Cost of fuel.

[gavroche]

I just heard earlier that petrol will go up to 2 pounds a litre on Monday. I hope this is just a rumour but who knows?
If it is true, the chancellor will make billions extra on fuel duty and should reduce the tax on it then.

 

[winjim]

I just heard earlier that petrol will go up to 2 pounds a litre on Monday. I hope this is just a rumour but who knows?
If it is true, the chancellor will make billions extra on fuel duty and should reduce the tax on it then.

Duty's a flat rate per litre isn't it? And VAT is VAT. Anyway, quite apart from the issue of climate change, there's a war on. Things are going to get expensive.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

Wouldn't be great, whilst I'm not rich by any means, I could afford it. It's just the people on minimum wage etc in this country I feel sorry for. They were already under the cosh as it was, without much help from the Tories, that's to be expected though..

 

[vickster]

If true, isn't it down to the very high cost of oil due to the above mentioned invasion of Ukraine? Blame a certain Russian rather than the Govt maybe
If worried, fill up asap or take the bike

 

[Oldhippy]

From a purely environmental stand point the more done to discourage journeys under five miles the better.

 

[numbnuts]

Everything that moves will go up, the poor will not survive

 

[Oldhippy]

In an ideal world the money made would go to massively improving public transport but that is unlikely sadly.

 

[winjim]

In an ideal world the money made would go to massively improving public transport but that is unlikely sadly.

Agree generally but if the price goes up and people buy less, doesn't the revenue from duty go down? And at what point does that get offset by the increased take from VAT?

There's a ton of reasons of course to reduce our dependence on oil. And this crisis may require government intervention of some kind. Will it lead to a reduction in oil use?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

@gavroche It is a rumour nothing more

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Diesel in Fort William is currently 163.9p/litre.

 

[cougie uk]

I just heard earlier that petrol will go up to 2 pounds a litre on Monday. I hope this is just a rumour but who knows?
If it is true, the chancellor will make billions extra on fuel duty and should reduce the tax on it then.

Cost of driving is so low compared to public transport.

I don't think we should go easy on drivers when OAPs will be struggling to keep their living rooms warm.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Cost of driving is so low compared to public transport.

OAPs will be struggling to keep their living rooms warm.

And struggling with the cost of fuel for their cars.

 

[gavroche]

@gavroche It is a rumour nothing more

I hope you are right but nothing would surprise me at the moment. Worrying times indeed.

 

[cougie uk]

And struggling with the cost of fuel for their cars.

Most of the OAPs round here do very little mileage. The cost of gas and electric is far higher than their petrol bills.

 

[MrGrumpy]

I hope you are right but nothing would surprise me at the moment. Worrying times indeed.

Bikes coming out next week. Getting my arris in gear been lazy since last year .