Fuel price discussion thread (was ‘chaos’)
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Soldato
139.9 for UL at Costco brum today. Still 20p dearer than before the Russia Ukraine war started.
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The boss has now told us we are to be using Keyfuel fuel cards only now as the price we get it for is £1.59 for diesel, the pump price was £1.87.9!
Absolutely shocking how badly we are being ripped off at the pump.
Absolutely shocking how badly we are being ripped off at the pump.
Exactly what I have been saying. The forecourts are making an extra 20 to 30p per litre at the moment on top of the normal profits they make. The media really should be getting onto this
Then report your findings to the media and start the ball rolling.
Soldato
They’re quick to raise them and very slow to drop them. Weird how they’re allowed to do that.
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Why aren’t they doing it themselves? Too busy demonising those tying to get pay rises?
Would anybody listen? I mean its not hard to notice of see? If I was a reporter it would take me all of 10 minutes to think exchange rate now at least 10% better and cost of a barrel of crude oil has dropped by almost 50% but fuel pump prices ahve only dropped 10% and a quick google would show its the petrol stations keeping the prices high.
Clearly having a go at Harry and Meghan sells more papers.
Supermarket fuel prices are a “scandal”, says RAC
RAC has accused supermarkets of “hanging on to massive margins for dear life” despite fuel prices falling 6p per litre in November.
www.fleetnews.co.uk
presumably garages are not shifting the volume, if they are offering lower prices to fuel card users - it's a market.
Pricing hasn't gone entirely unnoticed as the link above shows, also reported here:
Blame supermarkets for high fuel prices, says RAC
With the wholesale price of both fuel falling, petrol and diesel should have been 14p and 15p-a-litre lower than what they currently cost, says the motoring group.
Perhaps the press aren't aware of the difference in fuel card prices, this is your opportunity to make them aware.
Pricing hasn't gone entirely unnoticed as the link above shows, also reported here:
Blame supermarkets for high fuel prices, says RAC
With the wholesale price of both fuel falling, petrol and diesel should have been 14p and 15p-a-litre lower than what they currently cost, says the motoring group.www.thisismoney.co.uk
Perhaps the press aren't aware of the difference in fuel card prices, this is your opportunity to make them aware.
Thing is you dont need to look at fuel card prices, as those links show, the RAC are making all the right noises and telling it like it is but its only publications like fleet news and thisismoney that has picked up on it. MSM nothing.
Supermarket fuel prices are a “scandal”, says RAC
RAC has accused supermarkets of “hanging on to massive margins for dear life” despite fuel prices falling 6p per litre in November.
presumably garages are not shifting the volume, if they are offering lower prices to fuel card users - it's a market.
supermarkets always put a supplemental price on fuelcards of a few pence per litre as they were "always" the cheapest and on such small margins, the fuel card price would leave them with barely anything.
Nothing has changed there, there are still happy with a few pence profit on fuelcard sales. Just raking it in from the general public.
Pricing hasn't gone entirely unnoticed as the link above shows, also reported here:
Blame supermarkets for high fuel prices, says RAC
With the wholesale price of both fuel falling, petrol and diesel should have been 14p and 15p-a-litre lower than what they currently cost, says the motoring group.
Perhaps the press aren't aware of the difference in fuel card prices, this is your opportunity to make them aware.
Meanwhile RAC charging people the best part of £300 for a battery which retails for £100 elsewhere...
EDIT: I've had some good service from the RAC but when it comes to price exploitation they'd be massive hypocrites and I'm fortunate I've not been in a position where I have no choice but to pay them for consumables.
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Soldato
138.9 for UL at Costco brum last night. 151 at the supermarkets near me.
Apparently it’s 130.9 at the essar pump in Grindley Brook.
Apparently it’s 130.9 at the essar pump in Grindley Brook.
I’ve only been a Costco member for a few months but I don’t recall the price difference being that high before? Usually 7-9ppl not 20p. It seems clear that the petrol station owners and supermarkets are taking much higher profits than the usual 2-4ppl for private forecourts and sometimes even loss leaders at the supermarkets.
Soldato
It’s been consistently 12p cheaper for me compared to my local supermarkets. I’m fortunate that Costco is on my way most of the time. Otherwise it wouldn’t be worth the trip
Soldato
Took til petrol station number 4 to find diesel today. There’s some kind of delivery issue happening for sure