UK Fuel Duty. Off Topic... but....

[DrJon]

Mate of mine just sent me a link which I was more than happy to follow.

It's one of those online petitions, but it's hosted on a .gov.uk domain so it's kosher - and it's a petition to try to get the fuel duties lowered.

Fat chance I know, but hey, it's worth a coupla clicks surely :hmm:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Lowerduty30/

[matt420]

hi dr jon,whats the price for fuel there in the uk,where i am,in bc,canada its now at $1.35/litre (canadian $) to bad theres no petitions going here as these prices are ridicolus,i thought thats why bush invaded iraq,to get oil at $30/barrel

[Blues]

Matt,

Anyone in the UK would love to be getting it at $1.35 a litre, thats about 68p. Here is a chart of UK prices. I doubt Bush could find a barrel nevermind get it down to $30 for one.

UK Petrol Prices for
Monday 2nd Jun 2008
Avg. Min. Max.
Unleaded: 116.3p 111.9p 127.9p
Diesel: 129.8p 122.9p 142.9p
LRP: 119.3p 113.9p 121.9p
Super: 123.1p 114.9p 135.9p
LPG: 59.3p 49.9p 62.9p

[DrJon]

I went down to Chichester on Monday for lunch (wedding anniversary) and passed a gas station on the main A27 which had regular unleaded at £1.32 a litre!!

The news says that it will be £1.50 by the summer.

If British weather is anything to go by, that'll never happen then :)

[Blues]

If British weather is anything to go by, that'll never happen then

Not judging by what you guys are getting at the moment - even Ireland is having better weather and we are the land of rain: like the Inuit with snow, we have hundreds of words for rain :) most begin with that great Irish word "fecking"

[matt420]

thats crazy,it makes it seem cheap here,how can people afford to drive at these prices,with my current vehicle at your prices it would cost me $55 or more (canadian)to travel 100kms

[Blues]

how can people afford to drive at these prices

They can't but they have too.

[DrJon]

We charge a lot for our work ;)

[Blues]

I sell product so the cost of freight is going through the roof, have been absorbing as much as I can but margins are getting way tight. Might have to hire a young lad with a bicycle and a basket :lol: like the good old days. Suppose it would be more environmentally friendly.

[DrJon]

You just need to "Open All Hours" :lol:

If this were France, I couldn't see it happening the way it is - they would just bring the country (and ours) to a standstill.

A few of our hauliers tried it last week and were promptly stopped by the police. A few tough Frenchies would have taken no notice of that at all!

[Blues]

Seen the french fishermen having a right go yesterday - smashing windows, fighting police, stopping ferries etc etc real revolution stuff. In Ireland they handed out free fish to highlight their plight, doh....personally would go down the french route, they sure do know how to demonstrate. Viva la revolution!!!! Off with their heads until we are happy. Here come the commodities wars.