Vat goes from 17.5 to 20% on the 4th 
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don't forget to fill up by the 3rd Jan
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don't forget to fill up by the 3rd Jan
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Makes no difference to me...
Although I am sure the 'fuel scale charge' will go up accordingly, but that won't be for a few VAT returns yet
Although I am sure the 'fuel scale charge' will go up accordingly, but that won't be for a few VAT returns yet
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Only going to be saving £1 or two really at most, not worth the effort.
Also i imagine the demand will be highest now so whilst it will go up 2p a litre i'm hoping it'll drop soon after. The price at the moment is ridiculous, but then i wouldn't be surprised as with everything that happens, price goes up quicker than it goes down.
i'm hoping it'll drop soon after. The price at the moment is ridiculous, but then i wouldn't be surprised as with everything that happens, price goes up quicker than it goes down. 
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Last time prices were this high oil was $150-$200 a barrel. Currently last time I checked it was around $90 a barrel so why are the prices continuing to be high?
At a guess It's the oil crisis and the USA putting pressure on BP to set aside ridiculous amount of money for an onslaught of bogus law suits from every man and his dog.
Last time prices were this high oil was $150-$200 a barrel. Currently last time I checked it was around $90 a barrel so why are the prices continuing to be high?
At a guess It's the oil crisis and the USA putting pressure on BP to set aside ridiculous amount of money for an onslaught of bogus law suits from every man and his dog.
Price of diseasel round here is now £1.28 / litre so you can imagine how I'm itching to start chucking in the chip fat.
prices seem to have been creeping up by 1p/week
prices seem to have been creeping up by 1p/week
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I'm tempted to buy a £500 diseasel Pug 406 non HDI diesel and run it on near enough pure vegi oil. Save petrol money for use on the Coupe :slayer:
its pasted a joke this petrol now, motorists are just an easy target
Its the tax we pay on it, we pay the most in europe
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Good idea but........
The supermarkets are wise to that, wath for a steep rise in Veg on the shelves
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Good idea but........
The supermarkets are wise to that, wath for a steep rise in Veg on the shelves
Macro barrel's still work out at half the price of diesel
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Do you just put the chip fat in the car, or do you have to do something to it first?
pretty much straight in iirc. probs a good idea to put through a paper filter if its old fat though
iirc. probs a good idea to put through a paper filter if its old fat though
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Might look into that when I start doing more miles again.
This morning I noticed diseasel was 129.
Tesco's cheapest veg oil was over £1 / litre - so still worth it if you can run on neat oil.
At best my summer blend uses 10 litres so that would be a potential saving of £3 per fill but as I use waste oil then I'm saving nearly £13 every fill.
Tesco's cheapest veg oil was over £1 / litre - so still worth it if you can run on neat oil.
At best my summer blend uses 10 litres so that would be a potential saving of £3 per fill but as I use waste oil then I'm saving nearly £13 every fill.
is already £1.28.9 ( normal not v power) at shell on the m1 ffs i thought vat had already gone up because it was so much, going to see what it is in watford tomorrow its normally lowest price down south there
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Av filled the tanks in both cars as they were empty, that empty the cinq ran out a car length away from the pump! fired back up long enough to move forward and switch off.
Petrol in Carlisle was 121.9p and filling up the BM X3 in Ashington was 125.9p for diesel. Both Shell garages so get cashback and reward points but only go a little way to the £115 it cost.
The scaremongering on the news the other night reckoned the fuel price would go up another 5p per litre within the next week and expected £1.50 per litre by end of January.
Petrol in Carlisle was 121.9p and filling up the BM X3 in Ashington was 125.9p for diesel. Both Shell garages so get cashback and reward points but only go a little way to the £115 it cost.
The scaremongering on the news the other night reckoned the fuel price would go up another 5p per litre within the next week and expected £1.50 per litre by end of January.
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Well If it carries on I'll be taxed right out of a job due to being heavily dependant on my car for work.
I currently only get £0.30 a mile too! :bang:
I currently only get £0.30 a mile too! :bang:
just... :tosser::tosser::tosser::tosser::tosser:
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