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Title: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Bacon Butty Man on 01 May 2008, 20:12:55
thats the projected price by the end of the year
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/apr/16/oil

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Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Entwood on 01 May 2008, 20:15:53
This time next year ???  The way its going it'll be next month !!!!

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Jay w on 01 May 2008, 20:38:24
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Gordon Brown yesterday called on oil producers to dampen prices.

why doesn't that fat, greedy, one eyed, two faced, unelected ba$t**d stop robbing the public from their hard earned  cash, instead of blaming the petrol companies.....

quick to blame others and slow to own up to the monumental f**k up that this government has created

  
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: HerefordElite on 01 May 2008, 21:08:52
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This time next year ???  The way its going it'll be next month !!!!

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

dusting me bike off in preperation :'(
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: phil her up on 01 May 2008, 21:42:22
There are many reasons the price of petrol is going up & up & up, uncertainty in the middle east, oil reserves getting low & China & Indias booming economies. Before they were happy to ride bikes now they all want cars & cars use fuel, so the price wont come down it will just keep rising.

My local supermarkets are selling diesel at 1.20 a litre   :-/ we are all doomed  :'(
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Biggun on 02 May 2008, 10:43:17
The higher it goes the more money the gov gets :'( at least mines gas ;D
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Humpy on 02 May 2008, 10:45:47
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that fat, greedy, one eyed, two faced, unelected ba$t**d

And that's his good points :y Keep yer chin up boys, the revolutions coming :o

Humpy
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: DaveyDavey on 02 May 2008, 10:49:56
I hope it's coming quick as well.

We're looking to pick up a small diesel for swmbo in the next few weeks, which will save her £100 a month on fuel. It's just getting ridiculous.
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 02 May 2008, 10:54:56
Already 1.43 £ here >:(
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Debs. on 02 May 2008, 10:57:47
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Already 1.43 £ here >:(
:o Yikes!......what`s your car`s weekly fuel cost Cem?  :-/
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 02 May 2008, 10:59:35
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Already 1.43 £ here >:(
:o Yikes!......what`s your car`s weekly fuel cost Cem?  :-/

monthly 1/3 of my govt.salary..Thanks god I have other jobs..So been very busy these days to close the gap in my budget..And seems will be after also :-/
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: ians on 02 May 2008, 11:01:14
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Gordon Brown yesterday called on oil producers to dampen prices.

why doesn't that fat, greedy, one eyed, two faced, unelected ba$t**d stop robbing the public from their hard earned  cash, instead of blaming the petrol companies.....

quick to blame others and slow to own up to the monumental f**k up that this government has created

  

didn't some people somewhere in Scotland elect him?  we know who to blame ;)
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Vamps on 02 May 2008, 11:01:39
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I hope it's coming quick as well.

We're looking to pick up a small diesel for swmbo in the next few weeks, which will save her £100 a month on fuel. It's just getting ridiculous.

Yes, we are going to have to look at this idea, I can see financial meltdown on the horizen :( :( :(
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Debs. on 02 May 2008, 11:04:27
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monthly 1/3 of my govt.salary..Thanks god I have other jobs..So been very busy these days to close the gap in my budget..And seems will be after also :-/
:o....... :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Marie on 02 May 2008, 11:05:12
At that price its going to cripple my dads company.  :'( He runs his own heating company in warwickshire and has to drive to customers houses.

He already has to work all hours god sends just to make ends meet.
so glad i didnt decide as a kid to work for him. i know that sounds nasty but i dont mean it like that.
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 02 May 2008, 11:12:53
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monthly 1/3 of my govt.salary..Thanks god I have other jobs..So been very busy these days to close the gap in my budget..And seems will be after also :-/
:o....... :'( :'( :'(


or I need to walk many kms early in the morning and late in night :-[

or 50 minutes metro trip.. :(
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Martin_1962 on 02 May 2008, 11:40:43
And I thought 54.5 at the local Calor place was a rip off!

However still paying 48p at Worcester Calor but gimpy eyebrow is raising that to 50p soon
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: supermop on 02 May 2008, 13:25:53
On a forum full of V6 owners, I can see why this isn't good news!
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: BigCat on 08 May 2008, 05:48:04
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And I thought 54.5 at the local Calor place was a rip off!

However still paying 48p at Worcester Calor but gimpy eyebrow is raising that to 50p soon
I've made up my mind to go for the LPG conversion, just have to decide which one.

If I'd done it when I bought the car 15 months ago, I'd be way in front by now. I just didn't anticipate the amount of miles I'd do - or how much the cost of petrol would skyrocket!
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 08 May 2008, 08:20:26
I read something a few years ago that there was a grant available towards an LPG from the Government, is this true.  If this is the case then is the grant available to anybody?

TIA
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Martin_1962 on 08 May 2008, 08:25:06
All finished now - they don't want to encourage conversion onf ready built cars, they want you to pollute the far east with hybred cars and their very dirty batteries
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Kieran on 08 May 2008, 11:19:54
What we need is another fuel protest and this time we should make sure the government takes notice. They are making a fortune out of us in taxes and bleating on about climate change looking for an exuse to tax us even more ie £400.00 road tax. >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: albitz on 08 May 2008, 11:42:54
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All finished now - they don't want to encourage conversion onf ready built cars, they want you to pollute the far east with hybred cars and their very dirty batteries
good point martin,when these batteries reach the end of their life they will cause a big problem. :y
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Paulus on 08 May 2008, 12:10:07
Time to dust off the moped.
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Varche on 08 May 2008, 14:49:37
The rapidly ever rising cost of fuel and food is going to cause the bubble to burst soon in my view. People on fixed incomes can't easily save money on fuel or food. How long before inflation gets into double figs?

The fuel solution as i have said before is to "give up" the Omega and get a Tata Nano Elite! (That is the one with window winders) PM me if you want your name adding to the waiting list.

varche

PS it won't be too long before LPG is taxed to death as well once people have been suckered into conversion. Remember diesel?  
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Martin_1962 on 08 May 2008, 16:33:39
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PS it won't be too long before LPG is taxed to death as well once people have been suckered into conversion. Remember diesel?  

Heating gas is quite cheap and is identical to autogas, could even decant the big 47kg bottles

They are about £36 on a quick search and hold 94l of LPG at 38p a litre
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: miggy on 08 May 2008, 18:43:16
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thats the projected price by the end of the year
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/apr/16/oil

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tinkers............well they now know the feeling of the country with the local election results...good enough for the communist barstewards
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: STMO123 on 08 May 2008, 19:40:48
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Gordon Brown yesterday called on oil producers to dampen prices.

why doesn't that fat, greedy, one eyed, two faced, unelected ba$t**d stop robbing the public from their hard earned  cash, instead of blaming the petrol companies.....

quick to blame others and slow to own up to the monumental f**k up that this government has created

  

Who's that then? ::)
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: BigCat on 09 May 2008, 01:33:09
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PS it won't be too long before LPG is taxed to death as well once people have been suckered into conversion. Remember diesel?  

Heating gas is quite cheap and is identical to autogas, could even decant the big 47kg bottles

They are about £36 on a quick search and hold 94l of LPG at 38p a litre
Speaking theoretically - of course, how would one do that? I can imagine you'd connect the two together, but then surely the pressure would just even out.

Is there an easy way to pump it out?
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Kevin Wood on 09 May 2008, 10:46:20
Stick "transfer pump" into ebay and do a search. :y

Invert the propane cylinder so liquid can be pumped out of the valve, then  you're away.

Apparently there can be a lot of crud in the bottom of propane cylinders as they're always used and stored upright, so an inline filter is a good plan too.

Kevin
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 09 May 2008, 11:00:55
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Stick "transfer pump" into ebay and do a search. :y

Invert the propane cylinder so liquid can be pumped out of the valve, then  you're away.

Apparently there can be a lot of crud in the bottom of propane cylinders as they're always used and stored upright, so an inline filter is a good plan too.

Kevin

Clever Kevin :y

I'm curious when you will not have ready good answer  for one problem.. ;D
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: Kevin Wood on 09 May 2008, 11:02:03
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Stick "transfer pump" into ebay and do a search. :y

Invert the propane cylinder so liquid can be pumped out of the valve, then  you're away.

Apparently there can be a lot of crud in the bottom of propane cylinders as they're always used and stored upright, so an inline filter is a good plan too.

Kevin

Clever Kevin :y

I'm curious when you will not have ready good answer  for one problem.. ;D

Only regurgitating what's been said before. :y

Kevin
Title: Re: £1.50 per litre
Post by: BigCat on 10 May 2008, 01:19:35
Cripes, £300 and 2 days to go on the auction!

Unless I have my maths wrong, you'd have to use over 3000 litres just to break even - in your motorboat or offroad vehicle that is  :o