Fuel - up yet again.

[waynne]

Every time I have filled up over the last 2 months I have paid a higher price. It's just gone up again to 119p (that's the cheapest I can find in our town!)

Has the Shell drivers blockage affected supply where you are? Why do people rush out to buy fuel and then cause a shortage?

Do you think the latest price hike is just profiteering during a percieved fuel crisis?

[billyo]

I paid £1.24 for unleaded and it wasnt even premium.

[HDi fun]

It is profiteering by the OPEC companies. And we still pay too much duty.

[Prince]

I'm not suprised there is a strike going on!

[pgarner]

on the front of one scottish paper. theres a garage where hes chargeing £1.99 a liter for both petrol and desiel.
sitting reading a bit in the express last night. that currently a litre of petrol is around 36p the rest is tax and vat. ok that i did know, what i didnt was that the oil taken out of the north sea for the uk is also taxed at around 50%. so although these oil comanies are making billions every year its on a world wide scale. it made a nice read

paid £1.27 for super on friday

[HDi fun]

It is worldwide - nothing like restricting supply to assist margins.

And given the way UK and USA have been buggering about in Iraq and now Afganistan over the last few years I don't blame 'em for drying us out.

The SHELL strike is about tanker's drivers' pay, not fuel prices.

[waynne]

Find out how much you pay in fuel tax per year with this calculator. It takes your last fill up and price of fuel to calculate the result.

http://www.torquecars.com/tools/Fuel-tax-calculator.php

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