Petrol Price Debate

I have used the subject 'petrol price debate' to highlight how to save money on fuel at a time when fuel prices are escalating out of control thanks to greedy oil companies & slimey worthless parasites, a.k.a. politicians. As an ex-mechanic I always used to see an increase in complaints from customers after a budget on poor fuel consumption. They would always fill up their cars with a set amount of fuel (e.g. £20.00), when the price went up after a budget they would get less fuel for the same £20.00. They would then come to the garage & complain that the vehicle was using more fuel when in ... more

HOW MUCH money COULD BE SAVED BY USING A ‘magnet’? ****************************************​*** ****** In financial terms I cannot answer definitively as much depends on the condition of the engine and the environment it is working under. Although savings of over 20% (20% of £40 =£8) have been claimed, but a common saving on fuel bills of 5% (5% of £40 =£2) would generally provide a relatively short and justifiable payback period. In financial terms savings made by fitting a magnet will increase as fuel costs continue to rise. When I fitted an Ecoflow® magnet to my Vitara JLX my MPG ... more

With daily news reports appearing on our televisions and in our newspapers, i decided it would be topical to eek out this category and air my views on this very hot topic. Between 71.3 and 76 percent of the price of fuel (depending on octane/diesel etc) is taken in tax. Not only is it heavily levied as road fuel, but added on to that we pay 17.5% VAT. Presently we are faced with two possible increases, firstly price increases from suppliers as a result of the state of terrorism and wars that seems to have gripped the world. The second looming increase is a possible proposed taxation increase ... more

It would be if it wasn't for government duty. People complain about the high level of duty but I've been driving since 1976 and its always like that. There's been a recent outcry about the huge profits that oil companies are making , but this is from industrial oil , not from petrol sales. Garages will make less than 3p a litre on the sale of petrol, I bet they have more mark up on a mars bar! The government arrogant stance on petrol revenue reminded me of the tories, they just told the country that they (the country) wouldnt understand the complicated issues , amd inplied it was the greedy ... more

“PETROL SOON TO COST AS MUCH AS YOUR PINT!” read an alarmist tabloid headline of a couple of decades or so ago. Well, if you could find me a garage dispensing a gallon of fuel for the price of a beer these days, I’d shower you with all my worldly goods and offer to have your babies, or at least start a few off, leaving a false name and address as I get “me kecks” back on (men need not apply for this position). I don’t want to get embroiled into the “UK motorists pay the highest price for petrol under Labour” debate, for the simple reason that high fuel tax is here to stay, neither major party ... more