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Totally agree. Paid £1.28 per litre for unleaded yesterday. Getting out of hand again.
Milzy
Guru
It’s £1.32 here today
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
I remember when you could have a good night out for 6d and still have change.
Blame Uber
Interesting article in the maritime press today
In summary, Singapore, which for many years has had a fixed number of cars, the govenment only issues the same number of licences each year, and you bid for them e-bay style, if you dont offer enough you are outbid and your car stays locked in the garage month afyer month until you bid enough for a licence.
InSingapore
Population has not noticbly increased
Cars have become more fuel efficient
Number of vehicles on the island remains the same
Therefore quantity of fuel used per annum on the island should be falling year on year
It was, until 2013, then Uber turned up0
Quantity of fuel used has increased by 6% PA each year since
As Uber offers easier transport options people are taking a lot more taxis, and the taxis are doing a lot more miles per year.
Interesting article in the maritime press today
In summary, Singapore, which for many years has had a fixed number of cars, the govenment only issues the same number of licences each year, and you bid for them e-bay style, if you dont offer enough you are outbid and your car stays locked in the garage month afyer month until you bid enough for a licence.
InSingapore
Population has not noticbly increased
Cars have become more fuel efficient
Number of vehicles on the island remains the same
Therefore quantity of fuel used per annum on the island should be falling year on year
It was, until 2013, then Uber turned up0
Quantity of fuel used has increased by 6% PA each year since
As Uber offers easier transport options people are taking a lot more taxis, and the taxis are doing a lot more miles per year.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Getting out of hand? The cost of fuel is a fraction of its real cost to society in terms of death, degraded health, and pollution. It's not nearly expensive enough.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Yes, fuel is cheap, it's the bloody tax and VAT that is expensive
winjim
Smash the cistern
I don't know what's causes the latest rise, but the expense needs to be in the form of tax, and invested in renewable energy.
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My Grandfather always used to quote that when he was courting my Grandmother, they could catch the bus to Halifax, go to the cinema, my grandmother could have some sweets & he could have some tobacco, when they came out of the cinema they would have some chips, then catch the bus home & still have change from -/6. He would now be 121 years old, how old are you?
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Same as food, textiles, white goods, yellow goods, pretty much everything really .
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
I feel about the same.
If you say so....
Some of us have to rely on it. Really can’t see my boss being happy with me taking 3 extra hours out of my day to do a 40 mile round trip to meetings on a regular basis by using my bike.
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
How about video conferences,?
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
That's a problem of the cars making. Would your boss be happy if one of his children fell ill due to air pollution? I'm afraid your convenience rates pretty low down the scale of harm compared to death, illness and environmental disaster.
gaijintendo
Veteran
- Location
- Scotchland
Wait until you see what they are charging for butter...
