Ron Perrys

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2022 10:20 am

£169.9 a litre of diesel as I passed last night, yet only £146.9 at Sainsbury's in Bishop, now that's 23p a litre difference, that's a huge amount. Where's me bike?

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19729

well fuel has gone up about a third since the season started. costs me over a fiver more coming up to the vic now. time we try to use our cars less and when using them make every attempt to use any tips available for your vehicle to get the best mpg as possible. doubt prices will ever fall as low as they were as they never do. its up to everyone to make demand less and shop around for the best offers without going out of your way.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37440

Just put a full new exhaust system on my car, fuel consumption dropped dramatically, so something to be thankful for.

Critical Thinking · **Joined:** Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:50 am **Posts:** 2313

When I passed my test and got a mini, I could get 4 gallons for a pound and quadruple green shield stamps. That was 1967 though!

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37440

The Yanks are complaining because they have to pay $4 a gallon instead of $2?... so roughly £5.20 for 8 litres or 65p a litre
Why are we paying VAT on petrol when we are already paying tax on it? Rip off time or what?

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19729

Snowy wrote:

The Yanks are complaining because they have to pay $4 a gallon instead of $2?... so roughly £5.20 for 8 litres or 65p a litre
Why are we paying VAT on petrol when we are already paying tax on it? Rip off time or what?

imagine that the car lobby is much stronger in the usa than over here where motoring is still thought by some as a luxury and not a real necessity as it is for many. its not like it was in 1967 when you could get the train or a bus to anywhere in the country with a direct service or changing once.

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2022 1:32 pm

accrington fan wrote:

well fuel has gone up about a third since the season started. costs me over a fiver more coming up to the vic now. time we try to use our cars less and when using them make every attempt to use any tips available for your vehicle to get the best mpg as possible. doubt prices will ever fall as low as they were as they never do. its up to everyone to make demand less and shop around for the best offers without going out of your way.

Got to be honest I free wheel/coast a lot in my car, especially coming up to roundabouts and junctions, you see drivers belting towards these obstacles and hammering their brakes on I just don't understand it, all to get to their destination a couple of minutes earlier, the fuel you save is astounding, oh and it's supposedly illegal, never been sure why tbh.

dykey · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2022 2:09 pm

Filled my 1.6 Qashqai, cost over £84

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19729

dykey wrote:

Filled my 1.6 Qashqai, cost over £84

something else that ruins your mpg carrying all the excess weight in your tank unless you are going to need the fuel for a long journey.

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:06 pm

£1-73 a litre in the lakes today.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37440

accrington fan wrote:

dykey wrote:

Filled my 1.6 Qashqai, cost over £84

something else that ruins your mpg carrying all the excess weight in your tank unless you are going to need the fuel for a long journey.

A mechanic in the bus depot told me that about ten years ago...I never put more than £20 in and only fill it up of going on a long journey

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19729

leaving the wife and kids at home will help also.

Poolie_on_Tyne · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2022 9:49 am

accrington fan wrote:

leaving the wife and kids at home will help also.

Get them to push you to your destination

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