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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #15 on: 07 January 2011, 12:45:59 »
Maybe I should have swallowed the price.

On the way out yesterday, I broke my principals, and tried the local BP. They also had run out, useless rather inbred breakwits. There goes another 10,000 miles of rubber  >:(

Oh well, try Bicester - just a minor detour to Oxford. 81.9p. No thanks. More rubber left behind.

Pulled up at the Harvester in Wheatley at 7:30, noticed ASDA had gone up since I past Asda in MK at 5:30 (ASDA have a national, consistent price). But neither sell LPG (Omegatoy, ASDA certainly haven't sold LPG at Wheatley since they made it all pay at pump several years ago).

On the offchance, I tried M40 services at Wheatley. No LPG, but petrol was 134.9p and diesel was 137.9p :o :o :o
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #16 on: 07 January 2011, 13:36:45 »
blimey! So glad I don't have my 500+ mile weekly commute any more  :o

57p back in my day just 6 months ago!

That said I do need LPG for my next trip home, hope Asda at High Wycombe is still cheapish!
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #17 on: 07 January 2011, 13:39:11 »
Whilst I detest the high prices at my local stations (gone from 70.9 to 82.9 in about 18 days :o >:() I will still put a couple of gallons in to get me to the cheaper stations in Ipswich (71.9 now from 64.9 in the same period) as it's still cheaper than burning petrol ;) ;)
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #18 on: 07 January 2011, 14:00:35 »
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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?


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


In one - I would suggest.
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #19 on: 07 January 2011, 14:39:43 »
66.9 today
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #20 on: 07 January 2011, 15:14:29 »
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blimey! So glad I don't have my 500+ mile weekly commute any more  :o

57p back in my day just 6 months ago!

That said I do need LPG for my next trip home, hope Asda at High Wycombe is still cheapish!
Yup, 66.9p at high Wycombe or 65.9p with asda card. Just made it on gas - 63.1 litres
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #21 on: 07 January 2011, 15:22:34 »
Trouble is, whilst everyone (me included) moans about Petrol/diesel costs, not many people (me included) drive as if it's a problem or restrict their use to essential journeys.

We keep paying it, they'll sure as hell keep charging it.

Sounds like the lpg suppliers are trying to find what the market will stand. What does it have to reach before cost per mile is same as petrol, I wonder?
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #22 on: 07 January 2011, 15:41:33 »
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Sounds like the lpg suppliers are trying to find what the market will stand.

Yep, which is why it's important to leave 10k or rubber on the forecourt when they take the P**s. ;) If everyone did, they'd get a "signal". You'd have thought most LPG users would be pretty price-sensitive but someone must pay the daft prices. I certainly don't. I plan my fuelling so that I only fill up in the cheapest station locally and if I find one taking the p**s I'd rather drive on petrol to find a more sensible price.

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What does it have to reach before cost per mile is same as petrol, I wonder?

About 0.75-0.8 times the cost of a litre of petrol, by my reckoning. Looking at how petrol is rocketing I'm still very happy not to be burning it. :o

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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #23 on: 07 January 2011, 15:50:49 »
Wasn't LPG a 'by-product' that they used to just burn off?  :-/
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #24 on: 07 January 2011, 16:08:47 »
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Sounds like the lpg suppliers are trying to find what the market will stand.

Yep, which is why it's important to leave 10k or rubber on the forecourt when they take the P**s. ;) If everyone did, they'd get a "signal". You'd have thought most LPG users would be pretty price-sensitive but someone must pay the daft prices. I certainly don't. I plan my fuelling so that I only fill up in the cheapest station locally and if I find one taking the p**s I'd rather drive on petrol to find a more sensible price.

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What does it have to reach before cost per mile is same as petrol, I wonder?

About 0.75-0.8 times the cost of a litre of petrol, by my reckoning. Looking at how petrol is rocketing I'm still very happy not to be burning it. :o

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According to my gay app on my gay phone, my last LPG tank was 14.7p per mile on pure LPG costs. A in head petrol cost calc is around 25p
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #25 on: 07 January 2011, 16:12:59 »
Obviously, the downside of all that forecourt displeasure is the fact I am currently sat in WIM, with piggy bank in hand :(


Tunnie - that camber I did by eye, whilst jacked up, 1d29. Pretty frigging close considering we did no measuring at all
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #26 on: 07 January 2011, 18:06:38 »
I think you LPG boys should be buying your own pumps and take up hot air ballooning ::)
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #27 on: 07 January 2011, 19:00:48 »
40,000 miles of rubber. Just add a new set of tyres to that LPG cost & it'll be cheaper for TB to run on petrol ;D
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #28 on: 07 January 2011, 19:30:04 »
I filled up with LPG on Monday at the only garage left around here which was charging under 70ppl (69.9), went back today and it has risen to 73.9ppl.
I am now trying not to use the car if I can avoid it, and driving like miss Daisys granny, but the fuel bill is really hurting.
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Re: How can they raise it that much?
« Reply #29 on: 07 January 2011, 22:18:50 »
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Wasn't LPG a 'by-product' that they used to just burn off?  :-/

Yes, it used to cost the refineries a fortune to pump it up a flarestack, they even had to pump town gas up there as a "Pilot light".

When London Taxis were the only Diesel cars, Diesel was half the price of Petrol.
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