Another rise!!!

Originally Posted by G5een

i suggest you delete this post as it may be a wake up call to other forum users.

Nev you're some what missing the point.

WE here in Great Britannia (rulers of the universe) have the RIGHT to have CHEAP EVERYTHING!!
WE have the RIGHT to live comfortably and become fat off the back of the rest of the world.
I as a BRITISH citizen, therefore DEMAND to have cheaper fuel as it is against my British rights (Britons have more rights than other inferior nations) to pay such EXTORTIONATE fuel bills.

you are in france, your views count for nothing.

I assume your are extracting the urine? If so if not

On my way out last night I took note of the price of Diesel at my local Texaco .. 126.9, which I thought was a bit steep ... on the way home, however, it had gone up to 128.9!!!! wtf

Popped into the BP garage today, bloke behind the counter told me "When the next delivery comes in it's going up another 5p a litre"

Another 5p per litre, if thats true there will riots in this country

Originally Posted by SPPalfa

Another 5p per litre, if thats true there will riots in this country

No there won't.

By and large, the British lack backbone and will just carry on grumbling and paying up

Originally Posted by HSTDriver

No there won't.

By and large, the British lack backbone and will just carry on grumbling and paying up

Sums us up !!!

Originally Posted by G5een

thats the spirit. i've been buying a push bike for the past 2months now maybe this weekend is the one?!

I bought a bike recently, first one for 25 years. All I can say is that there are a lot more hills and headwinds than I remember......

price in west sussex this morning 127.9........i am very annoyed. but guess what. on the way home i have to fill up somewhere, or i dont get home. guess we are all f****d huh? seriously. i have to either get a job nearer home or get a serious pay rise

Originally Posted by PEd

price in west sussex this morning 127.9........i am very annoyed. but guess what. on the way home i have to fill up somewhere, or i dont get home. guess we are all f****d huh? seriously. i have to either get a job nearer home or get a serious pay rise

Of course we could all stop buying petrol. Phone work and say you can't afford to pay the fuel costs to get in.
If everyone did it then things would HAVE to change, otherwise the economy would go into meltdown (even more than it already is doing)

But like I said, we in Britain lack backbone to do anything of the sort.

im going to stick half a tank of bio diesel in on the way home. half regular diesel, half a tank of bio. will stick a bottle of fuel system cleaner in at the same time and i may just get away with it. will save me a goodly amount.

but yes agree that most of this country lacks the drive to get off their arses. shame. personaly, if i dont turn up for work cos of fuel, i lose my job. there is only two of us working there lol.....

Originally Posted by Nev

I currently pay 1.57 Euro = 125p /litre
for SP98

But of course in that comparison we have two variables...the rise in fuel cost (based in dollars) and the depreciation of the £ against the Euro.....double whammy for us....

I think a more interesting approach is to look at the cost analysis....for ease, lets consider those halcyon days when petrol cost "only" £1/litre (when I started driving you got 4 gallons to the £ - but thats another sob-story..) Figures are approximations for illustrative purposes only...

At £1 litre, with international oil prices hitting $100/barrel, we paid 30p for the fuel, 70p tax. so in a sensible world, if the oil price went up say 20%, as it has - we'd pay 30p x 1.2 = 36p+70p - instead the increase is at least twice that. Of course UK Gov isn't sensible so rips us off proportionately...... I'm sure that with the dire predictions - driven by international speculators - of oil hitting $200/barrel we are in for a very rough - and it will have to be slow and economical - ride. If the Gov weren't intent on robbing the captive motorist blind to pay for the latest computerisation / Olympic Games / etc cost over-run, it could freeze fuel duty and even with a $200 barrel we'd be paying £1.30 a litre - tough but manageable.

I ain't holding my breath......

Originally Posted by rgwm

(when I started driving you got 4 gallons to the £ - but thats another sob-story..) ....

Ah yes the good 'ole days, I remember them well ! Snag was in 1966 I was earning £ 3.50 a week as an apprentice so it was still relatively expensive. Too thick to work it out but would be nice to know what £3.50 in 1966 would equate to now and how would that relate to fuel costs as a percentage.

Back to topic though, it's simple, we are being ripped off and I can't see it getting any better.

Originally Posted by HSTDriver

No there won't.

By and large, the British lack backbone and will just carry on grumbling and paying up

When they can't afford to get to work and pay their mortgages then there will be riots in the street.

Just out of interest how would I go about organising a riot?

I think its coming - fuel goes up so does everything else.

The majority of people could now probably stay at home and have just as much free cash if they were on the dole.

This country is going down hill rapidly.

the etra rise in fuel is made far worse by the VAT that keep getting added on each time the cost goes up - cap the VAT at a certain level so as soon as fuel hits a £1 a litre then VAT is no longer added - just another solution to ease the burden on us poor old working people

Originally Posted by rgwm

But of course in that comparison we have two variables...the rise in fuel cost (based in dollars) and the depreciation of the £ against the Euro.....double whammy for us....

good point the dollar has been rallying of late, that won't help causes.

Originally Posted by mhollywood

I assume your are extracting the urine? If so if not

I'm serious

Originally Posted by symonh2000

Just out of interest how would I go about organising a riot?

Well first of all, you need to get a hundred thousand drunk Rangers fans .......

Originally Posted by HSTDriver

Well first of all, you need to get a hundred thousand drunk Rangers fans .......

Thing is though they were probably protesting against Gordon Brown. If we get rid of him they know they will get him back in Scotland.

saudi arabia are upping their oil production by 4% next month, that may affect price.

Goldman sachs now estimate $141 by the start of 09.
We've only got goldman to blame, all this speculation is giving fund managers an excuse to push the price higher.

On the up side,
I own oil and gold stocks, so i like the rises

We have a green tax being added to the taxes on our gas here. More taxes, I guess I'll have to dust off my bike and peddle in to work, hoping I'm not killed on the way

oil hitting new highs of $129 today, expect more rises

I can see them number of people on benefits rising. People will realise that they are better off not working and staying at home, rather than spending a fortune on fuel to get to work.

Its costing me around £200 a month at present. My round trip is 40 miles each day, and I do around 50 miles each weekend.