Fuel price discussion thread (was ‘chaos’)

Abraxaz1 · 13 Jun 2022 at 14:47

Due to works requirements and the new tax laws I have to fill up the standby generator using BP white diesel instead of ordering red.

The nearest bp is a service station charging £2.06.99 a litre. I just put 100litres in the damn thing, which will give 30 hours of use...

No way I'm paying that and claiming it back.

Doobedoo · 13 Jun 2022 at 17:10

Blackjack Davy said:
How'd you get it so cheap? Its £1.80 here or it was on saturday it's probably gone up by now Morrisons is £1.83 I filled to the top on £1.77 last thursday it went up the next day

No idea I still wouldn’t go as far as calling it cheap though.

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Simon · 13 Jun 2022 at 17:23

Could do with 10p cut via a VAT reduction. VAT per litre shouldn’t be going up due to current oil price

Dis86 · 13 Jun 2022 at 17:33

Abraxaz1 said:
Due to works requirements and the new tax laws I have to fill up the standby generator using BP white diesel instead of ordering red.

The nearest bp is a service station charging £2.06.99 a litre. I just put 100litres in the damn thing, which will give 30 hours of use...

No way I'm paying that and claiming it back.

I have a dozen tracked and harbour cranes to fill up, along with over 100flts amongst other items of plant. The tax laws absolutely shafted us.

mid_gen · 13 Jun 2022 at 17:43

adam cool dude said:
People need to get a lot smarter with their driving. I am seeing a lot more cars than usual doing 56mph.

Fortunately I work from home permanently....but my main car is a 3.0 V6 petrol Alphard camper. I have been hypermiling it well before it became fashionable!

Getting decent milage out of a van is mainly a case of tucking in behind a truck on the motorway and sitting on their limiter.

Doobedoo · 13 Jun 2022 at 17:51

mid_gen said:
Fortunately I work from home permanently....but my main car is a 3.0 V6 petrol Alphard camper. I have been hypermiling it well before it became fashionable!

Getting decent milage out of a van is mainly a case of tucking in behind a truck on the motorway and sitting on their limiter.

Sensible but I’d rather spoon my own eyeballs out. I drive our car very little but I love giving it a little bit when I do.

MissChief · 13 Jun 2022 at 18:23

just under half a tank to full with Sainsburys Super Unleaded at 1.88.9pl. Still £65.59 to fill the tank. I did get 35.73mpg across the last tank.

Hasnath · 13 Jun 2022 at 18:45

MissChief said:
just under half a tank to full with Sainsburys Super Unleaded at 1.88.9pl. Still £65.59 to fill the tank. I did get 35.73mpg across the last tank.

How big is the fuel tank?
Sounds much bigger than my tank of 50 or so litres, I'd prefer a larger tank just so there were more miles between fill ups. Currently I'm doing weekly trips to the fuel pumps.

MrRockliffe · 13 Jun 2022 at 19:21

Hasnath said:
How big is the fuel tank?
Sounds much bigger than my tank of 50 or so litres, I'd prefer a larger tank just so there were more miles between fill ups. Currently I'm doing weekly trips to the fuel pumps.

I believe they’re around 55-58L, can’t quite remember.

AORUS · 13 Jun 2022 at 19:28

SDK^ said:
The answer is obvious - EV drivers don't put fuel in their cars
My EV charging cost is the same if fuel is £2 a litre or £50 a litre

[Yes we still know there is added cost to all other life essentials as a consequence, but that is a much lower hit to the pocket]

Your been robbed if it costing to charge an EV same as fuel, I haven't pay a penny for charging at Tesco's stores

SDK^ · 13 Jun 2022 at 19:29

AORUS said:
Your been robbed if it costing to charge an EV same as fuel, I haven't pay a penny for charging at Tesco's stores

Got to love the free loaders

I have a Tesco Extra 1.5 miles from my house with free Podpoints - think I used them once when they first appeared in Feb 2021. I’m usually in Tesco 10-15 minutes max which is about 0.8 kWh of charge, about 6p’s worth at my home charging rates, so isn’t worth the hassle.

MissChief · 13 Jun 2022 at 19:42

MrRockliffe said:
I believe they’re around 55-58L, can’t quite remember.

My F36 BMW 428i GC has a 60L tank apparently

MrRockliffe · 13 Jun 2022 at 19:54

MissChief said:
My F36 BMW 428i GC has a 60L tank apparently

Blimey that’s quite big. How many miles can you get from a tank?

Robbo · 13 Jun 2022 at 20:21

MissChief said:
My F36 BMW 428i GC has a 60L tank apparently

Same on my M4.

MrRockliffe said:
Blimey that’s quite big. How many miles can you get from a tank?

200

[TW]Fox · 13 Jun 2022 at 20:42

MrRockliffe said:
Blimey that’s quite big. How many miles can you get from a tank?

It's not big - it actually seems to get smaller with each new generation. The E46 and E90 both had a 63 litre tank.

Abraxaz1 · 13 Jun 2022 at 20:44

Dis86 said:
I have a dozen tracked and harbour cranes to fill up, along with over 100flts amongst other items of plant. The tax laws absolutely shafted us.

We are actually converting are generators to gas because the cost is so prohibitive.

Plus multiple sites had 10,000ltrs on site for standby generators. All of which went off as doing monthly checks on it failed to happen...

AORUS · 13 Jun 2022 at 21:02

SDK^ said:
Got to love the free loaders

I have a Tesco Extra 1.5 miles from my house with free Podpoints - think I used them once when they first appeared in Feb 2021. I’m usually in Tesco 10-15 minutes max which is about 0.8 kWh of charge, about 6p’s worth at my home charging rates, so isn’t worth the hassle.

Maybe you Tesco's haven't been updated free 22KW

SDK^ · 13 Jun 2022 at 21:14

AORUS said:
Maybe you Tesco's haven't been updated free 22KW

My car maxes out at 11kw AC and I would also need a cable upgrade too.

Uther · 13 Jun 2022 at 22:38

All the roads around me are 50mph speed limits. I'm noticing a LOT less speeding recently, with the vast majority of people bimbling along between 45-50 mpg. Costs are obviously starting to bite for a lot of people.

MissChief · 13 Jun 2022 at 23:30

Uther said:
All the roads around me are 50mph speed limits. I'm noticing a LOT less speeding recently, with the vast majority of people bimbling along between 45-50 mpg. Costs are obviously starting to bite for a lot of people.

I travelled on the M8 into Edinburgh then the City Bypass right to the end. I can't say I noticed any less people doing 70+ compared to previously. When I was doing 70 on the cruise control I still had cars passing me or right up my chuff while I was overtaking.