FabSwingers.com forum: Ad Blue

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

Just been to Halfords to buy my regular Ad Blue to find it has gone up from £12 to £20 IN A WEEK!

I'm fortunate to be in a position that rising costs of everything aren't really a massive deal for me, but that stopped me in my tracks.

What price hikes have you noticed that have surprised you?

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Marston's brewery inceased prices by 45p per pint

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

P.S. I had to Google Adblu !

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Yup it's ridiculous expensive.

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

Not a price hike but a shock all the same. I got a pay rise of 6.6% nearly fell off my chair

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

"Not a price hike but a shock all the same. I got a pay rise of 6.6% nearly fell off my chair

That's great news!

I'm self employed and have just invoiced my main client with my new prices.

They will also be falling off their chairs when they see it

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

It’s urea.

Most of the worlds urea comes from Ukrainian and Russia.

This time last year 46% granular urea was about 300 to 320 a tonne, it’s now around the £1000 mark.

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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago

Near Wells

Buy Ad blu from a petrol garage, much cheaper and easier to fill.

Last year around 95p per litre, last month £1.17

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

"Not a price hike but a shock all the same. I got a pay rise of 6.6% nearly fell off my chair

I did too. A Whole 9p a hour!! On top of the minimum wage... I can finally retire

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By *oo..Woman
over a year ago

Boo's World

You can get it much cheaper if you look around first.

Asda had 10L for £13

Or even cheap shops like Wilko were selling 4L ones for £6.50 each.

Fuel stations are usually not bad prices either.

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By *aturefun63Man
over a year ago

Belper

Luckily have only had to top my ad blue up once in 2 years

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's

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

"Buy Ad blu from a petrol garage, much cheaper and easier to fill.

Last year around 95p per litre, last month £1.17"

That's interesting, I didn't even know you could do that, thank you.

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

"You can get it much cheaper if you look around first.

Asda had 10L for £13

Or even cheap shops like Wilko were selling 4L ones for £6.50 each.

Fuel stations are usually not bad prices either.

I definitely will from now on.

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

"Luckily have only had to top my ad blue up once in 2 years "

I think that's more the norm. I drive approx 750 miles a week.

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By *ood Girl KatWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

I work in fashion retail, and I've had to reticket some items for the new increased priced. Some had even gone up by £5

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's"

Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol.

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple
over a year ago

chester

"Marston's brewery inceased prices by 45p per pint"

This!!! 55p rise on moretti ! Scandalous

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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago

Near Wells

"Buy Ad blu from a petrol garage, much cheaper and easier to fill.

Last year around 95p per litre, last month £1.17

That's interesting, I didn't even know you could do that, thank you."

Not all garages have an Ad blu pump but check when you fill up. They are getting more common and you will get to know where they are. I think supermarkets generally don't have Ad blu pumps, independents and motorway services are more likely.

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By *oah VailMan
over a year ago

Dover

"Buy Ad blu from a petrol garage, much cheaper and easier to fill.

Last year around 95p per litre, last month £1.17"

This.

The nearest garage with HGV pumps should have an adblue pump too.

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's

Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol. "

It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then?

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's

Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol.

It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then?"

Just googled it. I had no idea that this was even a thing.

From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum.

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

Freddos aren't 5p anymore.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's

Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol.

It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then?

Just googled it. I had no idea that this was even a thing.

From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum."

See my first post re origin and price

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

"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's

Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol.

It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then?

Just googled it. I had no idea that this was even a thing.

From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum."

It's a question that's on a few peoples mind.. who thought Pigs urine would be useful?

Next question is who thought it would be even a useful component?

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's

Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol.

It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then?

Just googled it. I had no idea that this was even a thing.

From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum.

It's a question that's on a few peoples mind.. who thought Pigs urine would be useful?

Next question is who thought it would be even a useful component?

It's not made from pigs urine

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

Get the vehicle mapped so no adblue needed

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

"It’s urea.

Most of the worlds urea comes from Ukrainian and Russia.

This time last year 46% granular urea was about 300 to 320 a tonne, it’s now around the £1000 mark. "

Maybe we all need to start pissing in a bucket, keep it until the summer, and then let the water evaporate out in the sunshine. Got to be a commercial opportunity there...

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge

"Just been to Halfords to buy my regular Ad Blue to find it has gone up from £12 to £20 IN A WEEK!

I'm fortunate to be in a position that rising costs of everything aren't really a massive deal for me, but that stopped me in my tracks.

What price hikes have you noticed that have surprised you?"

£8.99 for 10 litres in ALDI special buy last week. Europe Car Parts had 20 litres for £20.

How many litres Morrisons?

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By *usie pTV/TS
over a year ago

taunton

Is it legal to remap a car to remove the add blu I think you are not allowed to do it on commercial vehicles or at least HGVs and does it affect the emissions reading if you do.

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge

No it's not and it kills children just like removing a DPF.

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By *omersetcpl400Couple
over a year ago

here n there

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum.

It's a question that's on a few peoples mind.. who thought Pigs urine would be useful?

Next question is who thought it would be even a useful component?

It's not made from pigs urine"

It's made from urine mainly. Nothing to do with petroleum

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"Ethylene glycol is derived from petroleum which is why the cost is going up. Same thing happened in the late 2000's

Ad-blue doesn’t contain ethylene glycol.

It's antifreeze right? What does it contain then?

Just googled it. I had no idea that this was even a thing.

From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum.

It's a question that's on a few peoples mind.. who thought Pigs urine would be useful?

Next question is who thought it would be even a useful

component?

It’s not pigs urine.

It’s needed because that’s how manufacturers get their engines passed for emissions control.

Without it they wouldn’t get the emissions low enough.

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By *mashingPumpkinMan
over a year ago

Carmarthen

Butter has gone up 15p in Sainsbury’s

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

From what I can tell it's urea based which again would be synthesised from petroleum.

It's a question that's on a few peoples mind.. who thought Pigs urine would be useful?

Next question is who thought it would be even a useful component?

It's not made from pigs urine

It's made from urine mainly. Nothing to do with petroleum"

It's really isnt. The only way that so much could be obtained with the required purity is if it is synthesised in vast amounts.

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

"It’s urea.

Most of the worlds urea comes from Ukrainian and Russia.

This time last year 46% granular urea was about 300 to 320 a tonne, it’s now around the £1000 mark.

Maybe we all need to start pissing in a bucket, keep it until the summer, and then let the water evaporate out in the sunshine. Got to be a commercial opportunity there..."
history lesson passing in a bucket...the used to use urine in the tanning of leather and used to pay people for their piss.. as to both says piss poor..and not got a pot to piss in..

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