I hear that we may soon be able to watch saucy films, as we fill up at major fuel stations! The thinking is, that we might feel better, if we can watch someone else getting screwed, whilst we are ! It could, of course, be pure rumour!
The price of petrol is really starting to have a psychological effect on me.
I used to fill up my tank all the time, now I only put £15 - £20 a time in it!
I know it doesn't make it any cheaper & in all honesty, I'm probably spending more by having to go to filling stations more often, but the psychological effect of filling up the tank is too much to bear these days!
the price is hard to bear, but i do feel psychologically appeased when i focus my attention to the diesel pump prices, and i gloat internally, somehow makes it all worthwhile.
....... There's got to be a hundred reasons why i should listen to diesel owners, but right now, i can't think of any.
Strange how people's attitudes change. Not so long ago tanker drivers blockaded oil refineries in protest at soaring diesel prices, bringing panic buying of petrol and food and the country to near standstill. And that was for 92p a litre. Now it's much higher, and the response is....apathy mixed with some fear.
This despite the fact that the government's tax on fuel is based on a percentage, so their taking more than ever before.
Originally posted by beach: the price is hard to bear, but i do feel psychologically appeased when i focus my attention to the diesel pump prices, and i gloat internally, somehow makes it all worthwhile.
The derv driver will, of course, be laughing at you, as he drives past the fuel station as you pull into it!
Originally posted by Sulphur Man: Strange how people's attitudes change. Not so long ago tanker drivers blockaded oil refineries in protest at soaring diesel prices, bringing panic buying of petrol and food and the country to near standstill. And that was for 92p a litre. Now it's much higher, and the response is....apathy mixed with some fear.
This despite the fact that the government's tax on fuel is based on a percentage, so their taking more than ever before.
We now have, i think, section 44 or the antiterrorism act whereby the powers to be can arrest you without charge for 28 days. Nobody's' s gonna risk their livelihood, so just get the vaseline and hope it gets easier with time.
Originally posted by beach: the price is hard to bear, but i do feel psychologically appeased when i focus my attention to the diesel pump prices, and i gloat internally, somehow makes it all worthwhile.
The derv driver will, of course, be laughing at you, as he drives past the fuel station as you pull into it!
Mmmm, thats what I was thinking!
Mind you I'm still filling it right up each time - I budget so much per month in a seperate account, so putting in 10 or 20 quid each time would mean that I'd spend more time in the queue which seems to be getting longer as more and more garages close down....
With the current prices I think the government must be raking it in.No wonder they can afford to give 20 million families a tax rebate, or maybe they don't care because they will not be in power when the economy collapses.
I'm feeling the pinch as I have a round trip of 250 miles over 5 Mways going into the office a couple of times a week in my 2.5 Zed4, I used to always work from home, but Got 42 mpg out of it though last week
Originally posted by assettt: With the current prices I think the government must be raking it in.No wonder they can afford to give 20 million families a tax rebate, or maybe they don't care because they will not be in power when the economy collapses.
They've had to borrow to provide for that £600 uplift in the personal allowance and can only afford to prvide it for a year .... I'd tend to think the opposite, this Govt are seriously short on cash. NR anyone? bailing out Geordiebank cost an absolute fortune and I don't see that getting paid back for .... er .... ever. They've also sold off all the shiny stuff for a pittance (which they have long since frittered away) and have grown a public sector unprecedented in size; their "highest employment rates ever" boasts are heavily subsidised by those of us not working as diversity awareness managers in Camden. Our "strong and stable" economy is based on a bit of a porky pie. Don't believe the hype, UK Plc .... sorry, UK (UK) Ltd., is looking pretty skint....I just can't see where they'd find the shortfall to fund a cut in fuel taxes (aside from taxing something else instead).
We're doooomed, we're all doooooomed.
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Tax footballers (for example) on £20,000 per day more. I E tax those who have more money than they will ever need. Easy. But a nettle no government is strong enough to grasp.
i'm not an expert but the wealthy do need to be taxed more and less for low income. and 0% tax on the minimum income. even earning the minimum wage of about £5.50 an hour you lose a lot of that from income tax and national insurance. crazy.
....... There's got to be a hundred reasons why i should listen to diesel owners, but right now, i can't think of any.
Dont laugh, but im amazed how cheap fuel still is, in real terms the cost has gone up 850% ($15B to $130) in 3 years, heading towards TEN TIMES THE PRICE, you would expect that to be reflected at the pumps pro rata.
If you are buying a car and it is over 120g CO2 you might as well be buying a steam traction engine IMO.
How about getting the millions of work-shy layabouts off benefits instead of further taxing the rich who whether it can be justified or not have worked for their money
Yes the prices are utterly hideous when you look at the prices in other countries.
If they go up a lot more then i hope the motorists take action.
Last summer petrol was more expensive than diesel, this year diesel is still 10p more expensive.
On the flip side though, it is quite amazing how they manage to produce fuel so cheaply when compared to the price of a litre of water. Noting that fuel is heavily taxed too!
hmmm price of a litre of water is about 0.001p a litre delivered fresh to your sink 24/7. how do you think that makes petrol cheap? if you think you could buy 1 litre bottles of petrol in a supermarktet it would still be £1.10p a bottle you would be wrong, it would cost a lot more. also if you are talking about supermarket water not domestic supply then thats brand related. i have seen you can buy supermarket bottled water for 17p for a 2 litre bottle if you shop around. anway going back to the concept of % inceases in oil compared to petrol it has not much effect on us uk consumers dues to the tax compared to say america with little petrol duty. in a similar way for us UK consumers of ready meals even if the price of food basics such as rice etc doubles or quadruples causing huge grief in poor contries it would only increase the price of a beef in black bean sauce and egg fried rice ready meal by 1 or 2p. minuscule fractions of the price are to do with basic ingredient values.
....... There's got to be a hundred reasons why i should listen to diesel owners, but right now, i can't think of any.
Originally posted by assettt: How about getting the millions of work-shy layabouts off benefits instead of further taxing the rich who whether it can be justified or not have worked for their money
The extremely rich often do far less work than those on the minimum wage.
Originally posted by beach: hmmm price of a litre of water is about 0.001p a litre delivered fresh to your sink 24/7. how do you think that makes petrol cheap? if you think you could buy 1 litre bottles of petrol in a supermarktet it would still be £1.10p a bottle you would be wrong, it would cost a lot more. also if you are talking about supermarket water not domestic supply then thats brand related. i have seen you can buy supermarket bottled water for 17p for a 2 litre bottle if you shop around. anway going back to the concept of % inceases in oil compared to petrol it has not much effect on us uk consumers dues to the tax compared to say america with little petrol duty. in a similar way for us UK consumers of ready meals even if the price of food basics such as rice etc doubles or quadruples causing huge grief in poor contries it would only increase the price of a beef in black bean sauce and egg fried rice ready meal by 1 or 2p. minuscule fractions of the price are to do with basic ingredient values.
