Bring on the price war!
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Bring on the price war!
I filled my tank to full at Asda this morning! It was 117.9p per litre, I've done my sums and I could've saved 84p if I'd waited till tomorrow. :cry:
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They're cheeky Ba$tards anyway, they need to drop it a lot more than that the robbing fu**ers…
Anyway, asda petrol's crap, they can drop it 10p a litre and I still wouldn't buy it from them..
Whinge over…
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amazingly, i last filled up on 114.9p 8O
practically giving it away :roll:
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Now asda may be differant because they are buying in such large qantaties but even so if a normal forecourt makes 1 or 2 pence per litre they cant be making a mint from running these. more an attraction to get people to call in.
Its the large petrol companies and the tax man that are in control of the real forecourt price.
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djheap22 said
dont get me wrong no-one is in buisness to make a loss. But the forecourt operators make very little proffit from each litre of fuel.
Now asda may be differant because they are buying in such large qantaties but even so if a normal forecourt makes 1 or 2 pence per litre they cant be making a mint from running these. more an attraction to get people to call in.
Its the large petrol companies and the tax man that are in control of the real forecourt price.
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to be fair m8 its not the tax on fuel at the moment its the vender at present
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Asda Fuel doesn't seem too bad though, haven't noticed any loss in power/flat spots etc. Plus it's 5p/litre cheaper than my local BP! and pay at the pump means I don't have to que in a shop for 10 minutes waiting for school run mums to pay for their shopping!
I think we need a mass convoy of Mk1's doing 10mph down the M1 like the truckers did in 2000! 8)
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I do 30,000 miles a year.
I average 30mpg
I therefore use 1,000 gallons of fuel.
1 gallon of fuel costs £5.77 (I have to use V-Power)
I therefore spend £5,770 a year on fuel.
£2.58 per gallon is payable in fuel duty AND £0.86 per gallon in VAT
So, for every gallon I buy, the government takes £3.44, an effective taxation rate of almost 60%
Out of the £5,770 I spend, the government is taking £3,440
It gets worse….
I have to earn £9,779 in order to go home with £5,770 to spend on fuel.
So - out of every £9,779 that I earn AND spend on fuel, the government takes the following:
*£3,912 in income tax
*£98 in national insurance
*£2,580 in fuel duty
*£860 in VAT
A total tax/duty haul of £7,450
I'm fortunate to have a job (well two actually) that means I can afford it, but it grieves me to think how much more cash I'd have if it wasn't for tax. I'd happily spend ten grand a year on various insurances if it meant I didn't have to pay tax of any sort.
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They cause the environmental disaster, and we pay for it!!!
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When i started driving it was 73.9 p a litre, anyone beat that?
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She used to proper struggle to get a fiver in it.
That was around mid to late 70's
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Showing my age now!!!!!
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84golf it was 54p pl when i pass in 91!! in my escort giah lol
we should all boycot the big companies to bring the price down. consumer power!!
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84golf said
When i started driving it was 73.9 p a litre, anyone beat that?
Er yes - when I started, it was 69p per GALLON 8O
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NigelO said
84golf said
When i started driving it was 73.9 p a litre, anyone beat that?
Er yes - when I started, it was 69p per GALLON 8O
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84golf said
I can remember when it went up to 90 odd pence and the country was up in arms! (i was a nova owner at the time),
When i started driving it was 73.9 p a litre, anyone beat that?
i 1st started driving in a nova and it was 69.9p i beat ya
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i had a fiat uno 1litre, which i had to but from my mum n dad at £400!
back in the petrol strike days everyone boycotted the forecourts on a monday. so basically they missed out on a good days wage
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