sambino Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/busi...icle3803775.ece Petrol prices are expected to reach more than £1.12 per litre next month as service stations feel the effects of the latest surge in global crude prices. Amid fears of widespread fuel shortages before a planned strike at Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest oil refinery, the AA said that the cost of filling a 50-litre petrol tank stood yesterday at £54.44, up £7.82 on a year ago. There is a six-week time lag between global crude prices, which touched historic highs of nearly $120 per barrel this week, and pump prices. The average price for a litre of petrol was 108.89p yesterday but Andrew Horstead, of the energy con-sultancy Utilyx, predicts that prices will rise by about 3 per cent to an average £1.12 per litre during May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barsark Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I always wonder at the seemingly devastating impact of a governmental increase in fuel tax. It always makes the paper and is a fundamental of the budget. Yet, as the months tick by and the budget is forgotten, the REAL increases creep in, bit by bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minesapint Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Diesel is about 10p more per litre as well. £1.18 at the local BP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chichi Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Didn't they have the dearest place in britain on tv yesterday? 1.30 a L? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ayatollah Buggeri Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Brown and Darling couldn't care less about the price of petrol. They know that the people who'll feel the most visible effects are those in rural areas with little public transport, which tend to be Tory heartlands. Labour's core vote is in inner cities where car use is a lot lower, and most of them are too thick to realise that the price of petrol affects the price of other retail goods, too. Also, have you noticed how the government has said nothing about the Grangemouth strike? This is partly because Unite is Labour's single biggest trade union donor, but the fact that there's no election in Scotland next week might also have something to do with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poorman Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Its got to keep going up to save the planet! Set yourself a budget for fuel, and every time it goes up drive a bit less. The problem starts and ends with the government. :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracey Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Saw it at £1.26 here the other day (Cornwall) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambino Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 Saw it at £1.26 here the other day (Cornwall) Not been up into the lakes for a while a guess the little station on Kirkstone pass will be similer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I've written to my MP today about the petrol and food prices...something has to be donw about it !!!! Ive had enough of this country today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy666 Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Its got to keep going up to save the planet! Set yourself a budget for fuel, and every time it goes up drive a bit less. The problem starts and ends with the government. :angry: Does this mean I have to stop the car a mile from work and walk the rest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzMosiz Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 87p for diesel back in October 2007, now its £1.17 Good job inflation is 2.5% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambino Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 Does this mean I have to stop the car a mile from work and walk the rest? Might be ok in a city round my way many small villages are lucky to get more than 2 buses a day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil D Possitt Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Might be ok in a city round my way many small villages are lucky to get more than 2 buses a day!! 2 buses a day? We get one bus a week here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I live right in the country, my road has two houses down it which is also a dead end. The road exits onto a dual carridge way with no footpaths. I have absolutely no choice but to drive, and even if I did want to walk to say the shops. The nearest one is 3 miles away. And don't even get me started on my route to work, just say a car IS the only way. These ever increasing petrol prices are really starting to worry me actually, at the moment its manageable. But what happens in 2-3 years time when if they continue at their current rate they will be around 2-2.50 a litre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DissipatedYouthIsValuable Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Perhaps time to get a small motorbike and hoard fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 What a relief! After all the bad news and negativity about falling house prices, hard-working car-owners will recive a boost to their confidence with this welcome news that some things like the fuel market are still bouyant! Well done Gordon & Alistair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PricedOutNative Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Looks like we've just found a good few more years of oil supply and in a not so volitile part of the world! Brazil Oil Finds May End Reliance on Middle East Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thread Killer Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 An anecdotal: second-hand info that post office sorting centres are stockpiling fuel because the government is expecting civil unrest over the recent sharp rises in fuel prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DissipatedYouthIsValuable Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 What a relief!After all the bad news and negativity about falling house prices, hard-working car-owners will recive a boost to their confidence with this welcome news that some things like the fuel market are still bouyant! Well done Gordon & Alistair! I'm going to buy a few extra cans of petrol to sell at a profit to the next generation. Hooray for NuLabour, supporting racketeering of all kinds since 1997. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Generation Game Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Didn't they have the dearest place in britain on tv yesterday? 1.30 a L? Heard on the radio this morning that there's a garage in Scotland charging £1.50 per litre of diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claireinspain Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Heard on the radio this morning that there's a garage in Scotland charging £1.50 per litre of diesel. On Sky News this morning Eamon Holmes said that they were talking about £1.60 a litre by the summer in reply to a newspaper reviewer's point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claireinspain Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I live right in the country, my road has two houses down it which is also a dead end. The road exits onto a dual carridge way with no footpaths. I have absolutely no choice but to drive, and even if I did want to walk to say the shops. The nearest one is 3 miles away.And don't even get me started on my route to work, just say a car IS the only way. These ever increasing petrol prices are really starting to worry me actually, at the moment its manageable. But what happens in 2-3 years time when if they continue at their current rate they will be around 2-2.50 a litre It's a real problem in the countryside, especially if you have oil heating too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 It's a real problem in the countryside, especially if you have oil heating too. Strike two, I have that as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minos Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Strike two, I have that as well! I hope it is secured. A lot of heating oil is going walkies nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voiceofreason Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 National average of 108.89 / litre, 4.55 litres to the imperial gallon, £4.95 per gallon. The £5.00 gallon is getting pretty close................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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