Cost of fuel.

[jowwy]

But what did it cost before Putin's invasion started?

its been steadily going up since xmas, putin only invaded 7 days ago......and the invasion will never stop and oil prices will continue to rise.

the amazing thing is, that the price of oil is now at the same price it was in March 2012 ( give or take a dollar or two) , but we are paying way over what we were paying then. So its not solely down to the oil price increase.

and not everything you say, people have to agree with, some of us have our own opinions and thoughts on things that will differ from yours, time you accepted that.

 

[jowwy]

for context of what i said above

Crude oil per barrel March 2008 - $150 ( at its highest point)
Petrol 106
Diesel 113

Crude oil per barrel March 2022 - $110
Petrol 152
Diesel 155

so thats $40 dollars less per barrel, but on average 40p more per litre

 

[SydZ]

How much has fuel duty increased since 2008?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Just to get back on topic and give some balance to all the armchair sensationalism and rumour spreading I thought I would post this...

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That is my local Sainsbury's this morning as I collected my weekly shop. Give or take a couple of pence that is the same price it has been for around a month and possibly quite a bit longer.

I really despair when all these 'knowledgeable' internet/social media voices start crying a self fulfilling prophecy of doom. Nothing is more certain to start the lemming like rush to panic buy fuel 'before they run out or the price rockets!' than some moron spouting the crap about 'They know the price will be £2/ltr within days' etc.

By the way, I drove past the garage without filling up. I have enough in the tank to last a good few weeks so no point in topping up now.....

Can I suggest we stop feeding the beast and making stuff up?

We need to shut down the fourth estate to do that properly.

TBH I think many people like a touch of drama in their life - especially if they feel that they are part of it and can share their involvement via social media.

 

[Toe Clip]

Eee I remember buying 3 gallons of petrol for £1.00. Alas no more

 

[jowwy]

How much has fuel duty increased since 2008?

im not sure - but the current excuse all over news is the fuel increase is due to the russian invasion of ukraine.........and that may be the case as oil has increased in price over the past few days. But we are still not seeing the prices we paid in 2008.

So its not just because of the russian invasion of ukraine

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Eee I remember buying 3 gallons of petrol for £1.00. Alas no more

I love these old rememberances:

I remember, back in the early 70's when I was 16, that I could take a girlfriend out for an evening in a pub, a bag of chips each and some essential love accessories for less than two quid. 😜

 

[MrGrumpy]

We all have choice, even if that choice involving moving so you can get a local job.

Sounds oh so simple , if only that were the case.............

 

[gbb]

When I was working, I'm retired now, I was never more than seven miles from home, I know not everyone can do that but staying close to home is a good idea if you can do it.

Isn't some of that luck though or at least that most towns used to have vibrant working opportunities.
I spent 33 years 3 miles from work, lovely but finding work that matches my skills mean I now need to go (much) further afield.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Isn't some of that luck though or at least that most towns used to have vibrant working opportunities.
I spent 33 years 3 miles from work, lovely but finding work that matches my skills mean I now need to go (much) further afield.

I moved to Coventry in 1973 from the south coast for personal reasons I'm not going into on here, and always managed to find something though it got more difficult as time went by, I was always a manual worker, stores, warehouse, forklifts, van driving and labouring.

 

[MrGrumpy]

I moved to Coventry in 1973 from the south coast for personal reasons I'm not going into on here, and always managed to find something though it got more difficult as time went by, I was always a manual worker, stores, warehouse, forklifts, van driving and labouring.

To be fair we moved close to work as we could but also to an affordable home as well. This was 27yrs ago now. It was just two of us , now a family of 5 with roots ! I’m 16 miles by bike slightly more by car. People said we were daft to move to where we did but I’d say it’s paid off big time , as I would never be able to live in the size of house we have and the lifestyle that we afford. So we all make choices good or bad. We do have ok transport links when they work.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I love these old rememberances:

I remember, back in the early 70's when I was 16, that I could take a girlfriend out for an evening in a pub, a bag of chips each and some essential love accessories for less than two quid. 😜

Love accessories - chip forks…

 

[oldwheels]

Diesel in Fort William is currently 163.9p/litre.

Morrison's is usually the cheapest in Ft Wm. I paid less than that in Tobermory last week.

 

[oldwheels]

Cost of driving is so low compared to public transport.

I don't think we should go easy on drivers when OAPs will be struggling to keep their living rooms warm.

Quite a lot of OAPs are also drivers. I cannot walk any reasonable distance so need my car. I can use a trike but not practical for day to day use where I live.

 

[numbnuts]

I love these old rememberances:

I remember, back in the early 70's when I was 16, that I could take a girlfriend out for an evening in a pub, a bag of chips each and some essential love accessories for less than two quid. 😜

Cheapskate