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[Mysteryman]

I have two petrol stations within a five minute drive, asda and an independent. The price of both petrol and diesel has always been within a couple of pence at both. Since the price of oil  has rocketed (say the last month) the independent has put his prices up by 5p. Asda has kept it the same. The forecourt is virtually empty and he tells me, if it carries on, he will have to close.
Every cloud has a silver lining.....for someone.

[Webby the Bear]

yup. the supermarkets will run the world.

we'll soon be popping down morrisons for a pint and a game of darts!!!! 

[Mysteryman]

yup. the supermarkets will run the world.

we'll soon be popping down morrisons for a pint and a game of darts!!!! 

Of course they will win, they play on human nature. Sorry as I feel for the independent guy, I still buy my petrol at asda.

[Webby the Bear]

I still buy my petrol at asda. 

as we all do mate

in the words of jonny rotten.....

''do i buy countrylife butter because it helps our great british dairy farmers? no, it's their career choice'' 

[Kevin Wood]

yup. the supermarkets will run the world.

we'll soon be popping down morrisons for a pint and a game of darts!!!! 

Yep, the big guys can hold out that little bit longer, then, when they have no competition left, you'll be screwed.

Kevin

[TheBoy]

If only the Asda near my work would sell LPG....

[jonnycool]

I thought this was going to be a thread about us Omega owners having an opportunity to get rid of our gas-guzzling cars, seems I had STMO all wrong 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Tesco near to us is more expensive than anywhere else. Greedy Bas*ards....

[Varche]

Thankfully they still have it right in Spain with the price of fuel being pretty much the same everywhere. Two supermarket chains have started the 5 cents a litre off if you spend 50 euros or more milarky. Thin end of the wedge.

My nearest station is 5 miles away and the next after that is 25 miles. Nearest offer supermarket 40 miles! It would be grim for our rural community if the local guy closed.

[Mysteryman]

I thought this was going to be a thread about us Omega owners having an opportunity to get rid of our gas-guzzling cars, seems I had STMO all wrong 

I am a poor, misunderstood soul.

[Webby the Bear]

My nearest station is 5 miles away and the next after that is 25 miles. Nearest offer supermarket 40 miles! It would be grim for our rural community if the local guy closed.

christ mate, you must live well out in the sticks!?!

[Mysteryman]

Thankfully they still have it right in Spain with the price of fuel being pretty much the same everywhere. Two supermarket chains have started the 5 cents a litre off if you spend 50 euros or more milarky. Thin end of the wedge.

My nearest station is 5 miles away and the next after that is 25 miles. Nearest offer supermarket 40 miles! It would be grim for our rural community if the local guy closed.

It would be grim, I agree. But rural garages in England are no more than thieves. They know they've got you by the bowlocks so they charge what they like. Supply and demand of course, but providing a community service they are not.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I thought this thread was going to tell us how to profit from oil.... Sadly disappointed  :-/

[feeutfo]

Thankfully they still have it right in Spain with the price of fuel being pretty much the same everywhere. Two supermarket chains have started the 5 cents a litre off if you spend 50 euros or more milarky. Thin end of the wedge.

My nearest station is 5 miles away and the next after that is 25 miles. Nearest offer supermarket 40 miles! It would be grim for our rural community if the local guy closed.

It would be grim, I agree. But rural garages in England are no more than thieves. They know they've got you by the bowlocks so they charge what they like. Supply and demand of course, but providing a community service they are not.

Yes Mo, I find it difficult to be sympathetic tbh, it's supposed to be about competition, currently the competition seems to be who can fix the price highest, price fixing being illegal surely?

[albitz]

Rural garages arent necassarily greedy, they cant buy fuel at the prices supermarkets buy it at, so they cant sell it as cheap.
Our local garage closed several years ago (and it used to sell LPG), I know the owner quite well and he told me that Asda were selling petrol cheaper at the pumps than he could buy it wholesale.