God, I drove through Leicester today and all the BP garages were charging 99.9p/ltr. This is diesel btw.
Petrol Prices !!!
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bloody hell its 96.9Lt petrol and 98.Lt diesel up my way lol move up north its cheap lolol
92.9 round these parts still..(for petrol don't look at diesel)
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not bad not bad will drop bk down in 3weeks i reckon
And what does Cameron say that you like? What policies will be better for running the UK as a whole? Just wonder WHAT exactly it is that Brown is doing wrong (other than "looking/ talking like a t!t"
) and what Cameron will do right in your opinion? Can you be specific?Nope, never heard of them. I don't vote FOR any party as I'm a tactical voter. I vote to make sure the party I LEAST like doesn't get a seat in my constituency
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Shell unleaded opposite me - same price of 92.9p "dahn sarf"! 'Twas 91.9 only a few days ago too.
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lol the 99p party is a party trying to en-focus a new coin the 99p coin there trying to get rid of copper lolol
thats the party way forward lol
thats the party way forward lol
just put the pennies into charity boxs?
It doesn't matter who you put in charge or what party is running the show, essentially, they are all the same - all for themselves.
Now the tories promise a £1m inheritance tax threshold - how many people own houses worth that much? Average prices are currently around the £200 - £250k bracket & are currently bubbling at an all time high, won't be long before they drop & we start seeing some neg equity stories - but the wealthy will still get away with keeping their money & not payiong their way. Inheritance tax was fine/is fine. Maybe £300k, but certainly not £1mill.
As for fuel prices, yet again, successive Governments are hitting the easy targets - the motorist.
Oil prices can't be so bad that we have to pay £1/litre when many countries are still paying far less.
And why is diesel now dearer than petrol? I thought it was always cheaper because it wasn't as refined - less work, lower cost?
Now the tories promise a £1m inheritance tax threshold - how many people own houses worth that much? Average prices are currently around the £200 - £250k bracket & are currently bubbling at an all time high, won't be long before they drop & we start seeing some neg equity stories - but the wealthy will still get away with keeping their money & not payiong their way. Inheritance tax was fine/is fine. Maybe £300k, but certainly not £1mill.
As for fuel prices, yet again, successive Governments are hitting the easy targets - the motorist.
Oil prices can't be so bad that we have to pay £1/litre when many countries are still paying far less.
And why is diesel now dearer than petrol? I thought it was always cheaper because it wasn't as refined - less work, lower cost?
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i think diesel is more expensive because not as many people own a diesel abit more tax on it but its madness with the prices atm give it a few months it will be down again
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I wouldn't count on it!.
As for the labour government they have got 5% of it right and done it well the other 95% is just rubbish. Housing is at an all time high price, low availibility, people on low incomes just cannot afford to buy and the very few council properties that are left are given out to goddamn forigners without a second though when the housing list is half a mile long full of mostly british citizens do they get a look in NO!. I myself was on that list for 4 years with not one offer of a house, flat, maisonette.
Then there is council tax rising far faster than inflation £130 a month for me on the band just up from the bottom! £115 a month for the lowest band! with no foreseeable benefits NOT from my council anyway (Sedgefield Borough Council - W***ers!).
Then there is sky high inflation itself with a average price of a 2ltr bottle of Coca Cola costing on average £1.50! 2 1/2 years ago it was £1.15.
Rant over! Needless to say I WILL NOT be voting labour ill be voting for the second most popular candidate as they cannot be much worse!.
i wont be voting, power to the people :slayer:
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101.9p per litre of super unleaded atm, bugger -_- thats in south west wales
Had to go to Milton Keynes today & noticed Asda selling diesel @ 95.9. A pity I could only squeeze 40 litres in (and that was bubbling just below the neck ).
Everything is 99.9/litre for diesel round here
Trouble is, the garages have a monopoly round here, they all charge the same price because they know it wouldn't be economical for drivers to do the round trip for the few pence we'd save at the pump.
First off it was the Esso pricewatch when you had the odd garage who dropped 1p so Esso would match, now, every garage in the town displays the same price.
Amazingly, some garages still have 'price promise' signs, if you can find the fuel cheaper within 2 miles, we'll guarantee to beat that price.
And how far is the nearest garage that is 1p cheaper? exactly 2.2 miles away
They really have us drivers by the short & curlies as well, how many of us can afford to take time off work to protest? If I don't work, I don't get paid.
(and that was bubbling just below the neck ).Everything is 99.9/litre for diesel round here
Trouble is, the garages have a monopoly round here, they all charge the same price because they know it wouldn't be economical for drivers to do the round trip for the few pence we'd save at the pump.
First off it was the Esso pricewatch when you had the odd garage who dropped 1p so Esso would match, now, every garage in the town displays the same price.
Amazingly, some garages still have 'price promise' signs, if you can find the fuel cheaper within 2 miles, we'll guarantee to beat that price.
And how far is the nearest garage that is 1p cheaper? exactly 2.2 miles away
They really have us drivers by the short & curlies as well, how many of us can afford to take time off work to protest? If I don't work, I don't get paid.
off topic but a point dan-in darlo to bear in mind. The tories under dave the chameleon spent most of the three days slagging off Gordon, they came out with two specifics on taxation based on dodgy data and 'asking' wealthy foreigners to cough up.
What is their defence policy?
What is their policy on law and order.
They've not actually come out with anything yet.
As for joining the RAF, it's an armed force, it's job is to do the bidding of her majesty's government and if that means going to war then you do it. That's why you sign on the dotted line. I shat myself at Lyneham when they announced we were going to war in the Falklands and wasn't too impressed with being on detachment in Northern Ireland which incidentally was going on long before I joined but I signed the dotted line and went.
So Fuel prices are high but in a global market that's what we have to put up with, we are now a net importer of oil and not an exporter so we have to buy on the world market and again, that fuel tax will be going towards paying your wages, health care, pension and hoilidays if they allow you to join the RAF.
Think about it.
What is their defence policy?
What is their policy on law and order.
They've not actually come out with anything yet.
As for joining the RAF, it's an armed force, it's job is to do the bidding of her majesty's government and if that means going to war then you do it. That's why you sign on the dotted line. I shat myself at Lyneham when they announced we were going to war in the Falklands and wasn't too impressed with being on detachment in Northern Ireland which incidentally was going on long before I joined but I signed the dotted line and went.
So Fuel prices are high but in a global market that's what we have to put up with, we are now a net importer of oil and not an exporter so we have to buy on the world market and again, that fuel tax will be going towards paying your wages, health care, pension and hoilidays if they allow you to join the RAF.
Think about it.
And for the seventeen years that the Tories were in power between 1979 and 1997, they managed to sell off the majority of the UK's council and affordable housing without replacing them. They turned the housing market predominently private, and what you see happening now is a classic symptom of a private market influenced by market forces. Since then there has been a shortage of affordable houses.
Blame the Tories for selling off all the affordable homes but Labour do shoulder some blame for not building enough to replace them with.
http://www.moneyextra.com/dictionary/UK-Inflation-History-003663.html
Council Tax is set by your locally elected council, not by central Government. Blame your council for putting it up or vote another council in.
UK inflation ran to 4.1% in August. Under the Tories it hit 10.9% between August and October 1990 - THAT was sky high inflation rate (along with record interest rates as well from the same era). Take a look at the following statistics and you'll see that the RPI Inflation Rate has stayed remarkably steady under Labour (1997 - Present) compared with the Tories (1979 - 1997).
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/europe/pubs/statistics/render2.asp?ID=1
They're all as bad as each other, as are most politicians. At least we know what Labour's policies are as they are being put into practice. The Tories under Cameron are just making wild promises to try and get the public vote but have yet to explain how they are going to fund most of their schemes.
I hate politics but know too much about the subject :bang:
Yeah I don't think anyone who knows about it likes it too much.
Remember my first few politics classes going in all excited. By the end of the 2 years I loathed it. Not because of the subject just because of the way as a system it seems to not work, due to the people involved in it.
Well said 1986uno45s. I think people also forgot that under Thatcher, inflation rose to about 22%, unemployment went from 1.3million to over 3 million after massaging the figures and the £ almost hit parity with the dollar. As well as dicimation of British industry, 2 unneccesary conflicts, the selling out to America on several issues and the selling of of the family silver to her mates.
since we're all remembering so much, lets also remember that the PM is just one person, they aren't directly responsible for everything that happens any more than my MD is responsible for me missing my deadlines yet again. if i was running a govt department my failures would be causing headlines and the PM would be getting blamed, but it takes more than 4 meetings a year to really become responsible for something.
for example, thatcher didnt kill british industry, it was natural. the uk couldnt do it as cheaply as the competiton, if you cant compete you go out of business. there is nothing that could have been done to prevent that other than british workers accepting major pay cuts and working a lot harder. they chose to strike and demand more pay instead so they lost their jobs.
for example, thatcher didnt kill british industry, it was natural. the uk couldnt do it as cheaply as the competiton, if you cant compete you go out of business. there is nothing that could have been done to prevent that other than british workers accepting major pay cuts and working a lot harder. they chose to strike and demand more pay instead so they lost their jobs.
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http://www.petrolprices.com/fuel-tax.html
This article says that 81.5% of the price of a litre of fuel is tax alone (it's recently gone up again) but I wondered how much in real terms you pay in tax as a percentage of the actual price of a litre of petrol.
Bearing in mind that most things are taxed at 17.5%...
Petrol and Diesel are taxed at just over 300%...Yes...300%
Maybe enough is enough
If all professional drivers went on strike until the government brought down the price of fuel to a sensible level, they would have to do something about it, or the country would grind to a halt within a few days.
It's been done in other European countries before, and their governments were forced to listen.
What is it with the British, why do we just sit back and take this crap?
This article says that 81.5% of the price of a litre of fuel is tax alone (it's recently gone up again) but I wondered how much in real terms you pay in tax as a percentage of the actual price of a litre of petrol.
Bearing in mind that most things are taxed at 17.5%...
Petrol and Diesel are taxed at just over 300%...Yes...300%
Maybe enough is enough
If all professional drivers went on strike until the government brought down the price of fuel to a sensible level, they would have to do something about it, or the country would grind to a halt within a few days.
It's been done in other European countries before, and their governments were forced to listen.
What is it with the British, why do we just sit back and take this crap?
