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Post by PotteringThrough on Jun 16, 2022 9:20:31 GMT
£89 to fill up today (& the tank wasn’t completely empty either)
As I pulled the nozzle out I noticed a few drips slip out and thought there’s about £4 wasted…
(Don’t go all Kris Akubusi love story on the above although it could make for a good intro to one)
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Post by musik on Jun 16, 2022 11:34:29 GMT
According to the RAC, Petrol hit record high prices every day over the past month. Crazy to think what we are living through right now The experts at Konjunkturinstitutet say it will get worse. 🤔 I don't think they will fall somehow. It will be an interesting wage agreement autumn. The food prices is the worst part in Sweden. Ordinary yellow onions 120 SEK/kilo (£9.68) Strawberries 140 SEK/kilo (£11.30) 😲
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Post by followyoudown on Jun 16, 2022 12:28:42 GMT
According to the RAC, Petrol hit record high prices every day over the past month. Crazy to think what we are living through right now The experts at Konjunkturinstitutet say it will get worse. 🤔 I don't think they will fall somehow. It will be an interesting wage agreement autumn. The food prices is the worst part in Sweden. Ordinary yellow onions 120 SEK/kilo (£9.68) Strawberries 140 SEK/kilo (£11.30) 😲 You eat yellow onions and strawberries this explains alot mate
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Post by staffordstokie on Jun 16, 2022 14:13:19 GMT
I'm in Zakynthos at the moment. £2.16 a litre. Absolutely nuts.
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Post by superjw on Jun 16, 2022 14:16:25 GMT
I'm in Zakynthos at the moment. £2.16 a litre. Absolutely nuts. It is insane isn't it I wonder how the price comparison actually stacks up against us, surely Greek islands have to pay more than we do for importing and they probably don't have as much storage. That must inflate their price
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Post by kingdong on Jun 16, 2022 23:41:59 GMT
I'm in Zakynthos at the moment. £2.16 a litre. Absolutely nuts. It is insane isn't it I wonder how the price comparison actually stacks up against us, surely Greek islands have to pay more than we do for importing and they probably don't have as much storage. That must inflate their price The VAT on petrol in Greece is a staggering 24%.
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Post by superjw on Jun 17, 2022 7:08:26 GMT
It is insane isn't it I wonder how the price comparison actually stacks up against us, surely Greek islands have to pay more than we do for importing and they probably don't have as much storage. That must inflate their price The VAT on petrol in Greece is a staggering 24%. Interestingly, when I was in Greece in May, diesel was significantly cheaper than petrol. I saw diesel at €1.60 with petrol being at the €2.40 mark. Nice little earner on the petrol during the summer as virtually no hire cars are diesel out there.
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Post by skemstokie on Jun 17, 2022 14:46:13 GMT
Dearest diesel prices in Europe,Brexit coming home to roost.
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Post by partickpotter on Jun 17, 2022 15:23:47 GMT
Dearest diesel prices in Europe,Brexit coming home to roost. Got a link for that? This RAC web page says we are one of the most expensive but still behind the Scandinavians. That said, they also provide a useful chart showing how the price is made up which shows we pay the highest tax on our fuel. Which is, of course, nothing to do with Brexit.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Jun 17, 2022 17:50:54 GMT
£89 to fill up today (& the tank wasn’t completely empty either) As I pulled the nozzle out I noticed a few drips slip out and thought there’s about £4 wasted...as I patted her on the fanny....
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Post by Northy on Jun 17, 2022 18:55:48 GMT
Dearest diesel prices in Europe,Brexit coming home to roost. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Jun 17, 2022 19:36:27 GMT
I was remarking to a friend that filling up my car now feels like what filling up my pickup did a couple years ago.
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Post by rivival on Jun 17, 2022 20:32:24 GMT
I thought a cheeky bid for Pride Park may provide a good source of matchwood for a while =)
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Post by mtrstudent on Jun 19, 2022 16:05:51 GMT
Dearest diesel prices in Europe,Brexit coming home to roost. Got a link for that? This RAC web page says we are one of the most expensive but still behind the Scandinavians. That said, they also provide a useful chart showing how the price is made up which shows we pay the highest tax on our fuel. Which is, of course, nothing to do with Brexit. The 10-20% loss to the pound from Brexit probably isn't helping us much, unless our contracts are paid in pre-2016 quid. Should mean a big windfall for our producers though. Maybe they can afford to clean up their leftovers in the North sea instead of charging taxpayers billions.
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Post by riverman on Jun 19, 2022 16:16:48 GMT
I'm in Zakynthos at the moment. £2.16 a litre. Absolutely nuts. I'm in Poros. €2.36 a litre. That's just over 2 quid. It's coming Britain's way any day now!
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Post by salopstick on Jun 20, 2022 12:45:35 GMT
I tell you what fucks me off too.
Morrisons in Drayton is always around 6p a litre more than Newcastle or Shrewsbury
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Post by questionable on Jun 20, 2022 13:20:10 GMT
I tell you what fucks me off too. Morrisons in Drayton is always around 6p a litre more than Newcastle or Shrewsbury I always moan about the exact same thing robbing bastards, there was a news thread about their stores going from one of the cheapest to one of the dearest. Although it’s our closest fuel spot I refuse to use it, nearly ran out a few weeks ago but determined to use Morrison’s in Nantwich or Stoke if I’m that way.
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Post by superjw on Jun 20, 2022 14:43:29 GMT
I tell you what fucks me off too. Morrisons in Drayton is always around 6p a litre more than Newcastle or Shrewsbury Same near me. 2 Esso stations within a 2 minute drive of eachother. 3 or 4p difference in the price of fuel and it's always been like that.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Jun 20, 2022 16:30:38 GMT
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Post by superjw on Jun 20, 2022 16:39:24 GMT
I've seen something today that Germany are looking to start up coal power stations because of the prices and supply issues from Russia. Haven't France only suffered less than 5% increase because they actually have a progressive nuclear power infrastructure?
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Post by mtrstudent on Jun 20, 2022 17:48:36 GMT
I've seen something today that Germany are looking to start up coal power stations because of the prices and supply issues from Russia. Haven't France only suffered less than 5% increase because they actually have a progressive nuclear power infrastructure? They're probably feeling pretty chuffed with their nukes right now. The whole anti nuke movement in Germany is causing shittyness again, sigh.
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Post by milton58 on Jun 20, 2022 18:34:30 GMT
not that much of an increase from December to January it's only £20
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Post by AlliG on Jun 21, 2022 11:02:33 GMT
not that much of an increase from December to January it's only £20 So the most extortionate prices we have ever seen for energy "only" going up by another £20 a month is something to be casually dismissed? The fear here must surely be that these new extortionate prices become normalised and remain at somewhere around these levels even when the wholesale prices fall significantly.
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Post by willieeetmiout on Jun 21, 2022 12:46:26 GMT
not that much of an increase from December to January it's only £20 But it's an increase in top of 2 huge previous increases. Pre increase I was paying about 2k for gas and electric a year. At the moment that is up to about 3.5k. There is going to be a further 50% hike in October that will take to about 4.2k a year for gas and electric. Which ever way you look at it that's just shy of 400 a month to heat and power my home. The best fixed rate tariff I'm being offered would equate to over 7k a year / 550 a month. It's bonkers
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Post by superjw on Jun 21, 2022 13:08:43 GMT
not that much of an increase from December to January it's only £20 So the most extortionate prices we have ever seen for energy "only" going up by another £20 a month is something to be casually dismissed? The fear here must surely be that these new extortionate prices become normalised and remain at somewhere around these levels even when the wholesale prices fall significantly. I suppose this is the worrying point, I cannot see how these prices will ever come down from where they are, irrespective of what the market does. The new normal so to speak.
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Post by superjw on Jun 21, 2022 13:10:43 GMT
not that much of an increase from December to January it's only £20 Just ignoring that it's actually a 52% increase in 12 months from now...
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Post by oggyoggy on Jun 21, 2022 14:30:11 GMT
So the most extortionate prices we have ever seen for energy "only" going up by another £20 a month is something to be casually dismissed? The fear here must surely be that these new extortionate prices become normalised and remain at somewhere around these levels even when the wholesale prices fall significantly. I suppose this is the worrying point, I cannot see how these prices will ever come down from where they are, irrespective of what the market does. The new normal so to speak. If we continue being reliant on fossil fuels and giving tax breaks to the oil and gas producers then yes. Wind, solar, wave energy is much cheaper. We just need to invest in it properly and give those doing so massive tax breaks.
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Post by superjw on Jun 21, 2022 19:44:30 GMT
I suppose this is the worrying point, I cannot see how these prices will ever come down from where they are, irrespective of what the market does. The new normal so to speak. If we continue being reliant on fossil fuels and giving tax breaks to the oil and gas producers then yes. Wind, solar, wave energy is much cheaper. We just need to invest in it properly and give those doing so massive tax breaks. Investing properly in nuclear is what should have happened years ago. We would not be in such a mess if we had more nuclear power. Wind, solar and wave energy cannot sustain the energy and heating needs of the country, it's not reliable enough. A good idea could be for the government to invest more in household generation for properties that are favourable. The less power people pull from the grid the cheaper their bills will be. I'd love a PV system with batteries, but they are totally out of reach financially and not worth it.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Jun 21, 2022 20:33:55 GMT
I tell you what fucks me off too. Morrisons in Drayton is always around 6p a litre more than Newcastle or Shrewsbury It’s because of the Shell garage over the road. Morrison’s just keep their prices a bit less than there, so if they put it up so do Morrison’s. Basically have your pants down because they know people need fuel and there’s nowhere else. I think the one down by Tern Hill is meant to be cheaper at the moment.
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Post by franklin on Jun 21, 2022 20:51:27 GMT
I've seen something today that Germany are looking to start up coal power stations because of the prices and supply issues from Russia. Haven't France only suffered less than 5% increase because they actually have a progressive nuclear power infrastructure? Talking to my family over in Germany and they've told me that Russia has turned "down" their gas/oil supply considerably and that their prices have shot up and there is concern they won't be able to cover the coming winter.
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