Fuel prices

Ryan-3 · 2 May 2020 at 22:43

Passed a local Shell garage which had signs for a "Fuel sale" a few days back. Only can remember the petrol price, but that was 103p/litre.

The_Abyss · 2 May 2020 at 22:58

£1.049 around here at supermarkets.

I've still got over half a tank remaining, and I last filled up on 7 April. I guess they're struggling too.

Merlin5 · 3 May 2020 at 11:53

It's great owning a petrol car again, fuel is way cheaper now. I used Morrisons yesterday, £102.7p per litre unleaded. For £35 I get more litres in the tank than I did for £40 with my previous diesel car.

ezekial · 3 May 2020 at 13:24

103 here

MissChief · 3 May 2020 at 13:32

Most prices seem to have levelled out at just over £1 per litre. I paid £1.03.7 at an Asda on Friday. The big local Shell station is still ripping people off at £1.17.9 and is still as busy as ever.

MissChief · 3 May 2020 at 13:35

ShiWarrior said:
i go past 1 petrol station on the way to work and back

114.9

im being ripped off, but no point driving miles to get it for a lot less, waste of fuel and money

On a full tank, for most cars around 50-55 litres, a full tank of, say, 48 litres, and a price elsewhere of 103.9, for ease of maths, 104, 10p per litre. £4.80 more. Reckon you’d have to drive more than 10-15 miles there and back to make it not worthwhile. Unless you’re very rural I doubt there isn’t a cheaper place for you. Your current place is taking advantage of being on a main road on a lot of people’s regular route or commute.

ShiWarrior · 3 May 2020 at 19:29

MissChief said:
On a full tank, for most cars around 50-55 litres, a full tank of, say, 48 litres, and a price elsewhere of 103.9, for ease of maths, 104, 10p per litre. £4.80 more. Reckon you’d have to drive more than 10-15 miles there and back to make it not worthwhile. Unless you’re very rural I doubt there isn’t a cheaper place for you. Your current place is taking advantage of being on a main road on a lot of people’s regular route or commute.

just looked on petrolprices.com

the one i go past has nothing showing at the moment, the next one along is 111.9
or go the other way , opposite from work place, then its 109.9

Sho · 3 May 2020 at 21:33

Last time I did a full tank was 99.9 at Costco. About a week later after lockdown. Got enough feul to keep me going for another month.

FireTwo · 3 May 2020 at 21:58

still around £1.08 around south east :/

Rotty · 3 May 2020 at 22:27

Been at 102.x round here for over a month now (1.08 diesel)

Yas786 · 3 May 2020 at 22:40

About 1.16 for diesel where I live, that’s my local shell station. Usually they charge around 1.30. But a few miles up the road another shell is doing 1.10 for diesel. Unlike my local who have no competition, the other one has a BP station and texaco quite close to it.

ShiWarrior · 6 May 2020 at 14:35

been filling up at 114.9

today went shopping in a "BIG" store
popped to the local one, 105.9, put 45L in !

Petrol not diesel

MissChief · 6 May 2020 at 14:56

ShiWarrior said:
been filling up at 114.9

today went shopping in a "BIG" store
popped to the local one, 105.9, put 45L in !

Petrol not diesel

114.9 must be either a Shell or a BP. They always seem to hold prices for longest. Be careful your engine doesn't coke up and clog and destroy itself though, that Supermarket petrol is apparently engine suicide by being cheap.

ShiWarrior · 6 May 2020 at 15:04

both shell

wez130 · 6 May 2020 at 19:24

Still about £1 / litre ($1.95 for 91, $2.15 for 95/98) here in NZ

How is Oz so much cheaper lol?

Surveyor · 7 May 2020 at 01:35

wez130 said:
Still about £1 / litre ($1.95 for 91, $2.15 for 95/98) here in NZ How is Oz so much cheaper lol?

Fuel duty will be at least part of it.

Fuel duty in New Zealand is 73.784 cents/litre (about 36 pence).

Fuel duty in Australia is 42.3 cents/litre (about 22 pence or 45 New Zealand cents).

HangTime · 7 May 2020 at 11:12

Also I think VAT on fuel is 15% in NZ compared to 10% in AU

Invertigo · 7 May 2020 at 13:33

99.9p for standard fuel when I passed a Costco yesterday. Supermarkets nearby around 103p.

Yas786 · 7 May 2020 at 16:41

Just filled up my car with Costco premium diesel at lakeside.
1.06 a litre, cheaper than shell and others. Thought it was just normal diesel but saw they only had premium. Not sure if it’s any better than shell etc.