Petrol Price Debate

...this if you run a petrol car. Incidentally, running your diesel on vegetable oil does leave a rather mouth watering smell from the exhaust! What about LPG? It has been around for a while now and many vehicles were converted to run on LPG (liquid petroleum gas) with financial assistance through approved government schemes. LPG is about half the cost of unleaded fuel and that alone is a great incentive to have the conversions installed. Now the government ...
...vehicles can run on both petrol and LPG, as they use separate tanks, if one runs out you can switch to the other quite easily. The advantages of running LPG are its low cost per litre, so overall running costs will be substantial reduced, if the conversion has already been done, that alone is a great saving, almost £2000. Disadvantages are LPG is only available from selected filling stations, the LPG tank in the car is usually mounted where the ...

ScottishWestie 12.03.2008 · Read full review
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123wizard 30.12.2001 (07.01.2002) · Read full review
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...inflation. The petrol stations and supermarkets that serve us with the fuel for our cars also are in buisness to make a profit, which most do quite nicely thank you. It is noticeable however that many smaller stations have disappeared from our streets since supermarket chains took a more major role in supplying fuel, so one might be forgiven for thinking that the profit margin is slim pickings. The up side to the chain stores newer string to their ...
...forgo just 1 liter of petrol per week. Not an unachievable target should the country stick together and not an unrealistic target that should only cause minor inconvenience. I'm quite sure that most of you who drive a car can find away to avoid about 10 miles of travel a week for a few weeks. If every driver who did that also wrote a letter of complaint to the government about the level of taxation it would be even better!! I would dearly like ...

babajane32 04.06.2004 (21.07.2004) · Read full review
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...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 oil companies who were causing the high prices , and it was impossible to put in a tax that responds to ...
...increase in the level of petrol duty. ALso dont forget that we pay tax (VAT) on the petrol duty so we're being taxed twice. on the same item. The price of petrol is well and truly in the hands of the government, and dont let anyone tell you otherwise. I'm lucky enough not to need or have a car now, but I hire one about every four months and the scariest part is going into a garage, because I see petrol prices jump every time. I have extreme sympathy ...

mikeydred 16.02.2001 · Read full review
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...pay the highest price for petrol under Labour” debate, for the simple reason that high fuel tax is here to stay, neither major party has done anything to reduce it, and unless you are fully acquainted with the entire tax regime, of, say France, then comparing a litre “here” for a litre “over there” is irrelevant. Besides which, petrol is a finite resource, its use pollutes the atmosphere and is a health risk, particularly in the field of respiration. ...
...environmental, to use as little petrol as possible. There are of course several ways in which this could be achieved. Below are a few of my suggestions. THOSE PESKY SHORT JOURNEYS Bear in mind that it is the short journeys with relatively cold engines that cause a disproportionate percentage of local pollution. I’ve heard it said that the “school run” accounts for 10% of traffic-generated pollution. Another little publicised fact is that the air ...

BNibbles 10.11.2002 (19.11.2002) · Read full review
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Optimax petrol is a new fuel recently launched by Shell, who claim its use increases power, torque, performance and cleaning to all petrol engines. Having read confirmation of these claims by Seat Drivers Club members I was immediately gripped by an urge to try it in my partners Seat Ibiza 1.4 S ( I drive an “Oil Fired” Seat Alhambra ). I grabbed my keys to the beezer and filled it with the Optimax. I took the car for a 25 mile drive ...
...system the difference in performance was amazing. I would estimate a 10/15% increase in power and lots more low down torque, meaning less gear down-changes. My partner agrees and is chuffed with her “new car”. Optimax is a 98ron rated fuel and can be used in all unleaded compatible engines. The increase in performance will vary from car to car, as we were using 95ron unleaded before. I don’t think cars running on 97ron super unleaded ...

brian27mpv 08.10.2001 (19.10.2001) · Read full review
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Bet you didn't know that the biggest oilfield on dry land in Western Europe is in England, not only that but it's near a camp site in Devon! Ok, Wych Farm in Purbeck isn't South Fork, but the nodding donkeys do suck up an impressive 85,000 barrels a day, and at $120 each at current prices that's lot of money. In fact about 70 miles of the southern coast of England is a bit of a hot sport for crude and with oil rising 400% in just four years its well ...
...broadsheets it reminded me of that episode of Rising Damp when Rigsby buys oil shares from his conman tenant Seymour, who convinces the seedy landlord there's oil in the Penninies, then alights with Rigsby's life savings. Oil has been drawn in Singleton, in West Sussex, since 1991, pulling out 30,000 barrels last year alone. Markwell Wood, near Chichester, is reported to be containing up to 200 million barrels at around 12 billion bucks at current ...

thedevilinme 20.05.2008 · Read full review
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...site aims to list the petrol prices at the pumps in your locality. Its very easy to use, too. You type your postcode in first. Then you set a travel limit as to how far you are willing to travel. From this information the website finds the petrol prices in your area and compares them to the average price of petrol across. You would normally have to pay for this service but, since it supports the Dump the Pump campaign, you can get a one-day password ...

Riles 03.10.2000 · Read full review
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...tell you the truth about petrol prices, should we be taking to the streets? Or backing the government? Petrol prices are a very sensitive issue at the moment, one wrong move by the government or the petrol companies can end up causing all sorts of trouble. The biggest example of this was the original petrol protests. This in my opinion is going to be the landmark that everyone looks back on in the future, the time when the little people (the public) ...
...things to come. Petrol Companies The truth is that the petrol companies knew what was coming, a friend of mine works for BP and was briefed nearly a month before the strikes. All the 'big name' petrol stations actually made huge monthly profits out of the whole ordeal, some had increased sales of over 700%. The petrol companies actually came out looking the good guys, they just past all the blame onto the government who were getting most of the ...

igloofun 24.02.2001 (08.06.2001) · Read full review
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...the car less and buy less petrol until it has a significant effect on the petrol industry. In America they moan and then they act, they would not tolerate what we put up with and they are probably laughing at us right now for being trampled all over. ...

alisonr 04.08.2000 · Read full review
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...environmentalists saying the price of petrol is too low and the rest of us who can't believe how much we are paying, and how cheap it is in the rest of the world. Before I continue I must admit that whilst I do care my environment I am also a realist, with a family, and for me I have to drive to work as public transport/cycling are not viable alternatives for my commuting. Back to the fuel price issue, you may ask who are the villains in this mess? ...
...components: raw petrol cost, distributors cost, forecourt costs, fuel tax, and profit and then all this is subject to VAT! How does VAT at 17.5% fit into the equation I don't know ? Petrol is a necessity not an optional luxury and should be treated as Gas or Electricity with a lower or zero VAT tax band being applied. With the current pump price at 82p per litre, the 17.5% VAT is equivalent to 14.3p per litre or 64.3p per gallon, for those of you ...

jdesa 26.01.2001 · Read full review
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What can I say about petrol prices in this country that isn't already well known? Not a lot to be honest. I've been driving for seven years and when I got my first car (a 998cc Mini Mayfair) four star cost me 53p per litre. Now when I fill up my 13-year-old VW Polo (with unleaded) it costs me 80p per litre. We are all well aware that this is well above the rate of inflation and the recent fuel blockades showed that people in this country are fed ...
...are the (Labour) governments fault no matter what lies they try to tell us. I enjoy driving but I can't really afford to go out too often because the cost of motoring in this country is so high. The fuel tax that makes the cost of fuel so high is nothing short of daylight robbery. ...

adamdavid 04.10.2000 · Read full review
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...debate. Refineries and then petrol forecourt owners all have to make a profit - otherwise they would leave the industry and move into another. Where would this leave us all? In an even worse position than during the protests. People seem to be forgetting this fact in the heat of moment! We need these companies possibly more than they need us! It is the seemingly ever increasing duty tagged on to petrol prices that is “driving” people ...
...do not overly complain about petrol prices. I want to use my car and I am prepared to make other sacrifices in order to fund my car usage! I of course appreciate the need to protect the environment and I do take that into account. I try not to make totally unnecessary journeys! I do, however, blame this government and previous governments for allowing our public transport systems to become so embarrassingly poor. I also blame them for abusing green ...

earningstuff 06.02.2001 · Read full review
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...to the fact that their petrol costs them around a quarter to a fifth of what it costs us here in the UK. This is due to a variety of reasons, one of which is the mighty power that the US public in general wield which we are lacking in this country. If we go back to the 1970's and the two famous Oil Price Shocks in which the prices of oil were hiked up by the major oil producers in the Middle East, we can gauge what happened in our country and Europe ...
...increase petrol prices by a massive amount to compensate for the extreme hike in price of crude oil from which our petroleum is obtained. This was no-one's fault but the oil sheiks who realized that oil was going to run out at some point in the near future and therefore wanted to guarantee and increase their massive fortunes. Of course the natural progression was to pass the increase on to the consumer as simple economic theory dictates, and this ...

BIGHORSE 01.02.2001 · Read full review
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...and want a reduction in petrol tax. This is a dilemma for the government but unfortunately not many people are bothered to think further than their next tank of petrol and do not even consider the consequences of reducing the fuel tax. Would they be happy with less public service spending? If not where are the new taxes to come from? This should be the debate but all we get is name calling of our Primeminster as if the money goes straight into his ...
...am amazed at what insults people just blurt out without any thought whatsoever. Nearly everyone just joins the bandwagon.Occasionally someone will offer some reasoned debate but little notice is taken. Its easy to just moan, it requires a little more effort to offer a reasonable alternative. ...

AllanG 17.09.2000 · Read full review
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