bloomin petrol prices..

Confused · 7 Feb 2011 at 09:52

Optimax was 6ppl more, then when they re-branded it to VPower, it seemed to go up to 7ppl more, now it's 99 octane, it's gone up to 8ppl more.

When I move, my nearest will be Tesco, so I'll be shoving their Momentum99 into my VR-4.

predator70 · 7 Feb 2011 at 09:55

PiKe said:
I had a wet dream last night that petrol was 100p a litre.

100p a litre seems so good compared to todays prices.

Third Opinion · 7 Feb 2011 at 11:00

predator70 said:
100p a litre seems so good compared to todays prices.

Cant see prices ever being back to that level again

Cosimo · 7 Feb 2011 at 11:13

PiKe said:
I had a wet dream last night that petrol was 100p a litre.

Those dreams will soon turn to nightmares.

Firestar_3x · 7 Feb 2011 at 11:25

Passed my test about 11 years ago, fuel was 75 - 78p then iirc, lets see how long it takes before prices are double from when i passed.

Cosimo · 7 Feb 2011 at 12:19

Firestar_3x said:
VPower price has gone a bit loltastic of late.

I paid £1.40 for it yesterday.

[TW]Fox · 7 Feb 2011 at 12:34

I can really us getting properly screwed with this 'fuel stabiliser', the results of the consultation on which will be announced in the March 23rd budget.

There is increasing sentiment that the current oil price is a bubble and we will see modest reductions in the medium term (Though the long term trend is upwards).

Therefore I can see a 'fair' fuel stabilser being introduced at the budget with the 'aim' of 'capping' the fuel price at its current level.

Then the oil price will fall but the fuel price wont, because of course under the concept of a stabiliser if oil prices go up, duty is reduced but if oil prices go down..

....duty is increased.

The 'stabiliser' will only be 'fair' if the base price is set to £1 a litre. This clearly wont happen.

Simon · 7 Feb 2011 at 13:47

Firestar_3x said:
Passed my test about 11 years ago, fuel was 75 - 78p then iirc, lets see how long it takes before prices are double from when i passed.

58p 12 yrs ago when I passed. £3 would last ages !

ubersonic · 7 Feb 2011 at 14:33

[TW]Fox;18408131 said:
Sainsburys Super for the win.

What he said!

Duke · 7 Feb 2011 at 17:10

Diesel here is 133.9 at Tesco and 136.9 at Texaco.

That'll make BP 139.9 minimum.

West · 7 Feb 2011 at 17:12

I just paid £60 to fill up from my Red Light

Still only 134p for Tesco 99

Firestar_3x · 7 Feb 2011 at 17:21

Simon said:
58p 12 yrs ago when I passed. £3 would last ages !

Might have been cheaper than i thought, in which case looks like the price has already doubled from when i passed.

Ingleberry · 7 Feb 2011 at 17:50

At £80 a tank for 25mpg plus tax, insurance and wear it is HALF the cost of a train season ticket for 80mile+ round trip everyday.

By that reckoning i rather pay gov tax than stinking railway companies

Rilot · 7 Feb 2011 at 18:24

Firestar_3x said:
Might have been cheaper than i thought, in which case looks like the price has already doubled from when i passed.

40p/litre when I first started driving (1991). I could brim my bike from empty for £5.
Then again, 20 Bensons cost £1.99 too.

SpazzyCazzy · 7 Feb 2011 at 23:24

Rilot said:
40p/litre when I first started driving (1991). I could brim my bike from empty for £5.
Then again, 20 Bensons cost £1.99 too.

I remember those days, actually I remember when 10 smokes cost 50p. The newsagents in town would sell us smokes at 10p each. Red band ones. That was mid 80's.

snowdog · 8 Feb 2011 at 02:23

Meh with your (OP) milage it'll make bugger all difference.

I filled the Mitsu up a a couple of days ago ( was nearly empty) for 91 euros, 1,54€ per liter, 2 days later my tank was half empty again and I threw in another 50 euros... 50 euros for 2 days of driving, that stings a bit

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Stuff gets more expensive unfortunately.