Fuel price discussion thread (was ‘chaos’)

dlockers · 17 Jul 2022 at 20:49

Not happy about this - but I manged 35mpg on a 200mile run which was excellent.

Uther · 17 Jul 2022 at 20:56

Did you buy the car boot bag while you were there?

dlockers · 17 Jul 2022 at 20:57

No, but the 25 card holding wallet with RFID blocking technology almost suckered me.

ShiWarrior · 17 Jul 2022 at 22:06

i pay 207.9 for my fuel, so your lucky saving some money

Glanza · 18 Jul 2022 at 10:57

Garages around me have all dropped their prices by 1p, huzzah

visibleman · 18 Jul 2022 at 11:02

They've all seemed to have gone up around here; was the late 189's early 190's two weeks ago but now all around 198-201 for posh unleaded

Diddums · 21 Jul 2022 at 10:38

Filled up the car twice and both scooters once so far this week.

Doobedoo · 21 Jul 2022 at 12:47

Nothing’s changed around me still as silly as it was a week or 2 ago.

Tinders · 21 Jul 2022 at 13:29

Supermarkets are normally pretty quick at dropping prices, at the moment none of them seem to be moving.

A few local ones are hovering around the 179/180 mark for Unleaded, that’s esso, texaco to name 2. The one in Wolvo is still 172.

Costco brum are still the cheapest around at 171.

Rroff · 21 Jul 2022 at 17:52

Unleaded prices around here are dropping fast at all the non-supermarket garages - one "out in the sticks" down to 169 - can't remember what they had diesel at though. Unfortunately a bit out of my way. Supermarkets down to 193.9 for diesel while the rip off garages are still at 199.99.

200sols · 21 Jul 2022 at 17:56

Seen a few news bits that the AA RAC etc are blaming supermarkets for keeping prices high. No idea if it is true but that is the headline.

Dis86 · 21 Jul 2022 at 18:27

200sols said:
Seen a few news bits that the AA RAC etc are blaming supermarkets for keeping prices high. No idea if it is true but that is the headline.

Basically supermarkets are usually the first to drop and they're just not dropping. We're seeing the likes of shell and esso going down here to prices below supermarkets.

Rroff · 21 Jul 2022 at 18:32

The Esso garage in the town I work was apparently causing mile long tailbacks a couple of days ago due to the number of people queuing to get fuel when it was cheaper than the supermarkets.

GhostWKD · 21 Jul 2022 at 18:33

Dis86 said:
Basically supermarkets are usually the first to drop and they're just not dropping. We're seeing the likes of shell and esso going down here to prices below supermarkets.

Genuinely wonder if there is going to be some sort of logic behind this around not putting price of food up but absorbing extra costs elsewhere (eg at the petrol pump)

tom_e · 21 Jul 2022 at 18:42

GhostWKD said:
Genuinely wonder if there is going to be some sort of logic behind this around not putting price of food up but absorbing extra costs elsewhere (eg at the petrol pump)

Apparently Morrisons are making their money from fuel at the minute, not from in store shopping.

Doobedoo · 22 Jul 2022 at 07:07

Go slow protest being held on the M5 and M4 today.

MrRockliffe · 22 Jul 2022 at 07:34

Doobedoo said:
Go slow protest being held on the M5 and M4 today.

Bugger. How long does it usually last, and where is it being held?

I’m driving to Wales later today via the M4

Doobedoo · 22 Jul 2022 at 07:36

M5 is going from Taunton/Bridgwater at roughly 8.45 and they are going up to Bristol. I’m rushing to get ahead of it now.

No idea about the M4

Doobedoo · 22 Jul 2022 at 07:42

MrRockliffe said:
Bugger. How long does it usually last, and where is it being held?

I’m driving to Wales later today via the M4

Protesters to block M5, M4, M32 and A38 on 'Frantic Friday'

Last time protesters were taking a stand against the rising cost of fuel

www.bristolpost.co.uk

The first protest will see vehicles travel northbound on the M5 between Bridgwater and the Almondsbury Interchange from about 8.45am, then head east along the M4 and to junction 1 of the M32. There the convoy is expected to exit, stop for a period of time, before conducting the same route in the opposite direction, arriving back in Bridgwater in the early afternoon

A second protest group is due to set off at 8.45am from the same location and carry out a slow-moving protest to the Bristol Road Shell garage. They are expected to block the forecourt during the morning, police say.

MrRockliffe · 22 Jul 2022 at 09:09

Doobedoo said:
Protesters to block M5, M4, M32 and A38 on 'Frantic Friday'

Last time protesters were taking a stand against the rising cost of fuel

www.bristolpost.co.uk

Sounds like it'll be gone by the end of the day - I won't be heading there until 17:00 ish

Thanks