What's with the fuel prices! And cheap whisky, apparently ...

[Alex321]

Was in Shrewsbury today for a funeral.

Driving back, I didn't see a single filling station under £1.54 for diesel, some were as high as £1.59.
Until I reached the one less than half a mile form my house - which was still at £1.39! I still had 1/3 of a tank, but wasn't going to miss that - 40 litres at 15p/l less than anywhere else.

 

[fossyant]

It's bad when you've got free tickets for an exhibition but it's £14 parking then at least £40 fuel return when you think, I don't need to go. I'll save that for fuel costs for a holiday. I'm so glad I don't use a car for work.

 

[Drago]

Very glad wefe redently fixed our energy tariff and Mrs D drives electric. I do so little mileage in the van the fuel cost could quadruple and it'd still be insignificant.

It cant be that expensive if folk are still driving their kids a quarter mile to school, driving Range Rovers, and belting around like Usain Bolt on acid.

 

[Hicky]

With summer approaching, will this fuel cost increase encourage a surge however small of people out of their car and onto something else? Public transport or bikes...?

 

[Oldhippy]

That'd be great.

 

[Hicky]

I've got a few to offload, I'll wait for the covid period type mass hysteria before I prod the marketplace bees nest.

 

[fossyant]

With summer approaching, will this fuel cost increase encourage a surge however small of people out of their car and onto something else? Public transport or bikes...?

Probably not.

 

[Drago]

With summer approaching, will this fuel cost increase encourage a surge however small of people out of their car and onto something else? Public transport or bikes...?

It'd be nice to think so, bjt most would default on their mortgage or go without food before giving up the car.

 

[Andy in Germany]

It'd be nice to think so, bjt most would default on their mortgage or go without food before giving up the car.

I do sympathise with people stuck in the "Need car to go to job to earn money to run car, to go to job..." rat-race, but yes, I think for a lot of people it is a matter of not wanting to lose their "freedom".

 

[PeteXXX]

Texaco in Kingsthorpe 148.9 diesel.
BP Kingsthorpe 135.9 petrol ~ 151.9 diesel

 

[Drago]

I do sympathise with people stuck in the "Need car to go to job to earn money to run car, to go to job..." rat-race, but yes, I think for a lot of people it is a matter of not wanting to lose their "freedom".

You're too charitable. Freedom starts the moment they step out the front door. Its bone idle laziness, nothing more.

 

[BigSid]

Shell garage A420 South Marston Swindon - Diesel £176.9 !!

 

[Alex321]

You're too charitable.

While you are very much the opposite.

Freedom starts the moment they step out the front door. Its bone idle laziness, nothing more.

For those regularly using the car for trips of a few hundred yards, yes.

For the vast majority, no it isn't.

 

[honeybadger]

Worried about the price of fuel atm?
Pay less for a full tank of petrol by filling it up when its still 3/4 full..

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

You're too charitable. Freedom starts the moment they step out the front door. Its bone idle laziness, nothing more.

I have had jobs where I could have travelled by public transport - but it would have taken 3-4 hours each way

It was just not viable and there was no other job I could find closer at the time

OK - I could have moved house
but selling one house and buying a new one somewhere else is a lot for a new job that might potentially only last a short time

and for people who work in areas that involve changing jobs every few years - is it reasonable for them to move house
including moving the kids to another school
every few years
so they don;t have to drive to get to work?