The Price Of Petrol..........

Chuggerboom · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:35

Petrol is way too expensive these days. I actually can't afford to drive.

Last time I went dogging, I had to ask my mum to give me a lift.

TheCenturion · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:36

Decent. 4.5/10

EDIT: worst 'my mum can drive' thread ever

Bennie-Mac · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:38

Please can people make titles like "Joke thread" as then i would know to avoid them instead of being disappointed. I know i can hover over the thread to see the content, but thats not how i roll.

Chuggerboom · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:39

Bennie-Mac said:
Please can people make titles like "Joke thread" as then i would know to avoid them instead of being disappointed. I know i can hover over the thread to see the content, but thats not how i roll.

It wasn't a joke

Dmack · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:40

Bennie-Mac said:
Please can people make titles like "Joke thread" as then i would know to avoid them instead of being disappointed. I know i can hover over the thread to see the content, but thats not how i roll.

never... actually.... knew that... so thanks, this thread wasn't pointless afterall

Macky · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:41

What is this 'dogging'? :confused:

mjt · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:41

What is the price of petrol in the UK these days?
I have a sneaking suspicion it's a damn sight more expensive here in Belgium..

Chuggerboom · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:42

mjt said:
What is the price of petrol in the UK these days?
I have a sneaking suspicion it's a damn sight more expensive here in Belgium...

£1.20 a litre and rising where i live.

mjt · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:43

Chuggerboom said:
£1.20 a litre and rising where i live.

It has gone back up then. Is that for Unleaded 95?

I fill up @ 118p for UL and 132p for V-Power.

[TW]Fox · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:44

mjt said:
What is the price of petrol in the UK these days?
I have a sneaking suspicion it's a damn sight more expensive here in Belgium..

Current average for unleaded is 122.4 or something.

Mostly as a result of the 8 pence of duty increases we've seen since the decline of oil in 2008, and the devaluation of sterling caused by the ridiculous interest rates we have right now. It will go up by a further 4p by January 4th as a result of VAT increase and a further duty increase.

Unleaded petrol right now currently costs about 44p a litre. The rest of the price is VAT and duty.

Good eh?

Chuggerboom · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:45

mjt said:
It has gone back up then. Is that for Unleaded 95?

I fill up @ 118p for UL and 132p for V-Power.

Check this out.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8206749/Petrol-prices-hit-new-record.html

mjt · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:47

Pretty much the same as the rest of western Europe then, as Belgium is slightly cheaper than France, NL and Germany..

Cosimo · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:47

Macky said:
What is this 'dogging'?

Something OP does after his mum has given him a lift.

[TW]Fox · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:49

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7847756/Fuel-price-stabiliser-will-protect-motorists.html

Wonder what happened to that?

Efour · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:50

its like bird watching but with canines, allegedly.

Cosimo · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:53

[TW]Fox;18051396 said:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7847756/Fuel-price-stabiliser-will-protect-motorists.html

Wonder what happened to that?

Conveniently forgotten after George saw the state of UK PLC finances?

TheCenturion · 21 Dec 2010 at 22:53

Efour2 said:
its like bird watching but with canines, allegedly.

I reckon a lot of bird watching is involved in dogging too

Chris1712 · 21 Dec 2010 at 23:11

Jokes aside, I paid 128.9 for SUL last night and nearly wept. Never before have I managed to spend a tenner more than I got in litres

.

What really grinds me is that no one seems to care anymore? Was it 3 years ago we had the blockades and such when it went over a quid, it pretty quickly dropped back down after that but its crept back up and everyone's happy to just bend over and take it

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Chuggerboom · 21 Dec 2010 at 23:19

In America they moan like hell about the price of petrol and they pay less than half what we pay!

I was in California a couple of years ago and the price for a gallon there was around £2.40. They couldn't believe it when i told them what we pay in Britain.

mjt · 21 Dec 2010 at 23:31

Chuggerboom said:
In America they moan like hell about the price of petrol and they pay less than half what we pay!

I was in California a couple of years ago and the price for a gallon there was around £2.40. They couldn't believe it when i told them what we pay in Britain.

When I was in Brunei I noticed that Premium 97 was 26p a litre.
I died a little inside