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By *irthandgirth OP   Man
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

Still going up here. I'm seriously considering getting my car remapped for increased fuel economy.

Anybody else had this done? Is it worth it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Considering a mortgage at the local shell ... until I go electric ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pissing me right off now its a £10er dearer today to fill than it was last thursday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just cheack tyre pressures (low pressure decreases economy & change your driving style, ultimately that will make the most difference

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

Yes but leaving the EU will allow the UK to reduce VAT on fuel...apparently

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Still going up here. I'm seriously considering getting my car remapped for increased fuel economy.

Anybody else had this done? Is it worth it? "

It's absolutely scandalous here , the Government has always taken over 60%..60%.. in tax from the petrol and diesel sales here...white collar crime if there ever was .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

£1.61 I paid today, £2 by summer.

All of the undecided need to hurry up and buy the electric car the government want them to buy, once everyone is driving electric, diesel will be cheap again.

The mr

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury


"£1.61 I paid today, £2 by summer.

All of the undecided need to hurry up and buy the electric car the government want them to buy, once everyone is driving electric, diesel will be cheap again.

The mr "

I guess so, but it won't go down by much. Yes demand will fall but supply is still running low and those petroleum companies (and politicians who have stakes in them) wouldn't want the price to drop much lower as it will effect their profits.

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By *r_YouTubeMan
over a year ago

Colchester

Go electric. Cheaper.

An old nissan leaf is a great runabout for local areas and can be picked uo relitivly cheap

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

Beyond a joke now cost me 95 to fill mine up

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By *irthandgirth OP   Man
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

My next car will definitely be a hybrid unless battery charge tech dramatically improves in the next 2 years.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe


"Beyond a joke now cost me 95 to fill mine up "

My van cost over £160 to fill

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

It's an unfair tax I think. It does not take into account the ability to pay it. You might need to travel a great distance for work and pay a far higher % of wages than someone further up the salary scale.

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By *ing-louisMan
over a year ago

Valleys

Drove past one at 8am - £1.60 p/l

Drove past again at 12:30 - £1.63 p/l

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Several garages around here…£1.69 for diesel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So bombing and missile strikes or slightly dearer fuel.

Get some perspective people.

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By *ancy38Woman
over a year ago

galway

It's only going to get more expensive. These are really interesting times we are living in.

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

So pleased I work from hime now, I used to commute to Cambridge 200 mile round trip each day, even in eco pro mode it was about £30 per day when fuel was £1 a litre.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mapping may help if you drive in your usual manner, but you'll be surprised how much a difference the correct tyre pressures and regular servicing can make

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve just ordered a dual petrol/lpg car, so just need to find the only 3 lpg stations within 15 miles and I should be ok so long as plan ahead to fuel when I can rather than when I need to, LPG is about half the price of petrol right now

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By *irthandgirth OP   Man
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

Just seen diesel at 174.9!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in North Wales at weekend

Some fuel was being advertised at 179.9 / litre

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get a fuel price comparison app, I just took a 12 minute diversion but saved 21p a litre off where I would have stopped…£10 a tank if you are lucky like I was

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough/ Kettering

Just paid £1.72 litre for super unleaded! Time to buy a "sensible" car me thinks

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By *arry247Couple
over a year ago

Wakefield

That's life suck it up and pay, we are never going back to the time when it cost 6/8d per gallon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stacked on top of energy prices going up to 27p per kwh and 6p per kwh this world is quickly becoming unsurvivable people will die because of this and a lot of them im starting to think its a world government climate people cull too many things going wrong at once

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By *aughtyandhandsomeMan
over a year ago

button moon

Most independent stations around here are about 170.9 to 175.9

Some supermarket ones are around 149.9 to 152.9

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By *irthandgirth OP   Man
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

Car booked in for remapping.. average 15% fuel economy incease. Will pay for itself in under 3 months.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Apparently another big raise is coming tomorrow.

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By *0shadesOfFilthMan
over a year ago

nearby

I don’t think we’ve seen anything yet. Sanctions on Russian child killers will push prices higher again

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By *he sultan of swingMan
over a year ago

mid devon

By putting the prices up isn't that basically funding Russias campaign?

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By *0shadesOfFilthMan
over a year ago

nearby


"By putting the prices up isn't that basically funding Russias campaign?"

Yes. $285 million a day purchased by Europe for Russian gas and oil

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By *he sultan of swingMan
over a year ago

mid devon

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By *he sultan of swingMan
over a year ago

mid devon

So old putin starts a war and the west are paying for it! Moves and counter moves

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By *iscean_dreamMan
over a year ago

Llanelli

I paid 1.85 yesterday, the ultimate was 2.02

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By *he sultan of swingMan
over a year ago

mid devon

I read that all of the westbound pipelines are still active we have to keep taking there gas he's basically got Europe by the balls

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's going up at a scary rate. £165 per week on fuel for my husband and I already. That's a huge expense.

Perhaps the government should cut the VAT rate on fuel, until the price can level out at least.

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By *ikesEmBigMan
over a year ago

Herts

The problem with electric cars other than logistics is you can bet the "tax" will transfer

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By *oah VailMan
over a year ago

Dover


"So bombing and missile strikes or slightly dearer fuel.

Get some perspective people."

My thoughts exactly.

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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago

In my happy place

Costco are still reasonable, but too far for me.

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By *ed and WolfieCouple
over a year ago

Gravesend


"The problem with electric cars other than logistics is you can bet the "tax" will transfer "

Exactly, they have to balance the books somehow, and pay for an ageing and expensive population,plus dealing with the threat of climate change.........

I will just vote for legalised euthanasia, or maybe even compulsory lol.

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By *emma HoldenTV/TS
over a year ago

Ramsey

AdBlue for diesels about to suffer an 84% percent price rise from the main UK supplier. That's gonna sting on top of the diesel increase too. Will push a 10 litre drum up over £30 based on current retails of about £16-£18. Still cheaper than limp home mode & recovery charge!

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

$3.99 a gallon u.s.

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By *heshbifellaMan
over a year ago

Nantwich

Oil companies really profiteering in 2020 when a barrel was trading at less than 40 dollars. It's now trading at about 130.

Did anyone see petrol at 50p a litre in 2020?

I didn't think so.

Always quick to hike prices up and very slow to bring them back down again.

Perhaps I should buy some shares in BP and Shell

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Diesel £1.68 per litre...

£85 to fill the tank.

Fill her up and drive off.

£50 Court fine.

Save £35 per tank.

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By *akeyousmile30Man
over a year ago

greenwich

A remap will get you more MPG if you drive sensibly but if you put your foot down there will be more which will use more fuel !!

So yes but drive nicely !!

Make sure your tyres are the correct pressure and when you change them look for ones that offer better MPG!

I drive a 6L petrol and after the remap the mpg went up by 1 m, so now get 25 MPG on a run.

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By *he sultan of swingMan
over a year ago

mid devon


"So bombing and missile strikes or slightly dearer fuel.

Get some perspective people.

My thoughts exactly.

"

But we only use 4 percent of Russian oil ? Or there doing is funding Russias campaign! Giving them more money!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Diesel £1.68 per litre...

£85 to fill the tank.

Fill her up and drive off.

£50 Court fine.

Save £35 per tank.

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By *uckslut and MCouple
over a year ago

Poole


"Just cheack tyre pressures (low pressure decreases economy & change your driving style, ultimately that will make the most difference "

Do mine weekly, leaking rims.

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By *he_Last_TitanMan
over a year ago

Bristol


"Still going up here. I'm seriously considering getting my car remapped for increased fuel economy.

Anybody else had this done? Is it worth it? "

I’ve heard it really helps; different cars get different results though.

Can’t do it with mine as under warranty.

Hear you on the fuel front though. Mine needs super unleaded, and is currently costing £1.85p a litre.

Interestingly, price of oil dropped 17% yesterday - bet it doesn’t feed through to the forecourt though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not looking forward to the price of taxis going up. Think it's time I learn to drive.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"So bombing and missile strikes or slightly dearer fuel.

Get some perspective people."

Oh please! No one has said the situation with fuel costs is worse than what's happening in Ukraine but it is something that is impacting people on this country. Why can't we discuss without pious people implying we have no perspective on world events?

The cost of fuel and lack of increase on wages will cause some to struggle to get to work which will impact them in very real ways.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wish I was better on a bike

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So bombing and missile strikes or slightly dearer fuel.

Get some perspective people.

Oh please! No one has said the situation with fuel costs is worse than what's happening in Ukraine but it is something that is impacting people on this country. Why can't we discuss without pious people implying we have no perspective on world events?

The cost of fuel and lack of increase on wages will cause some to struggle to get to work which will impact them in very real ways. "

We have become a nation of whingers simple as that.

As for me being pious, it would be a hard sell to describe me as that with my views on religion.

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By *oiluvfunMan
over a year ago

Penrith


"Just cheack tyre pressures (low pressure decreases economy & change your driving style, ultimately that will make the most difference "

Definitely this. Smoother acceleration, smoother on the brakes too. Drive at 70mph on the motorway instead of 80 for a change, see the difference

Most people know the mpg rating of their car, but they ignore the fact this is based on driving at 56mph……

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By *ts the taking part thatMan
over a year ago

southampton


"The problem with electric cars other than logistics is you can bet the "tax" will transfer "

And many power stations burn gas to create electricity so that'll rise but at present yes the government only screw over petrol & diesel car users with duty & then vat.

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

We went away last week to cornwall, before we left the prices were 1.55-160 a litre for diesel got back off holiday and the same garages are now asking 179.9- 189.9, they are puttying 8-10p a time on a litre now.

T

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By *irthandgirth OP   Man
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

Passed 2 petrol stations yesterday, directly opposite each other. 1 side was 12p/L more expensive.

This dramatic rise is fueled by greed only.

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By *oah VailMan
over a year ago

Dover

The price of crude oil is only a tiny fraction of the price at the pump.

The bulk of the cost is Duty and VAT.

However, the biggest “real” component is the cost of refining and distribution. This process uses a significant amount of energy, the cost of which has increased by 50%.

I don’t think that greed is a contributory factor. You could wipe out the petrol stations’ profits entirely and not see a price drop of more than a penny or two.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Go electric. Cheaper.

An old nissan leaf is a great runabout for local areas and can be picked uo relitivly cheap"
can't see how when electricity has gone up too

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT


"Passed 2 petrol stations yesterday, directly opposite each other. 1 side was 12p/L more expensive.

This dramatic rise is fueled by greed only. "

There may be a significant difference in their supply contract price.

I had a friend with an independent garage that had forecourt fuel sales.

He couldn’t buy it in for the price that a local Morrison’s was selling it at.

Things are not always as simple as they first appear.

Doubtless there are instances of people taking advantage.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don’t forget to tell your insurance company if you do remap your cars.

I’m pleased I got rid of my 2 litre petrol car 6 months ago and went hybrid. Currently getting between 65 and 70 mpg. Compared to 32.

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By *heshbifellaMan
over a year ago

Nantwich


"Don’t forget to tell your insurance company if you do remap your cars.

I’m pleased I got rid of my 2 litre petrol car 6 months ago and went hybrid. Currently getting between 65 and 70 mpg. Compared to 32.

"

That's impressive. Which hybrid did you get?

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By *irthandgirth OP   Man
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster


"Don’t forget to tell your insurance company if you do remap your cars.

I’m pleased I got rid of my 2 litre petrol car 6 months ago and went hybrid. Currently getting between 65 and 70 mpg. Compared to 32.

"

I'm definitely going hybrid next time.

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

Well I’m lucky if I drive less than 1k per week, so work are getting some bigger bills (but my Nectar points are shooting up)

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By *iscean_dreamMan
over a year ago

Llanelli

I just managed to drive 24 miles and only use 8 miles of diesel, mega eco driving as only got 145 miles in the tank from 20 quid this morning

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By *osscoxxMan
over a year ago

dundee

Time to get the flintstones cars out i think

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By *irthandgirth OP   Man
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster


"Passed 2 petrol stations yesterday, directly opposite each other. 1 side was 12p/L more expensive.

This dramatic rise is fueled by greed only.

There may be a significant difference in their supply contract price.

I had a friend with an independent garage that had forecourt fuel sales.

He couldn’t buy it in for the price that a local Morrison’s was selling it at.

Things are not always as simple as they first appear.

Doubtless there are instances of people taking advantage. "

Apparently wholesale prices are dropping, but forecourt proces still increasing.

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