Cost of fuel.

[jowwy]

@gavroche It is a rumour nothing more

Its not a rumour…….diesel in swansea is now 184.9 and petrol 180.9

that means it could well be £2 by monday

 

[SydZ]

I remember the outcry many years ago when petrol crossed the £2 a gallon point for the first time. I became aware because I’d just bought my first motorbike though wasn’t impacted much as it did 90+ mpg.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Its not a rumour…….diesel in swansea is now 184.9 and petrol 180.9

that means it could well be £2 by monday

That motorway services? Has to be !!

 

[Deleted User]

From a purely environmental stand point the more done to discourage journeys under five miles the better.

Do you not get bored with spouting how much you dislike cars, we know!

Some of us need to drive for work, some sites I visit are 70 miles away and I carry all my work gear and spares so there's no alternative but drive.

I also enjoy riding Motorcycles and running an old campervan so why should I refrain from doing that?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Most of the OAPs round here do very little mileage. The cost of gas and electric is far higher than their petrol bills.

I was driving about 5000 miles a year until my Good Ladies mobility got that bad that she couldn't get in the car, now we split our travelling between the car and the bus.

 

[gavroche]

Mrs G keeps saying we ought to go to Devon more often. 600 miles return trip it is so my answer is : not likely as the fuel bill would be enormous, over 100 pounds . and that doesn't cover the driving around when we get there.
Somehow, I don't think she will see my point of view.

 

[raleighnut]

Food etc. prices will rise pushing up inflation

That was what the 'triple lock' on pensions was meant to mitigate..........................

 

[Oldhippy]

Do you not get bored with spouting how much you dislike cars, we know!

Some of us need to drive for work, some sites I visit are 70 miles away and I carry all my work gear and spares so there's no alternative but drive.

I also enjoy riding Motorcycles and running an old campervan so why should I refrain from doing that?

It is a cycling forum after all.

 

[jowwy]

That motorway services? Has to be !!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

People who drive for work will claim it on expenses / mileage allowance and fuel rises will be neither here nor there.

 

[Deleted User]

It is a cycling forum after all.

It is, so all other topics should either be banned, not commented on or accepted that some people who like cycling also like things that you don't.

What's your thoughts?

 

[Deleted User]

People who drive for work will claim it on expenses / mileage allowance and fuel rises will be neither here nor there.

I don't claim for fuel but have a company paid card so it doesn't make any difference to me.

 

[jowwy]

People who drive for work will claim it on expenses / mileage allowance and fuel rises will be neither here nor there.

What people who dont drive for work, but commute???

for reference, the last time i drove to the office was march 2020 and it was 118.9 litre for diesel. Im glad i now work from home, as the station i fill up at is now 154.9 for diesel

 

[Oldhippy]

It is, so all other topics should either be banned, not commented on or accepted that some people who like cycling also like things that you don't.

What's your thoughts?

For me personally I will comment on cycle stuff and anything that potentially makes more people aware of the lunacy of endless car growth at the expense of the world my child has to grow up in. We all have a responsibility for the planet we live on in my opinion.

 

[Deleted User]

What people who dont drive for work, but commute???

They'll be paying more then?