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How can they raise it that much?
« on: 06 January 2011, 18:15:49 »
I know I'll need some LPG before the weekend, so driving in today, my usual places was 70.9p. But its wrong side of road, so thought I'd pop in on the way home instead.

It had gone up to 77.9p :o. 7p in a few hours :o

Needless to say, declined their offer, and left 10,000 miles of rubber in their forecourt.

So decide to take the long way through Towcester. 73.9p, but the breakwits have their pumps out of order. Another 10,000 miles of rubber left in their forecourt as well.

I refuse to use the local BP (75.9p) because they are inbred retards, so looks like I'll be on petrol for a while.  Need to go to Wheatley tonight, and Chesham tomorrow, no LPG around those parts.
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #1 on: 06 January 2011, 18:27:44 »
So, all in all a good day then?
I thought it was obligatory to leave a minimum of 10,000 miles worth of rubber everywhere when exiting in an Omega?

7p does seem totally unjustified. I suppose with LPG users being in the minoirty they can get away with it.
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #2 on: 06 January 2011, 18:40:37 »
Cover your plates and pay cash for 70p/l?
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #3 on: 06 January 2011, 18:41:27 »
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So, all in all a good day then?
I thought it was obligatory to leave a minimum of 10,000 miles worth of rubber everywhere when exiting in an Omega?

7p does seem totally unjustified. I suppose with LPG users being in the minoirty they can get away with it.
Its unregulated, and us LPGers are having to battle all the useless, stupid retards who heat their houses by LPG, but were too stupidly retarded to be able to order their gas before their tank ran dry...  ...supply and demand, high demand = high price, and some petrol stations unable to get deliveries promptly.
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #4 on: 06 January 2011, 18:59:06 »
not fully sure but i believe wheatly asda? had it a few years ago but the supermarket may have changed hands since!
only other place i can think of near there is down cowley road at texaco garage, your fairly close to upper heyford the mobile home parl used to sell it when i ran lpg and were always a penny or two cheaper than the garages? :y
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« Reply #5 on: 06 January 2011, 19:36:21 »
I think you should've swallowed the extra 7p per litre, it will now cost you more. Though i can see where you're coming from.
I used around £540.00 worth of diesel last year (i don't drive much), but it grips my *^"! when i think around £500.00 of that has gone straight to the cocks in power >:( >:(
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #6 on: 06 January 2011, 19:39:51 »
Same near me TB, shot up from 70.9 to 78.9 in a lunch hour >:(

I was paying 36p two years ago
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #7 on: 06 January 2011, 20:17:39 »
There's an asda with lpg pump just off j4 on the m40 - if your going that way.
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« Reply #8 on: 06 January 2011, 20:48:20 »
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So, all in all a good day then?
I thought it was obligatory to leave a minimum of 10,000 miles worth of rubber everywhere when exiting in an Omega?

7p does seem totally unjustified. I suppose with LPG users being in the minoirty they can get away with it.
Its unregulated, and us LPGers are having to battle all the useless, stupid retards who heat their houses by LPG, but were too stupidly retarded to be able to order their gas before their tank ran dry...  ...supply and demand, high demand = high price, and some petrol stations unable to get deliveries promptly.

I agree it clearly required too much brain power to work out that if your tank is running low.... it's a good idea to fill it before winter arrives! The worst I've paid as I mentioned in the other thread is 82.9 in the SW and 79.9 in the SE  >:(
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« Reply #9 on: 06 January 2011, 21:03:17 »
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There's an asda with lpg pump just off j4 on the m40 - if your going that way.
Yes, was going to suggest that.

.... And the price is not going to go down again when warmer weather arives either is it!

I don't buy the winter fuel excuse, that's just ....er... an excuse, surely?
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #10 on: 06 January 2011, 21:11:30 »
Diesel here has gone up to £1.33.9 it was £1.28.9, every motorist needs to do something, because it's pathetic. McDonalds for example have put the cost of a Latte up 10p, with the VAT rise it wouldn't cost an extra 10p, two Lattes now work out at £3.38, I couldn't believe it, fuel is unreal, it needs for once this entire country to stand up and start complaining!

Ok I'm rattling now  :(
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« Reply #11 on: 06 January 2011, 21:24:04 »
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Diesel here has gone up to £1.33.9 it was £1.28.9, every motorist needs to do something, because it's pathetic. McDonalds for example have put the cost of a Latte up 10p, with the VAT rise it wouldn't cost an extra 10p, two Lattes now work out at £3.38, I couldn't believe it, fuel is unreal, it needs for once this entire country to stand up and start complaining!

Ok I'm rattling now  :(

I think it's going to take more than complaining!

Industrial action (blockades) did nothing, voting for someone in an election does nothing, protests do nothing, riots do nothing..

I think the only thing that might work is full scale civil war and a lot of deaths. Maybe.
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #12 on: 07 January 2011, 09:44:18 »
The problem is though that for such a protest, the police will just break them up...  I have said for years that fuel costs are artificially high.  12 months ago oil was at its lowest price for several years, yet fuel prices didn't reflect the cost....  Now we are back to paying near £6/gallon and in all reality, there is nothing we are allowed to do about it...
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #13 on: 07 January 2011, 11:38:30 »
Can't you see a pattern here?

Buy a diesel car, more fuel efficient. Diesel is cheaper. It isn't now.

Convert to LPG. Save loadsamoney. Wait a minute, LPG will soon be the same value as unleaded rendering the expense and complexity of conversion redundant.

What next? Buy an electric or hybrid car. Surcharge on electric?

PS I loved the image of 10,000 miles of rear rubber being laid. Police are now looking for an Omega with bald rear tyres that has run out of fuel near Brackley being driven by Mr Principled. ;D ;D
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #14 on: 07 January 2011, 12:38:08 »
Have to agree, we need to make a stand against these robbing politicans!!
As much as everybody mocks the french, when they don't like/get there way they ALL go on strike, not like the lovely brits who just sit back and take it!!
Its about time we started to show these muppetts in power that we're not prepared to take any more of their crap!!!

RANT OVER!!!!!
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