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[JamesV6CDX]

According to the news this morning fuel is about to leap in price yet again!

This time they reckon to £1.20 per litre!

I bought diesel in a remote location last night. £1.27 per litre!

[cmeonthemove]

Up and up and up it goes...

I've been in the unfortunate position of having to change jobs several times as companies fortunes take a dive in recent times.  Each time I've had to commute further and further.  Each time I've had to take a hit in the car I drive, so now I sit in a 55mpg+ corsa for hours every day.  I pay high road tax because the car is old and 1.7l (non-turbo).  Each time the fuel cost rises I wonder whether it's all worth it as essentially the budget in my house means that ends *just* meet, and every time that a couple of pence gets stuck on fuel it means ends *just don't* meet and I need to make a cut in my life somewhere else.  I'd move nearer my job, but I'd end up with a bigger mortgage.  I'd buy an even more efficient car, but simply don't have the funds.  I'd get a job closer to home, but there are non in the industry I'm trained in.  I'd retrain, but I've a family to support and can't take the time off.
Currently feels like I'm on a treadmill and the government are gradually increasing the incline bit by bit.

My wife and I had exactly this situation a couple of years ago where it was simply getting too expensive to commute to work, so we decided in the end to take the bigger mortgage and lower fuel costs. Now that fuel prices have gone up again we are saving over £100 per month doing this, simply from moving 35 miles away from work to somewhere within 8. I am now looking at cycling to work to make my commute free once my neck & shoulder have healed.

It really is worth doing the maths. Work out what you are spending in fuel each month/year, then get some rough idea of how much your mortgage would go up by if you bought somewhere nearer work. This would be made easier if you have an idea of the value of your home.

[Hannah Judes Dad]

According to the news this morning fuel is about to leap in price yet again!

This time they reckon to £1.20 per litre!

I bought diesel in a remote location last night. £1.27 per litre!

Grimsby's not that off the map is it?

[Lizzie_Zoom]

According to the news this morning fuel is about to leap in price yet again!

This time they reckon to £1.20 per litre!

I bought diesel in a remote location last night. £1.27 per litre!

Grimsby's not that off the map is it?

For us in the South it is on another planet; it's north of the Watford Gap is it not?

[Hannah Judes Dad]

According to the news this morning fuel is about to leap in price yet again!

This time they reckon to £1.20 per litre!

I bought diesel in a remote location last night. £1.27 per litre!

Grimsby's not that off the map is it?

For us in the South it is on another planet; it's north of the Watford Gap is it not?

Yes we are close to the North Pole for most Southerners map reading skills 

[STMO999]

It is actually GRIM in GRIMSBY

[Hannah Judes Dad]

It is actually GRIM in GRIMSBY

The worst thing is on the main road into Grimsby there is a sign saying 'Welcome to Great Grimsby'.I think the council should have a visit from Trading Standards about that.

[cem_devecioglu]

Now with the new £/TL rate and new fuel prices

here it is 1.63£/litre

and I dont care!!!  if only I could find working new parts

seems like GM sends here non working parts..

I had to change cambelt and engine mounts twice

[alunonhisown]

Now with the new £/TL rate and new fuel prices

here it is 1.63£/litre

and I dont care!!!  if only I could find working new parts

seems like GM sends here non working parts..

I had to change cambelt and engine mounts twice

I would be suicidal if I had to pay that.

[Seth]

I would be suicidal if I had to pay that.
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You could always use the train missus!

Friendly on-board staff and all that ...........
 

[cem_devecioglu]

Now with the new £/TL rate and new fuel prices

here it is 1.63£/litre

and I dont care!!!  if only I could find working new parts

seems like GM sends here non working parts..

I had to change cambelt and engine mounts twice

I would be suicidal if I had to pay that.

 

you are lucky you dont have to live here..

But unfortunately some Brits living in touristic areas have to pay that.. :-/

[fletchesmrs]

I live in Habrough in north east lincs, 2 miles away from one of the biggest oil refineries in the UK, there is a jet petrol station within 300 yards of the refinery gates, unleaded is £1.14  litre, if i drive to SLady bitshorpe 20 miles away (as i do 2 or 3 times a week ) unleaded is £1.11 litre !!! how can that be right ? They could have a hose from the refinery to the service station across the road at next to no cost, its cheaper in SLady bitshorpe even with transportation costs.

[Vamps]

Up and up and up it goes...

I've been in the unfortunate position of having to change jobs several times as companies fortunes take a dive in recent times.  Each time I've had to commute further and further.  Each time I've had to take a hit in the car I drive, so now I sit in a 55mpg+ corsa for hours every day.  I pay high road tax because the car is old and 1.7l (non-turbo).  Each time the fuel cost rises I wonder whether it's all worth it as essentially the budget in my house means that ends *just* meet, and every time that a couple of pence gets stuck on fuel it means ends *just don't* meet and I need to make a cut in my life somewhere else.  I'd move nearer my job, but I'd end up with a bigger mortgage.  I'd buy an even more efficient car, but simply don't have the funds.  I'd get a job closer to home, but there are non in the industry I'm trained in.  I'd retrain, but I've a family to support and can't take the time off.
Currently feels like I'm on a treadmill and the government are gradually increasing the incline bit by bit.

My wife and I had exactly this situation a couple of years ago where it was simply getting too expensive to commute to work, so we decided in the end to take the bigger mortgage and lower fuel costs. Now that fuel prices have gone up again we are saving over £100 per month doing this, simply from moving 35 miles away from work to somewhere within 8. I am now looking at cycling to work to make my commute free once my neck & shoulder have healed.

It really is worth doing the maths. Work out what you are spending in fuel each month/year, then get some rough idea of how much your mortgage would go up by if you bought somewhere nearer work. This would be made easier if you have an idea of the value of your home.

If I moved closer to work I could have a bigger house for the same payments, think I will stick with what we have and take the hit on fuel, less than 14 miles to work, depending on which route I drive....