Whilst out on me bike today I filled up with petrol near to where I live, and it was £113 a litre.
Whilst I was out I noticed a huge difference in the price of fuel depending on the area.
The highest I saw was " 124 a litre which is a huge difference to where I filled up.
Why are the garages charging such a big difference in price?
When it was done in gallons a few years back a difference of 10p a gallon would be deemed a lot, but seeing as there are four and a half litres to a gallon, the difference in price equates to nearly 50p nowadays in the prices I saw today.A huge ammount if you are saying putting in 50 quids worth of fuel.
I cannot help thinking that unless the cost of selling petrol is higher in certain areas,why do some garages charge so much more? Is it simply greed or are there other reasons?
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Quote by kentswingers777
Whilst out on me bike today I filled up with petrol near to where I live, and it was £113 a litre.
Whilst I was out I noticed a huge difference in the price of fuel depending on the area.
The highest I saw was " 124 a litre which is a huge difference to where I filled up.
Why are the garages charging such a big difference in price?
When it was done in gallons a few years back a difference of 10p a gallon would be deemed a lot, but seeing as there are four and a half litres to a gallon, the difference in price equates to nearly 50p nowadays in the prices I saw today.A huge ammount if you are saying putting in 50 quids worth of fuel.
I cannot help thinking that unless the cost of selling petrol is higher in certain areas,why do some garages charge so much more? Is it simply greed or are there other reasons?
Well to charge £113 a litre is a little excessive, or did you mean lol
Seriously though it baffles me why the costs vary so much, I know motorway services will always charge more as they have got you trapped if you need fuel. But the general petrol stations seem to make it up as they go along. Or is it that the larger groups get a better deal from the petrol companies and the smaller independent business get 'stuffed' with having to pay more as they dont buy as much.
I dont understand it all but I am sure someone here might, would be interesting to know.
Sexpert
I am in Scotland just now - on Isle of Islay and deisel is 9 and petrol is 9!!! Tis daylight robbery!! :twisted:
Sex God
shame the fuel rate for my expenses doesnt go up as often as the fuel prices!!
I spend about £800-£1200 per month on diesel on expenses.
I dread to think where it is going to end.
Back in 2004 when I started this job I was paying about
Wait till January when vat rises - then most goods will go up by about 5% as the fuel to transport them and produce them will rise and then the cost of goods will go up too.
DC
I dread to think where it is going to end.
Back in 2004 when I started this job I was paying about
Wait till January when vat rises - then most goods will go up by about 5% as the fuel to transport them and produce them will rise and then the cost of goods will go up too.
DC
It is ridiculous. They would not pay that much in the States, there would be riots probably! I believe that the price of petrol is set by the individual filling stations for the small businesses and pegged at a level that they need in terms of the amount they sell to survive. The chains usually have better sites and therefore a higher sales volume so can sell it cheaper. Like everything else the best way is to vote with your fuel tank and get it at the best price.
Smooth2
Smooth2
Quote by Smooth2
It is ridiculous. They would not pay that much in the States, there would be riots probably! I believe that the price of petrol is set by the individual filling stations for the small businesses and pegged at a level that they need in terms of the amount they sell to survive. The chains usually have better sites and therefore a higher sales volume so can sell it cheaper. Like everything else the best way is to vote with your fuel tank and get it at the best price.
Smooth2
They only pay about 40p a litre in America, only its sold in gallons out there.
Orgasminator
I went past a Tesco today that was out in the sticks a bit and they're charging more that the Tesco in Hull! 6p a litre more! And that's from the same supplier. It can only be to exploit the people who have less choice. It doesn't cost them any more to put it in that station, they dont even have staff there! It's a pay at pump only.
It is indeed robbery.
It is indeed robbery.
there is a texaco garage in the village i live in and it charges a is another texaco garage approx 2 miles down the road which charges a know they are ripping us off but dont give a f* vat go's up in january we will see the highest ever fuel prices and the government will be rubbing its hands with the xtra revenue as prices rocket .in the tory election manifesto they said that if fuel went up too much they would bring down the vat they take from fuel to balance the rise.i wont hold my breath on that one :twisted:
Orgasminator
All oil products are traded in $US and subject to currency fluctuations.
Oil products are made from a ‘blend’ of different crude’s (North Sea/Saudi/Nigerian/US/Oil Sands etc. The exact mix differs during the year – refineries produce more Heating Oil during the Autumn, Spring, more unleaded and avgas (ready for the summer rush) etc.
Costs are the purchase of the crude, transportation to a refinery, storage of the crude, the refining cost, storage of the refined products, distribution (UK national pipeline), storage at a distribution terminal, road tanker delivery to the retail point.
The UK taxes, Block exploration licence, Production tax on North Sea Crude, Petroleum Excise Duty, VAT (note that VAT is also charged on the PED – the UK is the only country to charge a tax on a tax).
Type of petrol station:
Supermarket – fuel is usually purchased by Supermarket groups on the Rotterdam Spot Market (wholesale fuel that is over produced by refineries)
Oil Company owned/operated – The larger roadside service stations with a throughput inexcess of 3 million gallons per year.
Oil Company owned/franchise operated – Mid-sized Service Stations usually between 2-3 million gallons per year.
National/Regional chain – fuel purchase from the oil majors and sold under the ‘brand name’ (Shell/BP etc) or rebranded (Pace / Anglo / BFL etc)
Independent Retailer – smaller sites owned and operated by an independent retailer usually retailing the fuel of a national brands on a 2 year ‘contract’. Usually the most expensive place to buy fuel other than a Motorway Services.
Measures:
When comparing UK and US gallons – A US gallon is ltrs, the UK gallon is ltrs. (@62 degrees F/ degrees C)
Tips – always buy fuel in the coolest part of the day – the volume increases - buying in the heat reduces volume per dispensed ltr)
Check for best local prices before filling (also has an i-phone app - handy for the regular traveller)
Get rid of the GXR and get:-
or a << yes please :thumbup:
A ‘Given’ – fuel will only get more expensive as stocks deplete and green pressures increase.
Oil products are made from a ‘blend’ of different crude’s (North Sea/Saudi/Nigerian/US/Oil Sands etc. The exact mix differs during the year – refineries produce more Heating Oil during the Autumn, Spring, more unleaded and avgas (ready for the summer rush) etc.
Costs are the purchase of the crude, transportation to a refinery, storage of the crude, the refining cost, storage of the refined products, distribution (UK national pipeline), storage at a distribution terminal, road tanker delivery to the retail point.
The UK taxes, Block exploration licence, Production tax on North Sea Crude, Petroleum Excise Duty, VAT (note that VAT is also charged on the PED – the UK is the only country to charge a tax on a tax).
Type of petrol station:
Supermarket – fuel is usually purchased by Supermarket groups on the Rotterdam Spot Market (wholesale fuel that is over produced by refineries)
Oil Company owned/operated – The larger roadside service stations with a throughput inexcess of 3 million gallons per year.
Oil Company owned/franchise operated – Mid-sized Service Stations usually between 2-3 million gallons per year.
National/Regional chain – fuel purchase from the oil majors and sold under the ‘brand name’ (Shell/BP etc) or rebranded (Pace / Anglo / BFL etc)
Independent Retailer – smaller sites owned and operated by an independent retailer usually retailing the fuel of a national brands on a 2 year ‘contract’. Usually the most expensive place to buy fuel other than a Motorway Services.
Measures:
When comparing UK and US gallons – A US gallon is ltrs, the UK gallon is ltrs. (@62 degrees F/ degrees C)
Tips – always buy fuel in the coolest part of the day – the volume increases - buying in the heat reduces volume per dispensed ltr)
Check for best local prices before filling (also has an i-phone app - handy for the regular traveller)
Get rid of the GXR and get:-
or a << yes please :thumbup:
A ‘Given’ – fuel will only get more expensive as stocks deplete and green pressures increase.
Orgasminator
Quote by tyracer
i was waiting for the oil baron of hampshire to arrive
:haha:
Sex God
Report on news today saying petrol / diesel prices expected to be about 8% higher in January, due to the vat increase, oil price increases etc.
They are predicting average prices to be around £1-25 per litre.
Happy Days !!!
John & Shel
They are predicting average prices to be around £1-25 per litre.
Happy Days !!!
John & Shel
Quote by Geordiecpl2001
Report on news today saying petrol / diesel prices expected to be about 8% higher in January, due to the vat increase, oil price increases etc.
They are predicting average prices to be around £1-25 per litre.
Happy Days !!!
John & Shel
Of which a LARGE sum of that is already VAT.....rip off Britain, ain't that the truth.
Sex God
Quote by minxysub
I am in Scotland just now - on Isle of Islay and deisel is 9 and petrol is 9!!! Tis daylight robbery!! :twisted:
Is it?
I never look at the cost of it. What's the point? It's not like you're not going to fill your car up... I mean you've got to get from A to B and sometimes to C and you won't do that without fuel.
I fill up my car every month... takes about £55 quid and lasts me a month on average. :mrgreen:
Orgasminator
Quote by Kaznkev
Does anyone know if there are significantly higher costs involved in transportation ect to rural petrol stations?
Or is it as ben says just supply and demand?
It's based on distance from the nearest refinery or distribution depot.
Please don't try to persuade me that petrol retailers sell at the cheapest price they can manage. Like all businesses they sell at the highest price the market will pay. Why else would motorway services petrol be so highly priced. I can think of few outlets with easier access to distribution centres.
Sex God
Quote by Kaznkev
OK anther question occurred ,people drive to find a cheaper petrol station,but this presumably uses fuel,at which point does it become uneconomic?
Only they can tell that once they have worked out their average MPG and worked out how many extra miles they traveled for cheaper fuel based against how much cheaper per litre the fuel is..
Sex God
Quote by flower411
Mrs flower gets regular email updates telling her where the cheapest fuel is in the local area .....no driving around involved.:thumbup:
Yep.....Me too :-)
Saves a lot of hassle ....
Bottom line is I fill up when I have too.
I have two business vans and I make sure I never need fuel when using a motorways,as to fill up in them I would feel I had well and truly been ripped off.
Obviously it is legal what they do, but am suprised that something has not been done about motorway service stations to be honest.
I have two business vans and I make sure I never need fuel when using a motorways,as to fill up in them I would feel I had well and truly been ripped off.
Obviously it is legal what they do, but am suprised that something has not been done about motorway service stations to be honest.
Sex God
And this one
Orgasminator
Quote by kentswingers777
Bloody costs a fortune to fill this up.
Mine costs £92 (just got back from the service stn)for a full tank (not a 911 but similar). Peddle-to-the-metal and it struggles to get 9mpg....:crazy:
