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Title: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: zirk on 22 May 2018, 23:17:31
Is going on, filled up at my Local Shell last week, £122.9 drives in tonight, £134.9  :o >:(
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: Varche on 22 May 2018, 23:47:54
Trump is effect. Specifically sanctions against Iran.

We are all going to see the ripple effects of this across sectors unless Iran comes to its senses and allows full unanounced inspections and so on. Cant see that happening. Israel would appear to be pulling the strings.
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: BazaJT on 23 May 2018, 07:50:18
Here's me thinking it was bad yesterday round here when I had to pay £1.23.9 for ordinary unleaded[diesel is 6p a litre dearer]
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 May 2018, 09:21:24
In the last couple of weeks I've seen over £1.30 for a litre of diesel in a few places, usually at BP or Shell stations.  ::)  I usually fuel at Costco and paid £1.21 on Monday.  :(

It's a combination of the effects of Trump ripping up the Iran deal, the weak £, OPEC cuts in crude oil production and low crude oil inventories in the US at the start of the 'driving season'. Hopefully the American oil companies will ramp up production of their fracking wells in the US and flood the market with cheap crude again!  :y

Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: tigers_gonads on 23 May 2018, 10:31:30
Still 55.7 pence a litter around here  ::) :y








Oh sorry, you use petrol and tractor fuel do you  :P ;D
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 May 2018, 11:18:38
I used super unleaded when the weather's like this, so the current price pleases me not. :(
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: STEMO on 23 May 2018, 11:49:25
My usual garage was 131.9p for derv this morning. Drove past and filled up in Asda, 124.7p.
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: zirk on 23 May 2018, 12:34:37
Still 55.7 pence a litter around here  ::) :y

Oh sorry, you use petrol and tractor fuel do you  :P ;D

Damm, 55,7 thats cheap, you Northerners get all the good deals, I have to pay 55.9 at my Local Morri's, although if I venture another 7 miles I can get LPG at Sainsburys for 54.9.
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: STEMO on 23 May 2018, 12:41:13
Still 55.7 pence a litter around here  ::) :y








Oh sorry, you use petrol and tractor fuel do you  :P ;D
Yes,  I don't need any puppies or kittens.  ::)
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: zirk on 23 May 2018, 12:44:49
I used super unleaded when the weather's like this, so the current price pleases me not. :(
I didnt check SU, probably another 10p more or something, rarely use these days unless theres a Deal on.

Talking of deals Shell Drivers Club keep sending me Bonus Points, well sort off, I can get an extra 70 Drivers points if I fill up with more than £50 of Super Unleaded in any 7 Day period, now let me thinks thats an 70 points, er, a massive 35p incentive per week to pay an extra £4 more for SU and get less off it over normal.  ::) and to think these people actually get paid to think this rubbish up.  >:(
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: tigers_gonads on 23 May 2018, 13:19:53
Still 55.7 pence a litter around here  ::) :y

Oh sorry, you use petrol and tractor fuel do you  :P ;D

Damm, 55,7 thats cheap, you Northerners get all the good deals, I have to pay 55.9 at my Local Morri's, although if I venture another 7 miles I can get LPG at Sainsburys for 54.9.


That's not bad.

You only have morrisons close on 55.7. No other supermarket sells it  :(

The next nearest garages are on the A63 / M62 and the price takes the piss  :(
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 23 May 2018, 13:26:31
Vegoil still costs me between 0p and 25p per litre.  :)
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: zirk on 23 May 2018, 13:37:45
Vegoil still costs me between 0p and 25p per litre.  :)
Plus the added bonus of smelling like a Kebab Shop when you open the window.  ;) ;D :-*
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: zirk on 23 May 2018, 13:45:03
Still 55.7 pence a litter around here  ::) :y

Oh sorry, you use petrol and tractor fuel do you  :P ;D

Damm, 55,7 thats cheap, you Northerners get all the good deals, I have to pay 55.9 at my Local Morri's, although if I venture another 7 miles I can get LPG at Sainsburys for 54.9.


That's not bad.

You only have morrisons close on 55.7. No other supermarket sells it  :(

The next nearest garages are on the A63 / M62 and the price takes the piss  :(
Yea NE London is pretty good for cheap LPG, problem with Morri's is the Pumps are always breaking down when there not running out.

Theres even a Shell Garage in Barking off the Ring Road that tries to compete, normally around 1 or 2p more than Morri's or Sainburys, which is handy, in fact I tend to use that when Im passing as aswell as the 2 Pumps mixed with the Petrol ones theve got a dedicated LPG only Pump near the Tyre Pump, which is really nice being able to drive in without queing, Pay and Drive off, well worth it for the sake of a couple of P per Litre.  :y
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: tigers_gonads on 23 May 2018, 14:16:51
Vegoil still costs me between 0p and 25p per litre.  :)
Plus the added bonus of smelling like a Kebab Shop when you open the window.  ;) ;D :-*



Many moons ago, I had a mk3 1.7 diesel astra estate (Vauxhall engine) which I ran on anything upto 80% - 20 cooking oil in summer.


I was sat at some traffic lights in the town waiting to turn left when a traffic copper pulled up along side me.

Next thing I know, I get a tap on the window from the copper  ???
Now due to the mot running out a few weeks before my arse started going 5 pence - 50 pence as I put on my best 'yes officer face' on and down the window came .......... with that, the cheeky fooker un does he seatbelt, leans in and says ............... Haddock and chips twice please  :o ;D   
I just laughed and with that, the lights changed and we went out separate ways  ;D ;D

Next day, it went in for MOT  ;D
Title: Re: Price of Petrol this week WTF.
Post by: zirk on 23 May 2018, 14:55:10

 leans in and says ............... Haddock and chips twice please  :o ;D   

I bet you felt like a right Wally.  ;D

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