Fuel Protests.. bring it on!
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Er, there is loads left, more than we have used already, they make you think that so they can justify higher barrel prices...
That aside, I was reading in the paper today, that some of the city slickers who dabble in hedge funds are partly to blame, as they are tossing around 500 million a day with fuel companies, and they stated that there wasn't any oil shortages, plenty in reserve, its just OPEC that bump the prices up to keep investors happy,
What drugs have you been smoking.
Its the market that sets the price mostly. The cost to produce a barrel has hardly went up at all, so stop blaming the oil company's.
People were laughing at you because of your self righteous ranting over and over again, peddling the same old boring story. Try getting out a bit or changing the story FFS
You're so right, if only everyone had taken heed of your words of wisdom we.... erm... what difference would it have made?
That's why you were laughed at.
You will find, i was laughed at because they didn't think petrol would go this high.
Will it will be getting higher soon i am told, so its not looking too good.
And its hardly going back to 92
To a degree the "market" controls the price, but the main control of the price is OPEC, the people who "own" the oil reserves, if they want more money, they restrict the amount being produced, therefore pushing the price up
I don't mind as I don't drive that far. Less people on the roads is good for me
Fair enough, but increasing fuel costs will drive up the costs of things you buy everyday, food is the first to go up, you wouldn't like it if Tesco's stuck up prices 10% because of the fuel tax robbery
Found this on a few forums around the web...
THE UK GOVERNMENT'S FURTHER TAX INCREASE ON FUEL HAS TAKEN THE AVERAGE PRICE OF UNLEADED TO OVER THE £1 A LITRE BARRIER!
THEREFORE 'MONDAY NOVEMBER 19TH' HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP THEIR A*** " DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP OF FUEL THAT DAY.
THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO THIS GROUP AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.
WITHOUT TAKING ACTION THE PRICE PER LITRE WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.
REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF FUEL GOING UP BUT AT THE SAME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES, ROAD HAULAGE COMPANIES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH EFFECTS PRICES ON EVERYTHING THAT IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING MATERIALS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO! OUR WAGES WILL NOT BE RISING AT THE SAME RATE EITHER!
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THE GOVERNMENT DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER ONE DAY, WE WILL DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN!
THE UK GOVERNMENT'S FURTHER TAX INCREASE ON FUEL HAS TAKEN THE AVERAGE PRICE OF UNLEADED TO OVER THE £1 A LITRE BARRIER!
THEREFORE 'MONDAY NOVEMBER 19TH' HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP THEIR A*** " DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP OF FUEL THAT DAY.
THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO THIS GROUP AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.
WITHOUT TAKING ACTION THE PRICE PER LITRE WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.
REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF FUEL GOING UP BUT AT THE SAME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES, ROAD HAULAGE COMPANIES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH EFFECTS PRICES ON EVERYTHING THAT IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING MATERIALS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO! OUR WAGES WILL NOT BE RISING AT THE SAME RATE EITHER!
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THE GOVERNMENT DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER ONE DAY, WE WILL DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN!
This never ever works, it's the same principle as that email that's been doing the rounds since the last time petrol prices sky rocketed, boycott shell by not buying fuel from them on a set day, this action will never work because people need fuel to get places.
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Well with such a polite and intelligent, not to mention well managed idea, how can they fail?
These one day boycotts are silly.
Fuel for most petrol stations is simply to get customers. Most the profit comes from the mahazines, drinks, snacks and such like that are then bought after people fill up.
Most Supermarkets use fuel as a loss leader, simply to attract people to their stores.
Still though, if every doesn't get petrol on that Monday then simply more fuel will be sold on the Sunday and Tuesday.
Then of course people use the arguement about oil companys making billions. Not much of this is from forecourt profits.
Fuel for most petrol stations is simply to get customers. Most the profit comes from the mahazines, drinks, snacks and such like that are then bought after people fill up.
Most Supermarkets use fuel as a loss leader, simply to attract people to their stores.
Still though, if every doesn't get petrol on that Monday then simply more fuel will be sold on the Sunday and Tuesday.
Then of course people use the arguement about oil companys making billions. Not much of this is from forecourt profits.
Exactly it's not like it's going to spoil if it's left in the tanks a day and even if it did, it would only be hurting the garage.