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Old 17-05-2008, 09:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Assuming we have not been wiped out by mass floods, food shortages earthquakes and general anarchy what do you rekon the price of petrol and diesel will be on January the 1st 2009?
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Old 17-05-2008, 11:04 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Too bloody much!
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Old 17-05-2008, 01:48 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Impossible to say - if we get enough support and a few protests kick off then things might well stabilise.
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Old 17-05-2008, 07:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
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petrol will be £2.99 a liter and diesel will be £9.99
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Old 18-05-2008, 02:29 PM   #5 (permalink)
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£ 1.47/litre
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Old 18-05-2008, 06:45 PM   #6 (permalink)
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petrol will be £2.99 a liter and diesel will be £9.99
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Old 18-05-2008, 07:09 PM   #7 (permalink)
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£1.60 for petrol at least!
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Old 18-05-2008, 11:26 PM   #8 (permalink)
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So high that I completely give up owning cars
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Old 19-05-2008, 08:11 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I should be doing my Private Pilots License anyway...


But at a guess, anything above £1.40 wouldnt surprise me.
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Old 19-05-2008, 08:18 AM   #10 (permalink)
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yeah but izo remember avgas is also made from oil.
so youll find the skys the limit wil its price
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Old 19-05-2008, 12:36 PM   #11 (permalink)
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yeah but izo remember avgas is also made from oil.
so youll find the skys the limit wil its price
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Old 19-05-2008, 02:23 PM   #12 (permalink)
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7407963.stm

If they get this to work properly (and safely) then we'll be driving electric cars and slap in a CD to sound like a V8
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