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Re: Petrol Prices rising
« Reply #15 on: 18 April 2019, 16:35:28 »

Yep, 124.9p for a litre of petrol down here at our local supermarkets.  Higher at many other garages. :'( :'(

Was 'just' 118.9 a week ago!

Still, remember when we feared petrol 4 star going to 10/- a GALLON? :o :o :D :D ;)





Roughly five bob a gallon in the mid sixties Lizzie. :y :-*

Yes Opti, and 6/8d when I started to fill my own tank in 1970 :y

Then, with the 1973+ energy crisis our nightmares came true:

1974    10/-      per gallon or in new money by then 49.60p
1975    15/-        "      "     "    "   "      "      "      "    75p
1976    15/5d      "      "     "    "   "     "       "      "    77p

I love showing the old money in such comparisons as it still means more to me now and really shows how inflation, etc, has taken hold of fuel prices. :o :o

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In 1974 petrol per gallon was about 2.5 percent of my income it is far less than that now, admittedly I was s poorly paid shopworker back then.



I can quite believe that Tilbo having been in retail 9 years by then; no one was exactly over paid! ::) ::) ;)
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« Reply #16 on: 18 April 2019, 16:37:50 »

Yep, 124.9p for a litre of petrol down here at our local supermarkets.  Higher at many other garages. :'( :'(

Was 'just' 118.9 a week ago!

Still, remember when we feared petrol 4 star going to 10/- a GALLON? :o :o :D :D ;)





Roughly five bob a gallon in the mid sixties Lizzie. :y :-*

Yes Opti, and 6/8d when I started to fill my own tank in 1970 :y

Then, with the 1973+ energy crisis our nightmares came true:

1974    10/-      per gallon or in new money by then 49.60p
1975    15/-        "      "     "    "   "      "      "      "    75p
1976    15/5d      "      "     "    "   "     "       "      "    77p

I love showing the old money in such comparisons as it still means more to me now and really shows how inflation, etc, has taken hold of fuel prices. :o :o

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In 1974 petrol per gallon was about 2.5 percent of my income it is far less than that now, admittedly I was s poorly paid shopworker back then.



I can quite believe that Tilbo having been in retail 9 years by then; no one was exactly over paid! ::) ::) ;)
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Glad I saw the light Lizzie , been in uniform of one kind or another ever since..😎
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« Reply #17 on: 18 April 2019, 17:18:24 »

Yep, 124.9p for a litre of petrol down here at our local supermarkets.  Higher at many other garages. :'( :'(

Was 'just' 118.9 a week ago!

Still, remember when we feared petrol 4 star going to 10/- a GALLON? :o :o :D :D ;)





Roughly five bob a gallon in the mid sixties Lizzie. :y :-*

Yes Opti, and 6/8d when I started to fill my own tank in 1970 :y

Then, with the 1973+ energy crisis our nightmares came true:

1974    10/-      per gallon or in new money by then 49.60p
1975    15/-        "      "     "    "   "      "      "      "    75p
1976    15/5d      "      "     "    "   "     "       "      "    77p

I love showing the old money in such comparisons as it still means more to me now and really shows how inflation, etc, has taken hold of fuel prices. :o :o

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In 1974 petrol per gallon was about 2.5 percent of my income it is far less than that now, admittedly I was s poorly paid shopworker back then.



I can quite believe that Tilbo having been in retail 9 years by then; no one was exactly over paid! ::) ::) ;)
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Glad I saw the light Lizzie , been in uniform of one kind or another ever since..😎

That's good :y :y

For me Tilbo, by 1974, I had a Company house, a brand new Ford Escort, and only a small amount of 'private mileage' to pay for.  So I did all right, and went a lot further in the work I loved.  I would not want to be in it now though, and I just enjoy the nice company pension! :D :D ;)
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« Reply #18 on: 18 April 2019, 18:01:14 »

Yep, 124.9p for a litre of petrol down here at our local supermarkets.  Higher at many other garages. :'( :'(

Was 'just' 118.9 a week ago!

Still, remember when we feared petrol 4 star going to 10/- a GALLON? :o :o :D :D ;)





Roughly five bob a gallon in the mid sixties Lizzie. :y :-*

Yes Opti, and 6/8d when I started to fill my own tank in 1970 :y

Then, with the 1973+ energy crisis our nightmares came true:

1974    10/-      per gallon or in new money by then 49.60p
1975    15/-        "      "     "    "   "      "      "      "    75p
1976    15/5d      "      "     "    "   "     "       "      "    77p

I love showing the old money in such comparisons as it still means more to me now and really shows how inflation, etc, has taken hold of fuel prices. :o :o

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In 1974 petrol per gallon was about 2.5 percent of my income it is far less than that now, admittedly I was s poorly paid shopworker back then.



I can quite believe that Tilbo having been in retail 9 years by then; no one was exactly over paid! ::) ::) ;)
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Glad I saw the light Lizzie , been in uniform of one kind or another ever since..😎

That's good :y :y

For me Tilbo, by 1974, I had a Company house, a brand new Ford Escort, and only a small amount of 'private mileage' to pay for.  So I did all right, and went a lot further in the work I loved.  I would not want to be in it now though, and I just enjoy the nice company pension! :D :D ;)
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Yes we are the lucky age group , I still work but only part time in HMPS , took my pension & gratuity 5 years ago have 3 other pensions so really am very comfortably off probably work for another 2 or 3 years keeps me fit & I still enjoy it.
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« Reply #19 on: 18 April 2019, 19:33:10 »

Yep, 124.9p for a litre of petrol down here at our local supermarkets.  Higher at many other garages. :'( :'(

Was 'just' 118.9 a week ago!

Still, remember when we feared petrol 4 star going to 10/- a GALLON? :o :o :D :D ;)





Roughly five bob a gallon in the mid sixties Lizzie. :y :-*

Yes Opti, and 6/8d when I started to fill my own tank in 1970 :y

Then, with the 1973+ energy crisis our nightmares came true:

1974    10/-      per gallon or in new money by then 49.60p
1975    15/-        "      "     "    "   "      "      "      "    75p
1976    15/5d      "      "     "    "   "     "       "      "    77p

I love showing the old money in such comparisons as it still means more to me now and really shows how inflation, etc, has taken hold of fuel prices. :o :o

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In 1974 petrol per gallon was about 2.5 percent of my income it is far less than that now, admittedly I was s poorly paid shopworker back then.



I can quite believe that Tilbo having been in retail 9 years by then; no one was exactly over paid! ::) ::) ;)
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Glad I saw the light Lizzie , been in uniform of one kind or another ever since..😎

That's good :y :y

For me Tilbo, by 1974, I had a Company house, a brand new Ford Escort, and only a small amount of 'private mileage' to pay for.  So I did all right, and went a lot further in the work I loved.  I would not want to be in it now though, and I just enjoy the nice company pension! :D :D ;)
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Yes we are the lucky age group , I still work but only part time in HMPS , took my pension & gratuity 5 years ago have 3 other pensions so really am very comfortably off probably work for another 2 or 3 years keeps me fit & I still enjoy it.

That's the way to do it Tilbo!! :D 8) :y
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« Reply #20 on: 20 April 2019, 09:13:41 »

LPG 52p In Wycombe and 61p in Aylesbury  :y
Where is LPG in Aylesbury?
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« Reply #21 on: 20 April 2019, 09:16:53 »

Lack of LPG in this area and Mrs TB's commute could spell the end of our Omega ownership.

Nearest is a 10 mile trip in completely the opposite direction, and 10 miles back again. Whatever Countrywide call themselves this year will not commit to fixing the pump in Banbury, which hasn't worked since last summer :(
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« Reply #22 on: 20 April 2019, 09:18:23 »

Blimey, last time I filled up the soot chucking pussy was up in Hawes. About a month ago. Its still over a 3rd full.

I should use it more :D
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« Reply #23 on: 20 April 2019, 09:38:40 »

LPG 52p In Wycombe and 61p in Aylesbury  :y
Where is LPG in Aylesbury?

FLOgas, Edison Road, just off Rabans Lane :y

You have to register, and the guy comes out and fills it for you. An old school analogue meter, and a very noisy pump!
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« Reply #24 on: 20 April 2019, 09:45:41 »

LPG 52p In Wycombe and 61p in Aylesbury  :y
Where is LPG in Aylesbury?

FLOgas, Edison Road, just off Rabans Lane :y

You have to register, and the guy comes out and fills it for you. An old school analogue meter, and a very noisy pump!
Cheers. Handy to know when out and about.  I guess if its a manned pump, they aren't often open?


Also, being Flogas, if the pump breaks, they need nearly a year to decide whether to fix it.
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« Reply #25 on: 20 April 2019, 14:17:46 »

Cheers. Handy to know when out and about.  I guess if its a manned pump, they aren't often open?

Also, being Flogas, if the pump breaks, they need nearly a year to decide whether to fix it.
Do you not venture into North or East London these days?

Theres is a Sainsburys at M25 North, J22 London Colney, 54p, or bottom of M11, Morrrisons and a couple of Shells, 57 to 60p, or bit further down on the A406, Beckton, another Sainburys 55p

One thing I will say about LPG are prices have been stable for quiet a while now, and with Jungle Juice in the High 1.28's cheap as chips.
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« Reply #26 on: 21 April 2019, 09:54:56 »

Cheers. Handy to know when out and about.  I guess if its a manned pump, they aren't often open?

Also, being Flogas, if the pump breaks, they need nearly a year to decide whether to fix it.
Do you not venture into North or East London these days?

Theres is a Sainsburys at M25 North, J22 London Colney, 54p, or bottom of M11, Morrrisons and a couple of Shells, 57 to 60p, or bit further down on the A406, Beckton, another Sainburys 55p

One thing I will say about LPG are prices have been stable for quiet a while now, and with Jungle Juice in the High 1.28's cheap as chips.
Mrs TB uses TBE as her daily.  The BP here stopped selling LPG properly 3 or 4 years back (and was the reason I ended up with a diesel - although I could get LPG within a 6 mile round trip near work, and commute time, this easily added another 50mins to an hour commute). So her only other viable option was Countrywide at Banbury (a perfectly viable 3 mile round trip extra).  Without that, she's having to make the trip to Towcester - 10 miles in the opposite direction to where she commutes - and pay their 70p (when you do find LPG around this strip of the country, its always about 67-75p).

She does have a gas outlet not far from where she works, but they have a single pump, and its always 4 to 5 car queue, and takes probably 40 - 60 mins to get fuel.

You are spoilt around North Londonium, as when I was at HarryPotterLand, about a mile down the A41 was a Sainsburys and Shell around the 54p mark (when the Towcester one way 70p (as it has been for years), and the Shell on the A41 near Hemel was 82p).  I saw a Shell at 54.9p on the North Circ near Wembley the other day when going to one of our shitholes down that way.


Its a real dilemma, as TBE is a lot of effortless luxury for virtually no outlay.  But she is doing 400 miles a week, and a 3.2 Omega on petrol, its becoming a bit expensive.
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« Reply #27 on: 21 April 2019, 11:25:28 »

Have a look here if you haven’t already very useful site :y

https://www.lpgforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12426
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« Reply #28 on: 21 April 2019, 11:53:49 »

Stick a manual box in TBE... It will take her much nearer a single tank a week than two...  :y
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« Reply #29 on: 21 April 2019, 11:59:43 »

Is an estate fuel tank bigger than a saloon one? Because 400 miles isn't difficult to acheive in a 3.0l auto estate.......
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