Fuel price discussion thread (was ‘chaos’)

Vita · 6 Mar 2022 at 07:31

chroniclard said:
I'm 2 miles from work so going to try and walk next week see how it goes. Should be about 40 min.

I’d say half hour depending on the terrain and how fast you walk. But buying a bike would be a better bet, or even a elec scooter.

Loagi · 6 Mar 2022 at 07:54

For the first time in years I've started to smell chips shops when getting passed by white vans. I guess we'll be smelling a lot more used vegi oil on the roads !

Turn · 6 Mar 2022 at 08:00

chroniclard said:
I'm 2 miles from work so going to try and walk next week see how it goes. Should be about 40 min.

Yeah you should definitely get an electric scooter as mentioned already

Diagro · 6 Mar 2022 at 08:32

Vita said:
I’d say half hour depending on the terrain and how fast you walk. But buying a bike would be a better bet, or even a elec scooter.

Yea.. he should buy an elec scooter. Especially as they are illegal to use in public. What a wonderful idea.

MrRockliffe · 6 Mar 2022 at 09:35

Texaco and Shell are 169 a litre for normal diesel in Cardiff at the moment :eek:

chroniclard · 6 Mar 2022 at 10:36

MissChief said:
Bicycle? be a 20 minute ride.

Vita said:
I’d say half hour depending on the terrain and how fast you walk. But buying a bike would be a better bet, or even a elec scooter.

0007 said:
Yeah you should definitely get an electric scooter as mentioned already

Yeah I have a bike, will be an option. Also have an ebike on order. Though it will take years to regain that cost in fuel savings. :cry:

Vita · 6 Mar 2022 at 10:37

Diagro said:
Yea.. he should buy an elec scooter. Especially as they are illegal to use in public. What a wonderful idea.

I’ve seen people with ones with seats on riding them past police. Never noticed any being stopped tbh. We have electric scooters here in the city I’m in, pay and ride type.

Diagro · 6 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Vita said:
I’ve seen people with ones with seats on riding them past police. Never noticed any being stopped tbh. We have electric scooters here in the city I’m in, pay and ride type.

Doesnt stop them being illegal. Police just cba to deal with it.

Cities, some have hire ones, which are part of a scheme.

BUDFORCE · 6 Mar 2022 at 16:43

Diagro said:
Doesnt stop them being illegal. Police just cba to deal with it.

Technically, illegal, but if the law is never enforced.

It's like the tree that falls in the middle of the woods.....

MagicBoy · 6 Mar 2022 at 16:51

MrRockliffe said:
Texaco and Shell are 169 a litre for normal diesel in Cardiff at the moment

That's nuts. 156 here, or 149 at Supermarkets for Derv.

Stuck half a tank of E10 in earlier, no more than the usual Sunday queue.

mjt · 6 Mar 2022 at 20:27

No one cares, but 95 was going for €2.43 on the motorway in the Netherlands last night :eek:

MrRockliffe · 6 Mar 2022 at 20:28

MagicBoy said:
That's nuts. 156 here, or 149 at Supermarkets for Derv.

Stuck half a tank of E10 in earlier, no more than the usual Sunday queue.

Couldnt believe it. Morrisons were 154 so not sure why they’d pushed the price so high

I filled up in Costco on the way home, big queue and 150.1

MrRockliffe · 6 Mar 2022 at 20:28

mjt said:
No one cares, but 95 was going for €2.43 on the motorway in the Netherlands last night

Oh my goodness!

Journey · 7 Mar 2022 at 08:07

Prepare yourselves for actual chaos coming soon I'd think, $139 for a barrel of BC this mornings spike, 20% higher than settlement price on Friday just gone.

I'd honestly say if you are running low/medium topping up can only be a good thing, garage near me that was £1.59l the other day is now £1.63l, and that was up from £1.48l previously in the week.

Greebo · 7 Mar 2022 at 08:37

My village garage announced they had taken delivery of new stock before the price increase so happy to announce their prices are £1.59 all week for super unleaded. I went and filled all my cars up and all my petrol cans at the weekend. Will be a long time again before I pay £1.59 for super unleaded.

And · 7 Mar 2022 at 09:08

A petrol station I passed on the Wirral yesterday had diesel at 179.9.

Phemo · 7 Mar 2022 at 09:24

I drove past an Esso garage in Southampton yesterday that had diesel at around £1.65 a litre and petrol at around £1.52 a litre. Quite possibly the largest price gap I've seen between diesel and petrol. Yet the Sainsburys not too far away had diesel at £1.56 a litre but I didn't notice the price of petrol, just that they had no unleaded or super unleaded available. So either people are at it again, or the Sainsburys petrol was cheaper than anywhere else but I would expect diesel to be cleared out first.

DRZ · 7 Mar 2022 at 09:28

And said:
A petrol station I passed on the Wirral yesterday had diesel at 179.9.

Bromborough BP on the A41? Saw that as well! The Texaco a bit further up is usually a ripoff but was 20p/l cheaper!!

And · 7 Mar 2022 at 09:40

Gordale.

DRZ said:
Bromborough BP on the A41? Saw that as well! The Texaco a bit further up is usually a ripoff but was 20p/l cheaper!!

Semple · 7 Mar 2022 at 09:46

jpaul said:
with lordrobs comments on being tailgated by lorries if he drives economically, slipstreaming them maybe more economic&safe - a protective shield, as opposed to someone who will go into the back of you (if your tyre blows, a deer runs out ???)

Looks like we need to get OPEC to open the taps and make up for the missing russian barrels .... remind saudi arabia that they wouldn't be executing a rigteous action in Yemen if it wasn't for UK armaments - what a tangled web

I believe that's already been requested and they've opened them ever so slightly, but not enough to cut Russia out of the picture. With Russia being a key player in OPEC i don't know if they all have an agreement to only supply/raise prices together.