Petrol

[DOUBLE A]

Feel a bit guilty but just filled up at Tesco, Craigmarloch, Cumbernauld, 89.9 pence a litre.

Cant understand why fuel in the town is at least 15 pence dearer

[GarySutherland]

£1.01 across the road in Carradale at the moment. I dread to think what it is in McKays back in Tobermory. I suppose for the smaller independant filling stations it must be a constant nightmare making any profit out of petrol at all.

We do get ripped off in this country. It isn't so big that the price can't be smoothed out nationally, just that a succession of spineless governments (over decades) have shied away from grasping the nettle. Same with a lot of contentious issues.

The LPG shot up in price as well recently, despite it being only a coincidental product of the oil industry. Now that is a rip-off.

Cheers
Gary

[Debi.D]

I'm paying $3.35 here in Virginia Beach, right enough that's per gallon not litre. There are some places here as high as $3.80 They blame the increase here on not being able to reach the oil rigs off the gulf coast of Texas because of the recent hurricanes. Bollocks. It all boils down to those in Power, Politicians lining their own pockets. It's a bloody outrage if you ask me. Thank God I've got a 2 door sport as well as an SUV, I'll soon have to turn the SUV in for a mini if things don't change soon!

[dgraves]

Hi Debi,

I thought about posting when the prices soared here in Colorado: up to $3.15 for premium unleaded per gal, (now gone back down to $2.90 for premium, $2.69 regular unleaded per gal) but it seemed paltry compared to what they are paying in Campbeltown and the surrounding area!

It is a shocker to us, but I imagine they would welcome those prices in Scotland gladly.

You are right, though- it is enough that it makes you plan a bit before taking off in the car! Its cheaper to fly than to make one of those epic 'road trips' we enjoy .

[Debi.D]

Dorian,

Premium here is over $4.00 a gallon Regular is $3.35 I was in the Blue Ridge/Shenandoah last weekend hiked 4100 ft. It cost me just over $240.00 round trip to fill up my SUV, a plane ticket would have been cheaper. I know poor buggers at home, I thought it was an outrage when I was there in April what they have to pay per litre should be outlawed, No joke.

Cheers

Debi

[oorly gourlay]

Would you lot across the water please use real prices in real money in your posts or at least put on a conversion table. I'll probably start greetin' once I see the conversion.

oorly

[Debi.D]

Oorly,

Depends what the exchange rate is for that day as it changes constantly. But roughly $4.00 is about 2 pounds sterling.

Cheers

Debi

[dgraves]

Just a little petrol (gas) humor courtesy of Gary on the Carradale Goat:

Click on Dave Barry- scroll down to article "We're just a few dinosaurs short of a full tank" Sept 04, 2005

http://www.miami.com/mid/miamiherald/li ... 446097.htm


More on Http://www.the-carradale-goat.co.uk (Florence, Oregon USA in 1970)

[Ship called Dignity]

Aye - it is a real scunner having to pay £2.00 a gallon when we have to pay £4.50 a gallon!

[Malky]

For currency conversion try http://www.xe.com/ucc/.

By the way, I'm just back from Switzerland where the price of unleaded is 78p per litre. Also VAT there is only 7.6%.

Malky

[Scoop For Hoots]

It's not just petrol in America that is a quarter of the price in rip-off Britain. Council Tax on a detached house in America in the sticks is about £100 per year. Here the same size property is fast approaching £2,000 a year. Something's got to give at some point because the U.K. is becoming very uncompetitive.

Hoot

[Scoop For Hoots]

P.S. Forgot to mention............... overheard in a local estate agency.........

"Do you have a site that would get planning permission for a petrol station and late night mini-mart?"

The gentleman had a Corstorphine type accent and a rather posh motor car.

Could it be that there might be some long yearned for competition at the petrol pumps in the Wee Toon ???

Hoot.

[Debi.D]

Hoot,

Wish I had the house you're referring to. I pay $1000.00 every 6 months for my house tax. Also we have association fees of $300.00 then the mortgage Insurance is $950.00, you get Taxed on EVERYTHING in Virginia Beach from Cars, Dogs, to fishing licenses. Most things are more expensive at home but one thing here that costs a fortune is dental and health insurance, Catherine Gillespie had an anuerism last year the surgery cost $20,000.00. If she were in Scotland she wouldn't have paid a penny, that's wasn't encluding doctor fees, labs, office visits, just to sit in a doctors office here per visit is about $100.00 At the end of the day it balances out but you still pay a fortune for your PETROL!

Cheers

Debi

[oorly gourlay]

I knew it, now I'm greetin'

oorly

[dgraves]

Hi Debi,

I thought about posting when the prices soared here in Colorado: up to $3.15 for premium unleaded per gal, (now gone back down to $2.90 for premium, $2.69 regular unleaded per gal) but it seemed paltry compared to what they are paying in Campbeltown and the surrounding area!

It is a shocker to us, but I imagine they would welcome those prices in Scotland gladly.
.

I take it ALL back! If this is a sign of prices to come, I'm moving to Scotland