Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2011
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Despite a 1p cut in fuel duty in the Budget, UK average fuel prices have climbed to new record highs.
Compared to last Easter, petrol is nearly 15p a litre more expensive and diesel 20p higher. Oil is $122 a barrel.
Unleaded prices have risen by 2.9ppl from 132.9ppl to 135.8ppl. Diesel prices have also risen, by 3.0ppl, from 139.0ppl to 142.0ppl. The price difference between unleaded and diesel has risen to 6.2ppl.
Northern Ireland and the South East recorded the highest price for unleaded at 136.3ppl.
Yorkshire and Humberside recorded the lowest price for unleaded at 135.1ppl.
Scotland recorded the highest diesel price at 142.8ppl.
Yorkshire and Humberside have the cheapest diesel at 141.5ppl.
Supermarket prices for unleaded also rose over the month by 3.3ppl to 133.3ppl.
The gap between supermarket prices and the UK average for unleaded has fallen to 2.5ppl.The UK has the twelfth highest unleaded price in Europe and the third highest diesel price.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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You have a point there Paul. At least, I as a non driver, assume you do. Your mention of, "twelfth highest " says a great deal of your even-handedness too.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#3
Gawd! we've never had it so good!! Look at those prices rocketing. Its a fairly dismal outlook and no mistake. The slash in fuel duty by George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, clearly did not reach the humble motorist at the pumps.
15p a litre..a litre... more expensive than last Easter! truly shocking!
Once upon a time when it went up 1p a GALLON we used to have kittens!
#4
Im sure the con lead goverment have many explanations as to why the petrol price is so high , but no plans to reduce it .
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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#5
acorging to aa report today to fill your tank with petrol an extra £7.50,diesal an extra £10 up on last years prices.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#6
Yes terrible Brian. But as ever down here in the South East we pay the most, and because we are awash with Easter visitors passing through, and some even lingering at the moment, I can guess that the price around here will be maxed up. Must check the garages tomorrow if I remember...
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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#7
the tories have stated they are a fan of the car driver, so we will see changes, but what that does mean is the buses/trains will suffer in stead
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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#8
paulb,136.9 at the bp garage's.rumor 132.9 at tescos,maybe a bit cheaper at canterbury.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#9
£1.10p a litre over here
$5 a gallon in USA
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Ah...thats very high Brian as expected. If that price is accurate re Tesco thats quite a saving and the AA Report more or less states the same. Thats a saving amounting to FOUR times the chancellors reduction of his 1p.
Quite a good help that Tesco price
...but of course not as good as Mareks price down there in lil ol Jersey.
Alec Sheldon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 18 Aug 2008
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#11
Marek, can you please translate $5 a gallon in the USA into our money please just for us oldies who still use £.s.d.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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#12
alec,about 3 quid in old money.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#13
Regular grade gasoline is $3.85 a gallon in Arlington Texas today. That equates to 62.4p a litre.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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#14
The Treasury is extremely dependent on petrol-tax, but the factor determining the present increase is the recent rise in oil prices on the world market, caused because Saudi Arabia has decided the other day to cut production by half a million barrels a day, claiming that there is an over-suply of oil on the world market.
Methinks may-be there is an inconfessable reason to the suply reduction on the part of Saudi Arabia: to let all and sundry know that they can - ooohhh - cause a lot of discomfort if anybody tried haranguing them!
