rjw63 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 minute ago, foreveryoung said: Well it did, but not to us consumers. Motorists in being - f****d-shocker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 £1.47 a litre, part of the new normal. Along with higher Gas, electric and taxes. A stagnating economy, and a feud with the biggest trading block in the world. What a time to be alive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, Genie said: £1.47 a litre, part of the new normal. Along with higher Gas, electric and taxes. A stagnating economy, and a feud with the biggest trading block in the world. What a time to be alive. I saw diesel at £1.72 on the motorway services today, standard is about £1.50 litre Shocking to say the least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Haven't needed to fill up for a couple of weeks... but got to go tomorrow. Will check. Was 161.9p for V-Power petrol last time, which had stayed the same for a few weeks. I'm hoping it may have gone down a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Xela said: Haven't needed to fill up for a couple of weeks... but got to go tomorrow. Will check. Was 161.9p for V-Power petrol last time, which had stayed the same for a few weeks. I'm hoping it may have gone down a bit. Why V Power rather than normal petrol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Genie said: £1.47 a litre, Cheap. My FOUR local garages are 3 x 155.9 and 1 x 150.9 The lower one is a Tesco We aren't exactly that far from the refineries in Ellesmere Port either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, bickster said: Cheap. My FOUR local garages are 3 x 155.9 and 1 x 150.9 The lower one is a Tesco We aren't exactly that far from the refineries in Ellesmere Port either Cheapest diesel near me is a Morrisons at 145.7, it’s been like that for about 2 weeks. We’re about 2 miles from the refineries at Kingsbury. Edited December 13, 2021 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2021 Just now, Genie said: Cheapest near me is a Morrisons at 145.7, it’s been like that for about 2 weeks. That suggests some previous downward movement. Ours are still at the highest they've ever been, it's been well over a month now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 minute ago, bickster said: That suggests some previous downward movement. Ours are still at the highest they've ever been, it's been well over a month now They stepped down by about 5p 2-3 weeks ago and have remained at this price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 2 hours ago, ender4 said: Why V Power rather than normal petrol? Primarily now its because V-power is E5 fuel and standard is E10, although previously before the standard fuel changed to E10, I used to use premium every 3 or 4 fills. Nowadays I exclusively use V-power, which I believe is the best quality fuel sold on UK forecourts (99 RON) Also, I don't do that many miles (500 a month) and it's a reasonably high performance engine, with low miles, despite its age (nearly 15 years), so I like to take care of it. Does it drive better... perhaps, or maybe its the placebo effect?! Fuel and tyres are two things I don't compromise on. Premium for both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2021 11 minutes ago, Xela said: Primarily now its because V-power is E5 fuel and standard is E10, although previously before the standard fuel changed to E10, I used to use premium every 3 or 4 fills. Nowadays I exclusively use V-power, which I believe is the best quality fuel sold on UK forecourts (99 RON) Also, I don't do that many miles (500 a month) and it's a reasonably high performance engine, with low miles, despite its age (nearly 15 years), so I like to take care of it. Does it drive better... perhaps, or maybe its the placebo effect?! Fuel and tyres are two things I don't compromise on. Premium for both. Premium Tyres are a waste of money, they all get the same nails sticking through them from the badly loaded builders van on the way to the tip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, bickster said: Premium Tyres are a waste of money, they all get the same nails sticking through them from the badly loaded builders van on the way to the tip I’m averaging 1 puncture per decade of my driving life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, bickster said: Premium Tyres are a waste of money, they all get the same nails sticking through them from the badly loaded builders van on the way to the tip I think i've only had that happen once in 23 years of driving. Had a couple of blowouts while driving (KW), but i've managed to avoid nail ridden streets in the main Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Xela said: I think i've only had that happen once in 23 years of driving. Had a couple of blowouts while driving (KW), but i've managed to avoid nail ridden streets in the main 3 or 4 a year I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 10 hours ago, bickster said: 3 or 4 a year I reckon Bloody hell, are you just driving around Wickes car park all day 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 14, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Xela said: Bloody hell, are you just driving around Wickes car park all day The state of the roads in the grim north is not what you posh southern folk are used to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Just paid £142.9 for diesel at Asda Merry Hill centre, petrol was £139.9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 My heat and leccy bills seem to always adjust downwards just when winter starts and then adjusts upwards when it becomes summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 I’ve not paid for any gas or electricity for about 4 months now. My British Gas account still doesn’t seem to be fully set up. It doesn’t recognise any usage at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 I am sure boomers will welcome the return of high energy prices, so the younger generation will get to experience the tyranny which they enjoyed in their youth, as regards the anxiety about the household electricity bill, and the polar conditions which resulted from the obsession with the need to economise. It seems certain that it won't be long before Millennials reinstitute the family tribunals which used to investigate the heinous crime of leaving the landing light on. Every child will be told, that for every landing light left on, another Pacific islander drowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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