Cost of Diesel Fuel - Page 2

Sandozer · 23rd March 2008, 15:02

Also explains why diesel is more expensive at the moment...

Drivers rush for diesel and avoid fuel-inefficient vehicles

paul_b · 23rd March 2008, 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimplyred

I've been to fill up this morning at my local Shell garage, and diesel was 14p a litre more than petrol!!!!

Is that comparison based on Shell's Premium 'V-Power' Diesel vs their regular petrol, or is it like for like?

When I filled up a few weeks ago, V-Power Diesel was around 6p/l more than the regular diesel, with regular diesel being around 4p/l more than regular petrol.

There was a time last year (late summer/Autumn-ish IIRC) when at a few local garages, regular diesel was 3-4p/l cheaper than regular petrol. I only noticed this at Esso garages, and sadly, it didn't stay that way for very long!

angie4m · 23rd March 2008, 23:00

I went to Shell yesterday.....it was 103.9 for Pertol, 111.9 for V-Power Petrol, 113.9 for normal Diesel and 118.9 for V-Power Diesel.....Diesel does seem to be going up and up all the time!

Dimplyred · 23rd March 2008, 23:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul_b

Is that comparison based on Shell's Premium 'V-Power' Diesel vs their regular petrol, or is it like for like?

When I filled up a few weeks ago, V-Power Diesel was around 6p/l more than the regular diesel, with regular diesel being around 4p/l more than regular petrol.

There was a time last year (late summer/Autumn-ish IIRC) when at a few local garages, regular diesel was 3-4p/l cheaper than regular petrol. I only noticed this at Esso garages, and sadly, it didn't stay that way for very long!

No it was like for like, granted it was a local station out of town away from any competition. But I did think it was a huge difference.

moboang · 25th March 2008, 09:39

Can anyone answer me this - How come at BP diesal is £1.15.9p and Shell is £110.9p all within 1mile of each other!

sambuca2907 · 25th March 2008, 11:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by moboang

Can anyone answer me this - How come at BP diesal is £1.15.9p and Shell is £110.9p all within 1mile of each other!

BP make about £8 BILLION profit a year... why? High fuel costs!

I say the government should limit these big companies to £1-2 billion profit a year... so they should be forced to reduce prices...

NEEMSTAR · 25th March 2008, 11:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by sambuca2907

BP make about £8 BILLION profit a year... why? High fuel costs!

I say the government should limit these big companies to £1-2 billion profit a year... so they should be forced to reduce prices...

lol the government?
they wont force them to reduce anything - forced reduction in BP profit also means forced reduction on government profits.........

angie4m · 25th March 2008, 12:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by moboang

Can anyone answer me this - How come at BP diesal is £1.15.9p and Shell is £110.9p all within 1mile of each other!

Different compaines, possibly refined in different places, meaning one tanker has to travel further than the other which cost more money depending on how far it is. Plus your more likely to go to Shell if they are cheaper aint you?

Jack The Lad. · 25th March 2008, 13:15

Esso has had a policy for a few years now. --
They will always be cheaper than any other forecourt within one mile of them, even if its only 0.5p.
Now someone is going to prove me wrong I think.

symia32 · 25th March 2008, 13:21

We have a Mobil and ESSO station within 50m of each other, they tend to be the same price.

Changing the subject does anyone else look at the price of crude oil in the papers, two weeks ago it was at $110 dollars a barrel, it is now at $100 dollars a barrel, yet the price is yet to come down, before anybody says it will take time for the stations to get Diesel refined from oil at the lower price. it never works the other way.

We should all leave the cars at home for one day and use public transport, now wouldn't that be fun!

NEEMSTAR · 25th March 2008, 13:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by symia32

We should all leave the cars at home for one day and use public transport, now wouldn't that be fun!

yep

the country would be F*U**ED and grind to a halt, maybe then they would reduce the price of tax and fuel ? on 2nd thoughts they would probably put us all in the overcrowded prisons for some reason or the other.

harleyfatboy · 25th March 2008, 18:58

All you can do is go somewhere else man...MAYBE if enough people start to catch on that all the while you go to these garages for your ZOOM juice and pay the price they will be pleased to keep seeing you ....ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE

civicfan · 25th March 2008, 18:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by NEEMSTAR

yep

the country would be F*U**ED and grind to a halt, maybe then they would reduce the price of tax and fuel ? on 2nd thoughts they would probably put us all in the overcrowded prisons for some reason or the other.

I guess they would then tax the CO2 we breathe out when walking

harleyfatboy · 25th March 2008, 19:02

Stealth tax.....ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE

Nemesis · 25th March 2008, 19:26

There was a suggestion doing the rounds on the web last year that said if everyone didn't fill up on a wednesday (for example) it could cripple the Petrol companies and would be more effective than the blockades a few years back.
The problem is the tax the government put on fuel - not only the money the Petrol Stations make. They tax us for buying the car, driving it on the road, putting fuel in it and now they want to introduce mileage tax! B@st@rds!
The supermarkets have the cheapest fuel and generally don't make much profit on it at all - their cash comes from all the Twix bars and chewing gum they sell and from hoping that you'll pop in for your weekly shop when you're filling up.
Obviously some of you like your premium fuels, but if you do serious miles, most will probably be happy to get the cheapest they can. Anyone got any suggestions for the best "Points" system about? Morrisons seem to offer a good one - I get a £5 voucher for every 4-5 fill ups....

sambuca2907 · 25th March 2008, 19:58

There's a shell credit card that gives you like a 3% rebate or something like that...
And the Asda credit card gives you 2p off every litre...

gray52 · 25th March 2008, 20:44

i like the idea of colour match fuel, the milano red is the new red diesel!!! if you can invent a dye removal filter, then you will not worried if diesel is £5 a litre, as you will be on you own island setting your own prices from the proffit!!

TTDegs · 25th March 2008, 23:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by sambuca2907

BP make about £8 BILLION profit a year... why? High fuel costs!

I say the government should limit these big companies to £1-2 billion profit a year... so they should be forced to reduce prices...

at which point the share price would fall through the floor, billions of pounds would be wiped off pension schemes, and the recession would start tomorrow

Either that, or the top brass would award themselves huge pay rises and bonuses

TTDegs · 25th March 2008, 23:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

There was a suggestion doing the rounds on the web last year that said if everyone didn't fill up on a wednesday (for example) it could cripple the Petrol companies and would be more effective than the blockades a few years back.
The problem is the tax the government put on fuel - not only the money the Petrol Stations make. They tax us for buying the car, driving it on the road, putting fuel in it and now they want to introduce mileage tax! B@st@rds!
The supermarkets have the cheapest fuel and generally don't make much profit on it at all - their cash comes from all the Twix bars and chewing gum they sell and from hoping that you'll pop in for your weekly shop when you're filling up.
Obviously some of you like your premium fuels, but if you do serious miles, most will probably be happy to get the cheapest they can. Anyone got any suggestions for the best "Points" system about? Morrisons seem to offer a good one - I get a £5 voucher for every 4-5 fill ups....

yep, but the web rumour was debunked

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Don't Buy Gas on May 15

as to cheapest fuel / best deals...
For those non-brand-followers amongst us

Yes, Morrisons do the £5 back deal - can't remember the exact details but think you're right on the 4-5 tanks worth.
So roughly £200-£250 of fuel gets you £5

Tesco are one of the other obvious ones, with club card points.
I usually fill up here (as it's convient for me).
In the last 3 months, according to my statement, I got 407 points

That's probably over about 10-12 fill ups.
Which means they gave me...
Hey, hang on

£4.07 for the £500-£600 of fuel!

Morrisons....

Although, to be fair, Tesco often tun the 5p off per litre if you spend more than £50 on groceries offer, so that adds up to about £2.40 off a full tank.

dudesterlang · 27th March 2008, 16:10

Whatever happened to supply & demand bringing prices down. Diesel started to go above unleaded prices when all the reps changed to diesel cars for efficiency. I don't believe the hype about the costs of the extra refinement needed for cleaner burning diesel as this should surely be happening anyway. Also, it is a very well known fact that the oil companies reduce the amount of oil produced in order to raise the price per barrel, this is not usually a policy that industries struggling to keep up with the demand tend to adopt. As for fuel being more expensive in remote areas due to transport costs why is it then not cheaper near the refinery's?
Has anyone noticed that the government has never changed the price you can charge per mile for using your own car for work purposes? I think this was set in the 80's (40p/mile for first 10,000 & 25p/mile after that) which is supposed to cover all aspects of running a car including the purchasing. We are now in another century. There aren't many cars that can be run for this pittence. I bet motoring is one of MP's expenses that they are trying to block being made public. Bring back hanging - or is that a step too far?
I'm not complaining with what I've got but when I return home to my normal house in my normal car I do find it hard to sympathise with the oil companies fat cats & their billions of pounds profit.
Rant over for now!*!*

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23rd March 2008, 23:00	#23 (permalink)
angie4m Why Do I bother? Civinfo guru Join Date: 28th September 2007 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,499 Thanks: 10 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts	I went to Shell yesterday.....it was 103.9 for Pertol, 111.9 for V-Power Petrol, 113.9 for normal Diesel and 118.9 for V-Power Diesel.....Diesel does seem to be going up and up all the time!

25th March 2008, 09:39	#25 (permalink)
moboang Valve Cap Join Date: 31st January 2008 Location: uk Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Can anyone answer me this - How come at BP diesal is £1.15.9p and Shell is £110.9p all within 1mile of each other!

25th March 2008, 13:15	#29 (permalink)
Jack The Lad. Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 28th August 2007 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 1,434 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Esso has had a policy for a few years now. -- They will always be cheaper than any other forecourt within one mile of them, even if its only 0.5p. Now someone is going to prove me wrong I think.

25th March 2008, 13:21	#30 (permalink)
symia32 Valve Cap Join Date: 8th February 2008 Location: Droitwich Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	We have a Mobil and ESSO station within 50m of each other, they tend to be the same price. Changing the subject does anyone else look at the price of crude oil in the papers, two weeks ago it was at $110 dollars a barrel, it is now at $100 dollars a barrel, yet the price is yet to come down, before anybody says it will take time for the stations to get Diesel refined from oil at the lower price. it never works the other way. We should all leave the cars at home for one day and use public transport, now wouldn't that be fun!

25th March 2008, 18:58	#32 (permalink)
harleyfatboy Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 24th November 2007 Location: london Posts: 170 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	All you can do is go somewhere else man...MAYBE if enough people start to catch on that all the while you go to these garages for your ZOOM juice and pay the price they will be pleased to keep seeing you ....ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE

25th March 2008, 19:02	#34 (permalink)
harleyfatboy Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 24th November 2007 Location: london Posts: 170 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Stealth tax.....ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE

25th March 2008, 19:26	#35 (permalink)
Nemesis Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 9th March 2008 Location: Wearside, UK Posts: 109 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	There was a suggestion doing the rounds on the web last year that said if everyone didn't fill up on a wednesday (for example) it could cripple the Petrol companies and would be more effective than the blockades a few years back. The problem is the tax the government put on fuel - not only the money the Petrol Stations make. They tax us for buying the car, driving it on the road, putting fuel in it and now they want to introduce mileage tax! B@st@rds! The supermarkets have the cheapest fuel and generally don't make much profit on it at all - their cash comes from all the Twix bars and chewing gum they sell and from hoping that you'll pop in for your weekly shop when you're filling up. Obviously some of you like your premium fuels, but if you do serious miles, most will probably be happy to get the cheapest they can. Anyone got any suggestions for the best "Points" system about? Morrisons seem to offer a good one - I get a £5 voucher for every 4-5 fill ups....

25th March 2008, 19:58	#36 (permalink)
sambuca2907 S29 AWS Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 17th September 2007 Location: SW London Posts: 406 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	There's a shell credit card that gives you like a 3% rebate or something like that... And the Asda credit card gives you 2p off every litre...

25th March 2008, 20:44	#37 (permalink)
gray52 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 23rd November 2006 Location: peterborough Posts: 880 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	i like the idea of colour match fuel, the milano red is the new red diesel!!! if you can invent a dye removal filter, then you will not worried if diesel is £5 a litre, as you will be on you own island setting your own prices from the proffit!!

27th March 2008, 16:10	#40 (permalink)
dudesterlang Valve Cap Join Date: 13th February 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Whatever happened to supply & demand bringing prices down. Diesel started to go above unleaded prices when all the reps changed to diesel cars for efficiency. I don't believe the hype about the costs of the extra refinement needed for cleaner burning diesel as this should surely be happening anyway. Also, it is a very well known fact that the oil companies reduce the amount of oil produced in order to raise the price per barrel, this is not usually a policy that industries struggling to keep up with the demand tend to adopt. As for fuel being more expensive in remote areas due to transport costs why is it then not cheaper near the refinery's? Has anyone noticed that the government has never changed the price you can charge per mile for using your own car for work purposes? I think this was set in the 80's (40p/mile for first 10,000 & 25p/mile after that) which is supposed to cover all aspects of running a car including the purchasing. We are now in another century. There aren't many cars that can be run for this pittence. I bet motoring is one of MP's expenses that they are trying to block being made public. Bring back hanging - or is that a step too far? I'm not complaining with what I've got but when I return home to my normal house in my normal car I do find it hard to sympathise with the oil companies fat cats & their billions of pounds profit. Rant over for now!!