New VAT rate, crude oil price increase to force pump prices to record level by Xmas 2010   UK petrol prices are set to reach record levels due to soaring oil costs, higher fuel duty and recent blockades in France, it has been announced.It's feared unleaded could soon hit a record £1.25 a litre (£5.68 a gallon) by Christmas 2010, with further increases in the New Year.Oil prices have have now reached around $80 a barrel over the past month - $10 up on the previous month; the situation has been compounded by a further 1p a litre rise on October 1st thanks to the Fuel Duty Escalator. Matters are set to get worse in the New Year when VAT rises to its new rate of 20 per cent.                                                                                                                                                                                 

Not quite sure why French disputes might influence fuel prices here.   Souns like they're preparing us to accept rises.   The only thing we could take from the French, is their willingness to stand up and be counted, when their politicians try to impose new rules on them.                                                                                                                                                                             

Guess i might be walking to work more then lol                                                                                                                                                                              

Has anyone noticed how they are creeping up the price of diesel, the gap is now 4p, it was 2p 6 months ago                                                                                                                                                                             

jesus that's nothing!!!   Here in Holland it's 1.60 euro (1.45 pounds) and has been for a while.   The UK has some of the cheapest fuel in Western Europe so be thankful!                                                                                                                                                                             

tbh, don't care what they do to diesel price, filthy stinking stuff.   Put the price up and maybe the idiots would be less inclined to overfill tanks and spread the stuff all over forecourts and the roads                                                                                                                                                                             

Aye Matt, but you don't have any hills in Holland so better fuel economy,
It does balance out mate.

Yup Rob, we should follow the froggy lead and let the politicians know who they are messin with.

Hit the streets
                                                                                                                                                                             

Thing is they have us over a barrell (excuse the pun) - at least a bike is cheaper to run  (and much more fun)

£1.25 a litre I can remember paying £1.32 about 3 years back                                                                                                                                                                              

Yea well I remember when it was 5/11 a gallon for 5 *                                                                                                                                                                              

ach, us oldies recall stories about fuel prices have been grabbing headlines for years. I was a petrol pump attendant (remember those lol) when 4* went up from 48p a gallon to 78p in a 3 month period....lot of unhappy punters on the forecourt then

i lover my cruiser, and i will support any policies to save fuel, but i feel my cruiser is worth it as it sounds the dogs bollocks

                                                                                                                                                                             

petrol is still cheaper than beer ,, and id rather fill the tank than my belly ,,if i had to choose between the 2,,                                                                                                                                                                             

  Hi el ninja, long time no see, hope you're well.    I'd be grateful for a bike to  put petrol into lol                                                                                                                                                                               

More mass rideouts then? the muthaf*****s in charge dont care,they know you/we will still buy it,what happened to the guy who started the blockades etc years ago? bought off? warned off? good luck to him whatever he's doing but we really should be more like our continental cousins and vent our anger more  

Not that long ago that thay were nuging £1.00 a litre as soon as we payed the price steadly incressed, now thay are thinking can we get £1.30 then head for £1.50 if we keep paying thay will keep putting it up.
So lets do somthink just dont use the main fuel stations use asda tesco's ect as soon as the forcourt is empty thay will drop the price                                                                                                                                                                              

At last fxr, sombody else wi a bitto bottle. lets have a week of abstinence from petrol use and put the shiters up the capitalist moneygrabbers. blockade the cheep chinky imports and force inward investment to generate real jobs for us brits. We are  the mugs of europe and the yanks are laughin at us too. Onto the streets lads!!!

jp, it was only last year some1 in asda stated nobody should paymore than £1 per ltr,its doubful they work there anymore cos their prices went up aswell.The non use of the big company stations didnt do anything like not using bp,again what do we do?its gotta be mass protests along with the hauliers,family man doesnt really seem to get involved with the families ford focus  

tbh, don't care what they do to diesel price, filthy stinking stuff.
 
Put the price up and maybe the idiots would be less inclined to overfill tanks and spread the stuff all over forecourts and the roads

Rob ........ DOH!!! how do you think the petrol gets to the petrol stations, its in tankers that run on diesel. The spillages that used to bad, never seen any of those for quite a while or are you just repeating the kings new clothes crap. I use a diesel car, just like many others do, because its more fuel efficient.

How do you think you get food to the supermarkets? etc etc. Food goes up in price, clothes, everything that gets carried on lorries.

Think before you open your gob!!


So lets do something just dont use the main fuel stations use asda tesco's ect as soon as the forcourt is empty they will drop the price

The Tesco's at work is more expensive than the Shell station I use, so how will that work again???

Oh and yes I am a grumpy old basta*d                                                                                                                                                                               

But ASDA / Tesco petrol is crap. Got all sorts of adulteration in it. I had problems with my bike not firing & a mate recommended I only put quality petrol in. Not had any problems since I only use BP or Shell