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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Del Boy on 28 February 2013, 12:53:34
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There's a fair few active members on here, lets get a fuel protest going. Lets block up all the motorways, and sort this shit tip of a country out. £1.40.9 for petrol pretty much everywhere around Ashford it's beyond a joke.
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
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So the Jag is considerably more economical than a V6 Omega ?
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
James , you need to continue this polyanna mod everytime there is an increase.. wait, soon you will see 1.70 like here ;D
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Even cheaper on LPG ..... :)
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i get about 21 mpg in the movano where the break they got the figure of 35mpg i dont know must have been a completley empty van with taped up joints etc like top gear took around nurburg and 21mpg is driving like miss daisey put your foot down a little and its more like 17mpg :( :(
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Pushing 1.44 here for diesel and 1.39 for petrol ::) BP of course >:(
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I drive everyday a BMW 520d which averages currently 44.7 MPG, it's a heavy car, very comfy and quiet, it doesn't have a big engine and it's very good on fuel. That doesn't excuse the fact that the cost of fuel is outrageous.
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I would imagine the recent rises are due to the value of the pound dropping sharply against the $ and other currencies. I would imagine its going to get worse.
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Why, in Eire, is diesel cheaper than petrol?
Petrol €1.59, diesel €1.54.
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Even cheaper on LPG ..... :)
And LPG has just dropped by 3 pence a litre ;D ;D ;D
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Even cheaper on LPG ..... :)
And LPG has just dropped by 3 pence a litre ;D ;D ;D
Not yet round here .. petrol has been £139.9 for about 2 months, LPG 73.68p since October for me :) :)
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I get that equivalent from my 2.2 :P :D
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So the Jag is considerably more economical than a V6 Omega ?
No, the Jag is less economical than an Omega.
But I don't use my car for short journeys. The only Journey's it really does, are travelling between Gloucester, Aylesbury, and Reading, and is driven at a steady pace. Hence the 27.5 MPG that's been reading as my average on the trip computer over the last 2000 miles. I achieve this by cycling to work (4 miles) walking to shops/pub (less than a mile) and only really using the car for substantial journeys which are really necessary.
If that were a V6 Omega, I'm sure the economy would be the same.
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I drive everyday a BMW 520d which averages currently 44.7 MPG, it's a heavy car, very comfy and quiet, it doesn't have a big engine and it's very good on fuel. That doesn't excuse the fact that the cost of fuel is outrageous.
Okey Dokey, well diesel is obviously a little more than petrol, so say you're paying 145.9p for a litre of diesel, a gallon is £6.64. At 44.7MPG, that's almost bang on 15p per mile.
In more realistic terms, that's £15 for 100 miles average driving in your car.
I know fuel is more than it used to be - but I still don't class 100 miles for £15 in a comfy car as 'outrageous'? :)
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
Just checked out the trip computer in my MV6 2.6 auto............2103 miles......26.8 MPG. I've no idea how accurate these figures are. I suspect the trip computers are designed to flatter. :-\
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
Just checked out the trip computer in my MV6 2.6 auto............2103 miles......26.8 MPG. I've no idea how accurate these figures are. I suspect they trip computers are designed to flatter. :-\
Over that sort of mileage.. I would hedge a guess that it's a pretty accurate reflection...
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I drive everyday a BMW 520d which averages currently 44.7 MPG, it's a heavy car, very comfy and quiet, it doesn't have a big engine and it's very good on fuel. That doesn't excuse the fact that the cost of fuel is outrageous.
Okey Dokey, well diesel is obviously a little more than petrol, so say you're paying 145.9p for a litre of diesel, a gallon is £6.64. At 44.7MPG, that's almost bang on 15p per mile.
In more realistic terms, that's £15 for 100 miles average driving in your car.
I know fuel is more than it used to be - but I still don't class 100 miles for £15 in a comfy car as 'outrageous'? :)
I do :).
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I drive everyday a BMW 520d which averages currently 44.7 MPG, it's a heavy car, very comfy and quiet, it doesn't have a big engine and it's very good on fuel. That doesn't excuse the fact that the cost of fuel is outrageous.
Okey Dokey, well diesel is obviously a little more than petrol, so say you're paying 145.9p for a litre of diesel, a gallon is £6.64. At 44.7MPG, that's almost bang on 15p per mile.
In more realistic terms, that's £15 for 100 miles average driving in your car.
I know fuel is more than it used to be - but I still don't class 100 miles for £15 in a comfy car as 'outrageous'? :)
I do :).
Del.....44.7 MPG. :o :o :o that's almost exactly the figure we get from Mrs Opti's Corsa 1.2 on a long run.
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I drive everyday a BMW 520d which averages currently 44.7 MPG, it's a heavy car, very comfy and quiet, it doesn't have a big engine and it's very good on fuel. That doesn't excuse the fact that the cost of fuel is outrageous.
Okey Dokey, well diesel is obviously a little more than petrol, so say you're paying 145.9p for a litre of diesel, a gallon is £6.64. At 44.7MPG, that's almost bang on 15p per mile.
In more realistic terms, that's £15 for 100 miles average driving in your car.
I know fuel is more than it used to be - but I still don't class 100 miles for £15 in a comfy car as 'outrageous'? :)
I do :).
Del.....44.7 MPG. :o :o :o that's almost exactly the figure we get from Mrs Opti's Corsa 1.2 on a long run.
44.7 is easy, nor is that driving slow everywhere. If I were to sit on the motorway at 65 MPH I can get 63 MPG easy, that's constant motorway to get over 60 though. As I say the average which is over the past 2374 miles is 44.7.
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I drive everyday a BMW 520d which averages currently 44.7 MPG, it's a heavy car, very comfy and quiet, it doesn't have a big engine and it's very good on fuel. That doesn't excuse the fact that the cost of fuel is outrageous.
Okey Dokey, well diesel is obviously a little more than petrol, so say you're paying 145.9p for a litre of diesel, a gallon is £6.64. At 44.7MPG, that's almost bang on 15p per mile.
In more realistic terms, that's £15 for 100 miles average driving in your car.
I know fuel is more than it used to be - but I still don't class 100 miles for £15 in a comfy car as 'outrageous'? :)
I do :).
Del.....44.7 MPG. :o :o :o that's almost exactly the figure we get from Mrs Opti's Corsa 1.2 on a long run.
44.7 is easy, nor is that driving slow everywhere. If I were to sit on the motorway at 65 MPH I can get 63 MPG easy.
That's 100 miles from a tenner... you can't think That's too bad? :D :y
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I drive everyday a BMW 520d which averages currently 44.7 MPG, it's a heavy car, very comfy and quiet, it doesn't have a big engine and it's very good on fuel. That doesn't excuse the fact that the cost of fuel is outrageous.
Okey Dokey, well diesel is obviously a little more than petrol, so say you're paying 145.9p for a litre of diesel, a gallon is £6.64. At 44.7MPG, that's almost bang on 15p per mile.
In more realistic terms, that's £15 for 100 miles average driving in your car.
I know fuel is more than it used to be - but I still don't class 100 miles for £15 in a comfy car as 'outrageous'? :)
I do :).
well dell you should swap the bmw for my van for a week you would be well pissed off, i wouldnt ;D ;D ;D
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I drive everyday a BMW 520d which averages currently 44.7 MPG, it's a heavy car, very comfy and quiet, it doesn't have a big engine and it's very good on fuel. That doesn't excuse the fact that the cost of fuel is outrageous.
Okey Dokey, well diesel is obviously a little more than petrol, so say you're paying 145.9p for a litre of diesel, a gallon is £6.64. At 44.7MPG, that's almost bang on 15p per mile.
In more realistic terms, that's £15 for 100 miles average driving in your car.
I know fuel is more than it used to be - but I still don't class 100 miles for £15 in a comfy car as 'outrageous'? :)
I do :).
Just compare that cost to catching a bus /per mile .. or a train / mile ... you'll soon se it is WAY cheaper :(
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I drive everyday a BMW 520d which averages currently 44.7 MPG, it's a heavy car, very comfy and quiet, it doesn't have a big engine and it's very good on fuel. That doesn't excuse the fact that the cost of fuel is outrageous.
Okey Dokey, well diesel is obviously a little more than petrol, so say you're paying 145.9p for a litre of diesel, a gallon is £6.64. At 44.7MPG, that's almost bang on 15p per mile.
In more realistic terms, that's £15 for 100 miles average driving in your car.
I know fuel is more than it used to be - but I still don't class 100 miles for £15 in a comfy car as 'outrageous'? :)
I do :).
Del.....44.7 MPG. :o :o :o that's almost exactly the figure we get from Mrs Opti's Corsa 1.2 on a long run.
44.7 is easy, nor is that driving slow everywhere. If I were to sit on the motorway at 65 MPH I can get 63 MPG easy.
That's 100 miles from a tenner... you can't think That's too bad? :D :y
I don't think it's bad from that car, however I don't agree with the cost of the fuel, nor do I agree with the fact a lot of it's made up with taxes from the Government. Using a 520d as an example is a bad case really as they're so good on fuel. I'll use the 4Motion Golf I picked up last week, 18.3 MPG. Case now sound better ;).
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I drive everyday a BMW 520d which averages currently 44.7 MPG, it's a heavy car, very comfy and quiet, it doesn't have a big engine and it's very good on fuel. That doesn't excuse the fact that the cost of fuel is outrageous.
Okey Dokey, well diesel is obviously a little more than petrol, so say you're paying 145.9p for a litre of diesel, a gallon is £6.64. At 44.7MPG, that's almost bang on 15p per mile.
In more realistic terms, that's £15 for 100 miles average driving in your car.
I know fuel is more than it used to be - but I still don't class 100 miles for £15 in a comfy car as 'outrageous'? :)
I do :).
well dell you should swap the bmw for my van for a week you would be well pissed off, i wouldnt ;D ;D ;D
This is another point, you use your van for work, you have too. Luckily due to the nature of what I do, I can choose a number of cars to drive on a day to day basis, but for you who has to use a van which is pretty heavy on fuel it's not on. Your cost of living hasn't gone down, and your wages probably haven't gone up, yet your fuel costs have gone up loads over the past say 3-4 years.
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Del your right, so what your saying is you should swap a nice 520d estate auto with sat nav and leather beige or cream for my movano so a poor ex shopfitter now bob the builder can make a crust to survive and feed his wifey and doggy :y
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The thought of petrol went through my head yesterday when I filled up at Reading (Calcot) sainsburys for 139.9
A gallon at that price, is £6.36... so at 27.5 mpg, which I average in the Jag unless I'm 'playing' - that's only 23p per mile... so 100 miles costs me £23.
I agree £1.40 looks very high, but mile for mile, based on the above, that's really not that bad, in a big, V6 comfy car? :-\
Ultimately, if I had a smaller, 50mpg car, I'd be looking at 100 miles for around £12. Which is 12p per mile, and excellent value motoring.
I guess the price we're paying is largely because of our choice of big engined heavy cars? :y
I drive everyday a BMW 520d which averages currently 44.7 MPG, it's a heavy car, very comfy and quiet, it doesn't have a big engine and it's very good on fuel. That doesn't excuse the fact that the cost of fuel is outrageous.
Okey Dokey, well diesel is obviously a little more than petrol, so say you're paying 145.9p for a litre of diesel, a gallon is £6.64. At 44.7MPG, that's almost bang on 15p per mile.
In more realistic terms, that's £15 for 100 miles average driving in your car.
I know fuel is more than it used to be - but I still don't class 100 miles for £15 in a comfy car as 'outrageous'? :)
You would if you lived in America where they pay for a gallon the same amount as we pay for a litre :o
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Del your right, so what your saying is you should swap a nice 520d estate auto with sat nav and leather beige or cream for my movano so a poor ex shopfitter now bob the builder can make a crust to survive and feed his wifey and doggy :y
;D ;D ;D ;D, this is of course exactly what I was getting at :y.
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There's a fair few active members on here, lets get a fuel protest going. Lets block up all the motorways, and sort this shit tip of a country out. £1.40.9 for petrol pretty much everywhere around Ashford it's beyond a joke.
There ain't enough Omega's on the road to block all the motorways ;D ;D
Petrol is still 136.9 at Hazlemere (Esso) and 137.9 at Shell
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Del like most is fed up at being shafted every time he fills up...the MPG of his car is neither here or there and tbh dell our petrol in kent is around 2-3 p a litre more expensive than london (which makes no sense)
but dell to be honest if the highways agency (the day glow wombels) carry on the way they are going we wont need a fuel protest as that lot without any police intervention managed to bring north kent too a shuddering halt today by closeing the M 20 >:(
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Even cheaper on LPG ..... :)
And LPG has just dropped by 3 pence a litre ;D ;D ;D
Yes Del, go ahead. Excellent idea.
....how much is lpg now chaps? 78p odd a litre :-\ ;)
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Bunch of wonkers,that's what you get when you employ amateurs and give them a bit of power,heaven forbid that they ever give them police powers in addition to the ones that they have at the moment ::)
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well there was talk to allow them to do the speeding fines...god forbid....the ones i see putting a rolling road block in over the week on the m2 how the plebs did'nt tip his brand new rangie onto his roof was more luck than judgement :o
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I refer the right honorable member to my previous statement ;)
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Del like most is fed up at being shafted every time he fills up...the MPG of his car is neither here or there and tbh dell our petrol in kent is around 2-3 p a litre more expensive than london (which makes no sense)
but dell to be honest if the highways agency (the day glow wombels) carry on the way they are going we wont need a fuel protest as that lot without any police intervention managed to bring north kent too a shuddering halt today by closeing the M 20 >:(
had a bad day darling :-* :-* you turned Del into a computer :o
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yes i know dear (now calm down) don't go dressing that poor dog up it will get a complex............... sorry del the spelling police are on patrol AKA paul lovejoy ;D
p.s everyday is a bad day at the moment
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There's a fair few active members on here, lets get a fuel protest going. Lets block up all the motorways, and sort this shit tip of a country out. £1.40.9 for petrol pretty much everywhere around Ashford it's beyond a joke.
I'm up for this :y , it's just getting stupidly ridiculous now >:(
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yes i know dear (now calm down) don't go dressing that poor dog up it will get a complex............... sorry del the spelling police are on patrol AKA paul lovejoy ;D
p.s everyday is a bad day at the moment
sorry to hear that Love :-* :-* and thats Baron von Lovejoy ::) ::)
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Omegas block up the motorways most days.
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well they do if mr lovejoy is driving :y
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eat my fumes baby ;) ;) me an the silver flash with black tailgate stripe can shift when we want to.....theres life in the old dog yet mrs daisey :P