Fuel Cost In The UK

Fuel cost has risen to an all time high in the uk . It is now almost 10 pound a gallon . That means to fill the average tank is now just over 100 pounds . This is asbsolutely ridiculous . The cost of living is rising beyond anything we have ever seen before and this is just gonna make it worse . Transport companies wont be able to absorb the costs so once again customers are gonna pay more for their goods . Its a vicious circle and to add to it now rail staff are going on strike for more pay . If they get more pay its gonna be rail travellers it will hit with higher rail fares . So whether you use a car or use the train you cant win adding again to the cost of everything . Its begining to spiral out of control . This is gonna cause an economic slump as people stop spending and start watching their spending . Its gonna cause real problems worldwide .

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

A friend said he refilled a can for his motor-mower today, and that alone came to over ten quid! He topped up his car as well, but didn't say what that cost.

Prices for petrol round my part of the world, today, generally 186 to 190 pennies a litre (rounding up from that sneaky "£xx.9p" trick).

braveheart21 · 61-69, M

@ArishMell i added a pic on Friday of a shell station in west yorkshire... £1.95 a litre

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@braveheart21 Oh - I'd not seen that. Thank you for pointing it out, so I've just had a look. It's becoming ridiculous....

braveheart21 · 61-69, M

£2 ain't far away... Profiteering by the government and oil companies @ArishMell

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@braveheart21 Well, yes! The government did tell them to cut the retail price when the wholesale cost fell, but did they 'eck!

braveheart21 · 61-69, M

Getting all the tax of the fuel 😡😡😡😡😡@ArishMell

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@braveheart21 Yes - by percentage. {Retail + Duty} X 1.2 for the VAT.

It wouldn't be so bad if the profit-margin for the retailers was better; but it is so low that many have given up selling fuel now, or closed completely; and that's been happening for a long time.