don't forget to fill up by the 3rd Jan

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don't forget to fill up by the 3rd Jan

If you put in £100 of fuel it will cost you an additional £2.50.
If you put in £50 of fuel it will cost you an additional £1.25.
If you put in £25 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.62.
If you put in £20 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.50.
If you put in £10 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.25.

It will make a difference, but, unless you cover a lot of miles the VAT rise will affect us less than most other fuel rises.

The point about crude oil prices made elsewhere on this thread is well made. Maybe the people of this country should be treated less like mushrooms and given an answer to this question.
 
If you put in £100 of fuel it will cost you an additional £2.50.
If you put in £50 of fuel it will cost you an additional £1.25.
If you put in £25 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.62.
If you put in £20 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.50.
If you put in £10 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.25.

It will make a difference, but, unless you cover a lot of miles the VAT rise will affect us less than most other fuel rises.

The point about crude oil prices made elsewhere on this thread is well made. Maybe the people of this country should be treated less like mushrooms and given an answer to this question.

thats assuming its a real VAT rise
wouldnt surprise me if some stations add a bit more!
 
Just hope it goes down, I gradually noticed the rise in prices over the last few weeks anyway before the tax rise. Bring on summer so I can cycle to work.
 
Haven't noticed the price increase yet, but it was a double tax as fuel duty went up on 1st Jan by 0.76p then the VAT increase on the 4th Jan. Most retailers might just add both on together and a bit more for good measure :cry: why'd I buy a thirsty car for the wife lmao
 
If you put in £100 of fuel it will cost you an additional £2.50.
If you put in £50 of fuel it will cost you an additional £1.25.
If you put in £25 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.62.
If you put in £20 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.50.
If you put in £10 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.25.
Your maths is wrong.
If you put in £100 of fuel it will cost you an additional £2.13.
If you put in £50 of fuel it will cost you an additional £1.06.
If you put in £25 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.53.
If you put in £20 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.43.
If you put in £10 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.21.

But there is also the duty rise...
 
One local station was creeping their prices up anyways but when last I looked they wanted 128.9 for diesel.
Today, 132.9
A rise of 4p/litre on the same fuel that they have already paid for a few weeks ago.
I notice some stations are holding their prices - presumably to catch a bit more trade before they have to buy in a fresh lot at the new price.
 
A rise of 4p/litre on the same fuel that they have already paid for a few weeks ago.
Yes, but if they kept it at the same price, then they would lose out - if using 'old' stock, the cost would be the same but a sale on the 3rd Jan would include VAT at 17.5% whereas on the 4th it would include VAT at 20%.

Of course, duty is only paid on delivery so they would win slightly there.
 
Your maths is wrong.
If you put in £100 of fuel it will cost you an additional £2.13.
If you put in £50 of fuel it will cost you an additional £1.06.
If you put in £25 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.53.
If you put in £20 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.43.
If you put in £10 of fuel it will cost you an additional £0.21.

But there is also the duty rise...
As one pedant to another.....well done that man. The point I was trying to make was that on it's own, the VAT rise will have little impact on most people who use their vehicles for normal social, domestic and pleasure purposes.

I'd be more worried about exchange rate rises and other miscellaneous types. I also, as was mentioned elsewhere, can't help thinking that that nice Mr. Obama with his xenophobic and self-serving attitudes may well have something to do with it. I notice that although BP and some other firms involved in the Gulf of Mexico spillage have been threatened with huge law suits and massive fines for their part in the disaster, I notice that Haliburton a U.S. based company with connections to a very high ranking member of the Bush Jnr. government seems to have avoided any penalties and a lot of the criticism. Although they are still vulnerable to law suits, Mr. Obama was most critical of BP who were the operators, but not the designers, builders or the contractors responsible for drilling the bloody hole in the first place.

Haliburton includes comanies such as Brown and Root Services, later known as Kellogg Brown-Root who behind the lines support services to U.S. forces in the Balkans. It also includes Dresser Industries. In the early '90s, The Pentagon and the U.S. Defence secretary, Dick Cheney, paid B&R Services almost $9 million US to carry out a study into the use of private security firms in Iraq. They also received billions of $ for providing private security contractors in Iraq. At one stage the corporation was penalised a total of almost $4M US for supplying illegal equipment to Libya. That's a bit like fining a Premiership footballer £100 for motoring offences and expecting him to suffer. In 1995 Dick Cheney (remember him?) was made Chairman and CEO of Haliburton. The company they merged with, Dresser Industries, had as an employee one George H. Bush.

I seem to have embarked on one of my rants (no change there then) so I'll pack it in now and go to bed. I do think, if anyone can be bothered, that looking up this massive and massively profitable corporation could open a few eyes. All the info is there if you only look.
 
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