Something like that sticks in your mind.
It was also the year that England won the world cup....
As we all keep getting reminded about.:doh

[rustic]

just heard that british troops are preparing to go to libya ....... why ?????



One simple word...... O I L

[Martin60]

Happy days, not, justs filled up tank Not to bad at £6.37 a gallon :eek:

Getting average of 25.6 mpg knocking around, hopefully get a little bit more on run to Cumbria tommorow.

[macabethiel]

I can agree with that, in 1966, my Dad put 4 gallons of petrol in and it was a pound.
Something like that sticks in your mind.
It was also the year that England won the world cup....
As we all keep getting reminded about.:doh

I remember it particularly well as I had a Saturday & Summer Holiday job on a petrol forecourt ( No self service in those days) most people would leave me the 4 pence change as I would also check oil level and radiator levels. The more mean spirited would ask for a shot of Reddex with each gallon of fuel so no tip !!

[The Patrolman]

Tesco Veg oil 2.95 for 3 litres that's still about 4.48 a gallon plus a few tesco points doubled up to 9p 4.39 a gallon...

I collected my first wast veg oil today only about 10L but thats still a free tenner!!

[zippy656]

Tesco Veg oil 2.95 for 3 litres that's still about 4.48 a gallon plus a few tesco points doubled up to 9p 4.39 a gallon...

I collected my first wast veg oil today only about 10L but thats still a free tenner!!


ive had 14 3ltr bottle so far.

need to take them to the recycling center now..

[lacroupade]

Me and the Fez passed two L200s today on Strata Florida smelling like a mobile chippy LOL. After laughing at the driver of the first one and telling him he wasn't allowed up there as he was driving a Jap motor and apparently only Land Dribblers can do the run, his wife then said she was thinking about swapping the nodding dog for a bottle of ketchup to go with the pong LOL:D

[zippy656]

nothing wrong with a mobile chippy...

love teh ketchup idea!

[The Patrolman]

ive had 14 3ltr bottle so far.

need to take them to the recycling center now..

I try to avoid putting them on my debit card or using the club card....cos big brother can see what youve bought.. Put them through the till after your shopping and don't use the club card, give the points to the chap behind let hime have the problem:thumbs:augie

[jace]

try this lol!

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[laurieash]

i remember paying 37p a gallon :o

god i must be old too i can rember geting a ration book for my moped, dont know how much fuel was though,
Laurie.

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

god i must be old too i can rember geting a ration book for my moped

sounds like a fair swap!

[zippy656]

well. sunday got some fuel for 98p / ltr..

loverly smell of chips as well.... bonus..

[lacroupade]

god i must be old too i can rember geting a ration book for my moped, dont know how much fuel was though,
Laurie.

1973 that was.....along with the three day week to save fuel and heating costs. Happy days - NOT

[briggie]

god i must be old too i can rember geting a ration book for my moped, dont know how much fuel was though,
Laurie.

ah ha , another yamaha " fizzie " owner ? :augie:lol

[jace]

works out how much tax you pay on fuel!

http://www.fairfueluk.com/documents/fueltax.html