Diesel prices WTF!!

[Hartford]

I own and run a 7.5tonne Mercedes Atego it cost £6.50 for every 16 miles I do, its no wonder the transport industry is crying...It was 72p a litre when I started up 11 yrs ago and now its out of control it can only end up with, alot of people calling it a day...

 

[2bluegp]

Just use the red stuff..

Do as you likey tizer power? :0)

 

[fawada28]

Here in the US the coastal states are already paying over $5 a gallon and I'm sure that will be the nation average by summer time, everyone here has these damn big truck in Kansas it's just stupid

 

[pominoz]

Unleaded petrol works out about 90 pence per litre here, why is it so expensive in the UK?

 

[Skashion]

Those pictures are other, cheaper modes of transport. What were you expecting as a reply?

emphasis on the word cheaper, they're not cheap.

it's just the government ripping us off and being extortionate, because they can and because too many people don't give a fuck anymore.

The majority, around 60%, of what we spend on petrol is tax.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

emphasis on the word cheaper, they're not cheap.

it's just the government ripping us off and being extortionate, because they can and because too many people don't give a fuck anymore.

The majority, around 60%, of what we spend on petrol is tax.

Its nearer 70% i believe but im just making the point that petrol rises with the price of oil and the current political (Middle East, Africa, US, Here and financial climate (World) has sky rocketed the price of oil over the last few years

 

[The Pink Panther]

Here in the US the coastal states are already paying over $5 a gallon and I'm sure that will be the nation average by summer time, everyone here has these damn big truck in Kansas it's just stupid

Shhhhhh, that's 84p a litre. We're at £1.36, converted for you, over $8 a gallon for unleaded

 

[Challenger1978]

Here in the US the coastal states are already paying over $5 a gallon and I'm sure that will be the nation average by summer time, everyone here has these damn big truck in Kansas it's just stupid

Shhhhhh, that's 84p a litre. We're at £1.36, converted for you, over $8 a gallon for unleaded

There are only 3.785 litres in a US gallon.

 

[Plaything of the gods]

That graph is out of date. Brent oil is currently around US$125 per barrel. http://www.livecharts.co.uk/MarketCharts/brent.php

The fuel price is determined primarily by the oil price, dollar-sterling exchange rate and tax loaded on by the government. As already pointed out, expensive fuel causes price inflation generally. If fuel wasn't taxed so highly, something else would be taxed more instead.

I'm fortunate in that I live, work and shop within walking distance. That was a deliberate choice. I've always tried to live close to work as I regard commuting as a waste of my time. I appreciate that not everyone can live close to work, but, even 50 years ago, most people did and, going back 100 years, nearly everyone did.

With the country's, and the rest of the Western world's, finances stuffed I don't see any halt to the rise in the cost of fuel. There may be a temporary oil price drop or two along the way, but they will be due to the economy going into reverse. I hope you enjoyed the party whilst it lasted.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

That graph is out of date. Brent oil is currently around US$125 per barrel. http://www.livecharts.co.uk/MarketCharts/brent.php

The fuel price is determined primarily by the oil price, dollar-sterling exchange rate and tax loaded on by the government. As already pointed out, expensive fuel causes price inflation generally. If fuel wasn't taxed so highly, something else would be taxed more instead.

I'm fortunate in that I live, work and shop within walking distance. That was a deliberate choice. I've always tried to live close to work as I regard commuting as a waste of my time. I appreciate that not everyone can live close to work, but, even 50 years ago, most people did and, going back 100 years, nearly everyone did.

With the country's, and the rest of the Western world's, finances stuffed I don't see any halt to the rise in the cost of fuel. There may be a temporary oil price drop or two along the way, but they will be due to the economy going into reverse. I hope you enjoyed the party whilst it lasted.

Well i knew the graph was out of date again i was just pointing out the fact that its not some conspiracy as fuel price rises with the cost of oil, i think some people seem to forget that sometimes<br /><br />-- Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:16 am --<br /><br />

Here in the US the coastal states are already paying over $5 a gallon and I'm sure that will be the nation average by summer time, everyone here has these damn big truck in Kansas it's just stupid

Wow last year it was $4 a gallon im shocked its spiked so much