Fuel prices yet again

[Steve L]

Today BBC news hit on an interesting point while highlighting the fact that unleaded petrol has now passed the magical £1 per litre.

The point is that the price of crude oil has not reached the same level yet that it did when petrol hit the £1 barrier last summer.

Another very interesting point is that "quite coincidentally" of coarse, the price hike is hitting just as most families are contemplating where to go with the kids on the six week school summer holiday. Oh of coarse the schools have also actively cohersed the parents into not taking holidays earlier by threat of action on those who take the kids out of school during term time.

So are we actually facing genuine fuel increases or is it that the oil companies are capitalising on a cornered/captive market situation.

So I'll ask again are we as a nation of car lovers going to stand and let our voices heard, or are you going to just mutter and put up with rip off Britain again and again?

Who's big enough to stand and be counted with me?

Steve L.

 

[rayc]

Steve, I read that the price was going up because of speculators moving in because the dollar is weakening. They are betting on the price of oil in 6 months time or some such thing.

Protest is futile, we have the most anti car government in history and a police force who will not think twice about carrying out the Governments bidding.

 

[Steve L]

Hi Ray.

I do understand what you're saying, but if we all roll over on our backs and allow the government to tickle our tum's, we might as well just shut up and put up!

Where ever we are, we all hear plenty of "beer talk" and "coffee shop banter" about how fed up we are with things. But we seem to buckle when it comes to actually saying what we think, never mind actually doing anything about it.

I see it all the time out on the roads with people who will make all sorts of non oxford dictionary signs and gestures from the safety of the locked car or truck cab. But should the person they of picked upon stop to respond, the jester often scuttles off.

I must add though that there are a hard core of people these days who carry all manner of items with them for support. So therefore unless you can dis arm people from their "play toys", I would not recommend confrontation. In the age of the modern mobile phone though a simple picture taken of the offender followed by informing the police of the vehicle reg and location is very effective.

ATB Steve L.

 

[RogerP]

Steve

I'm with you that something needs doing but what?

The only thing I can see is for government to either price cap a litre of fuel and or to reduce its cut of the takings.

Neither are going to happen and neither will happen as a result of the masses protesting.

If say we stop buying fuel then yes there will be a short term impact and the resellars will have to try and tempt us back and a price drop will ensue. But then we'll go back to previous levels of consumption and the price will again creep up.

Supply and demand I'm afraid.

Try as I will I have to travel a certain amount of miles each week and that costs me so many gallons of fuel. I cant reduce that consumption as much as I'd like to so I have to buy 45-65 litres every week.

I look for the cheapest providing the garage is enroute as a penny cheaper only saves me 70p on a full tank fill up and 70pence worth of fuel is miniscule.

If someone can give us the answer to this they'd be a hero.

Other than that I'm into the back garden with a big spade and a huge bucket , How deep did they find oil on Oil Riggers????

 

[Steve L]

Hi Roger.

Like you, I too watch every penny and frequently travel to my daughter at Taunton on the fumes in the tank as petrol is 3p per Litre cheaper.

I agree with you that the goverment is most likely to stick their head's in the sand on this one as they are on a good thing with 65% taxation. So the higher the pump price the happier they are!!

However, we the public get hit with a double whammy. Initially it is the pump price that catches our eye, but the follow on from that is that inevitably, our super market bill goes up too. You see, the road hauliers realy have no option but to pass on significant fuel price rises as they are already squeezed tighter than a drum skin on costs as it is. Yet again the government turns a blind eye to the fact that they are ahving to haul our goods at 1970's rates today just to ear a crust while the fat cats skim the cream.

While in the past we have heard a bit of sabre rattling from the likes of the road haulage association, I think it's time the voice was louder and clearer. Perhaps some of you 12 leggers out there would like to extend an invitation to all gas guzzlers to join your next protest?

I think it's time we took a more "eurpean" approach to this and use French tactics to raise the profile. We all moan about what the EU has not done for us and how the near continent allies are benefitting, but that has only happened because they stand united instead of whimpering on the side lines.

It's fitting too that today happens to be a day that we remember people who certainly didn't whimper on the side lines in their fight to give us what we have today. Even a portion of that determination would bring reward today. I for one would welcome back the Winston Churchill "British Bull Dog" spirit to our shore's.

Steve L.

 

[Jaydug]

It seems that while fuel prices in the UK are creeping up again, those in Europe are gradually falling. Yesterday in Calais hypermarkets diesel was .935 Euros per litre. At current exchange rates that the equiv of 81p per litre.

 

[xtrailman]

Its simply profiteering with the support of labour, remember the obscene profits made by the oil companies post to the highest fuel prices that we have ever encounted?

The government is allowing both high fuel prices, and high gas & electric prices, all i believe to promote reduced co2 emissions, they are pushing this along with increased VED duty, and at the same time the utility companies are offering cheap or free loft insulation and discount energy saving bills.

Again the utilities have made huge profits.

My advise is don't support labour or the green party's, it is quite pointless in britain attempting to save the planet, while china etc are throwing emmisions out just like we used to when we had an industry worth talking about.

 

[Heethers]

Holiday time Darling whats two penith of tax off you all, soory quite a few pennies of tax.

Won't bother the MP's made enough on expenses over the last decade.

NigelH

 

[xtrailman]

Its simply profiteering with the support of labour, remember the obscene profits made by the oil companies post to the highest fuel prices that we have ever encounted?

The government is allowing both high fuel prices, and high gas & electric prices, all i believe to promote reduced co2 emissions, they are pushing this along with increased VED duty, and at the same time the utility companies are offering cheap or free loft insulation and discount energy saving bills.

Again the utilities have made huge profits.

My advise is don't support labour or the green party's, it is quite pointless in britain attempting to save the planet, while china etc are throwing emmisions out just like we used to when we had an industry worth talking about.

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