The AA Complaining Again

[BSRU]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring...hrough-140p-barrier-to-reach-record-high.html
Complaining about the price of petrol and stating the average car driver uses over 100 litres per month. Also moaning about the increase due in August.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Why is there no option to vote

No - The government should put the price up to at least 2.50 a litre.

On y'day commute I tried to count all the cars I saw heading up one A road with just a single person in them. To waste a limited finite resource in such a casual way is crazy.

 

[Maz]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring...hrough-140p-barrier-to-reach-record-high.html
Complaining about the price of petrol and stating the average car driver uses over 100 litres per month. Also moaning about the increase due in August.

Yes!..."Hard-pressed motorist"...I had that on my clichéd phrase bingo card, even before reading the article!!

 

[Cheddar George]

I wish journalists would come up with a new angle instead of reprinting the same story over and over again, i know the price of fuel fluctuates slightly but the main trend is always rising, so they can use the phrase "record high prices at the pumps" umpteen times a year. They probably have it as a template and just change the date and prices before submitting it for print.

 

[Brandane]

Why is there no option to vote

No - The government should put the price up to at least 2.50 a litre.

On y'day commute I tried to count all the cars I saw heading up one A road with just a single person in them. To waste a limited finite resource in such a casual way is crazy.

Why are some on here determined to make it a case of "us and them" on the roads? The vast majority of cyclists that I know are also drivers, myself included. I would say the price of petrol is already way too high, thanks to the tax on it. If you really think that motorists/hauliers are out there driving for the hell of it, then you are sadly mistaken.

It is a fact of life that the car has become pretty much a necessity for most people. Maybe they are not fortunate enough to live close enough to their work to commute by bike. If they are solo in their car, perhaps they don't work in the same location and do the same shifts as people who live near them.

If your own personal circumstances suit you being able to cycle everywhere, then lucky you. But please don't wish the worst on the rest of us. If I was a non cyclist reading your post, it wouldn't do my attitude towards cyclists a whole lot of good.

 

[TheDoctor]

If spending an extra £8.50 a month on petrol is hurting, then drive less and/or drive more economically. It's not that difficult to work out.
Anyway, if you can afford the depreciation on a car, then the fuel pales into insignificance. And as for 'those fortunate enough to be able to cycle to work', it's a choice we make. Played for and got. I didn't just happen to live close to work, I live near a variety of employers and got a job at one of them. Fortune doesn't enter into it.
If someone chooses to live miles away from any possible employment, then that's their choice too, and they should learn to deal with it.

 

[Paul J]

I'd prefer not to pay £2.50 per litre, but if I had to pay it I would with less tax and duty content. A balance is required so if you cycle fine but lets not slate the motor car.

 

[TheDoctor]

I'm not slating cars, but people need to recognise that they have choices.

 

[Paul J]

I'm not slating cars, but people need to recognise that they have choices.

Do they? Some people have disabilities or live in remote locations so rely on their cars. What would you suggest they use, a horse and cart? I'm sure the "Greens" would find a reason to complain, maybe it would be piles of "poop" on their expensive tyres.

 

[TheDoctor]

No, I'm suggesting that if someone chooses to live in a remote location that that's their choice, not our problem. No-one forced them to live miles away from any possible employment, or to take a job miles away from home. That's what I mean by choices.

 

[tyred]

It has to be considered that circumstances change. Suppose someone bought a house close to their place of work but got made redundant and had to take a job further afield or possibly the company closed a local branch and moved the employees elsewhere. Would you sell the house (possibly losing a lot of money on in the present climate) and go to the upheaval of moving, give up work, or just drive to the new place of employment to stay in employment?

 

[TheDoctor]

It has to be considered that circumstances change. Suppose someone bought a house close to their place of work but got made redundant and had to take a job further afield or possibly the company closed a local branch and moved the employees elsewhere. Would you sell the house (possibly losing a lot of money on in the present climate) and go to the upheaval of moving, give up work, or just drive to the new place of employment to stay in employment?

What, me? I've had 8 different employers over the years, and only one was more than 11 miles away.
That one, I drove, yes.
I didn't bleat on about it being The End Of The World when petrol went up by 5p though.

 

[Brandane]

It has to be considered that circumstances change. Suppose someone bought a house close to their place of work but got made redundant and had to take a job further afield or possibly the company closed a local branch and moved the employees elsewhere. Would you sell the house (possibly losing a lot of money on in the present climate) and go to the upheaval of moving, give up work, or just drive to the new place of employment to stay in employment?

Pretty much what happened to me. From living 12 miles from work, I went to commuting 50 miles each way. I am glad I didn't move house though; got made redundant from that one. Not working now, and refuse to take a job any more than 25 miles away as a direct result of the extortion that is fuel prices. I point blank refuse to work the first 2 or 3 hours of every shift just to pay for the petrol. And don't start me on public transport as an alternative when you work shifts....

I suspect those that don't care about petrol prices work and live in large cities where everything is to hand, jobs are plentiful, and public transport is good. Good for you; but you can keep your concrete wonderland, thanks.

 

[Paul J]

No, I'm suggesting that if someone chooses to live in a remote location that that's their choice, not our problem. No-one forced them to live miles away from any possible employment, or to take a job miles away from home. That's what I mean by choices.

Your correct their choice. What isn't a motorists choice is how much they have to pay for petrol. This is another thread started by the hate cars brigade that rely on everything being brought to within easy reach of their bike.

 

[ASC1951]

..... Not working now, and refuse to take a job any more than 25 miles away as a direct result of the extortion that is fuel prices.....

I suspect those that don't care about petrol prices work and live in large cities where everything is to hand, jobs are plentiful, and public transport is good. Good for you; but you can keep your concrete wonderland, thanks.

Your choice. So don't whine about fuel prices.