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What's the current fuel price in the UK petrol and diesel thanks. "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > What's the current fuel price in the UK > > petrol and diesel £1.10 unleaded, £1.20 diesel. > "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > £1.10 unleaded, £1.20 diesel. Thanks, when were there in mid 2006 petrol just touched 1 pound. Our petrol is about 70p and the diesel at 75p this has just taken a big hit up about 15p since Christmas Having bought a diesel for economy and lack of something better than Japanese stuff, now found that there is an 8.5p pollution tax which heavy transports can apply for a refund. We have all the pollution gear on our car yet can't get a refund, something wrong there! I would like to know why diesel costs more than petrol when there is less refining involved? r "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Thanks, when were there in mid 2006 petrol just touched 1 pound. Nah, it's only done that for the first time this year. > Our petrol is about 70p and the diesel at 75p this has just taken a big > hit up about 15p since Christmas Umm, give us a hint as to where in the world you are? > I would like to know why diesel costs more than petrol when there is > less refining involved? Because there's more demand for those fractions of the crude oil. > Umm, give us a hint as to where in the world you are? f.ck sake...the .com.au in the header not a big enough clue?  SignatureConor I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either. - Scott Adams Conor <conor_turton@hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> Umm, give us a hint as to where in the world you are? > f.ck sake...the .com.au in the header not a big enough clue? Obviously not. FFS, it was early. > "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>Thanks, when were there in mid 2006 petrol just touched 1 pound. > > Nah, it's only done that for the first time this year. It was just under at 98p so it must have been stable at that for a time. >>Our petrol is about 70p and the diesel at 75p this has just taken a big >>hit up about 15p since Christmas > > Umm, give us a hint as to where in the world you are? What - that's been answered, but the conversion through the cat amongst the pigeons :) >>I would like to know why diesel costs more than petrol when there is >>less refining involved? > > Because there's more demand for those fractions of the crude oil. Yes that's what I considered as well, and the oil companies play on the fact the transport industry gets a rebate and its exported to other countries who will pay a bigger price, so its artificially high. r >> "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >> saying: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Our petrol is about 70p and the diesel at 75p this has just taken a big >hit up about 15p since Christmas I was in Canada in February and theirs was the same price as ours. Except that was in Canadian $, of which there are around two to the pound... Makes it about half the price it is here. However my Libyan colleague delights in pointing out that they pay 7p a litre in Libya. B*****ds. SignatureRegards, Chris (Please take out my car to reply by plain text email) ------1967 Riley Elf------1978 Mini 1000------1971 Mini Clubman------ --1972 Mini Clubman estate--1979 Ford Capri--1984 VW Type 25 camper-- >>> "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >>> saying: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > However my Libyan colleague delights in pointing out that they pay 7p a > litre in Libya. B*****ds. Current price here in Alberta, Canada (where the oil comes from!) is C$1.25/litre unleaded, C$1.30/litre for Diesel. Rough equivalent is 62.5p and 65p respectively, and everyone is screaming at how high it is! Stuart H. >>>> "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >>>> saying: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >C$1.25/litre unleaded, C$1.30/litre for Diesel. Rough equivalent is >62.5p and 65p respectively, and everyone is screaming at how high it is! It had just gone up to C$1.08 when I was there. I love Alberta! I wish I could live there... SignatureRegards, Chris (Please take out my car to reply by plain text email) ------1967 Riley Elf------1978 Mini 1000------1971 Mini Clubman------ --1972 Mini Clubman estate--1979 Ford Capri--1984 VW Type 25 camper-- >>>> "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >>>> saying: [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Stuart H. Do they use real gallons in Canada, the British gallon or is every thing been decimalised? "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Do they use real gallons in Canada, the British gallon or is every thing > been decimalised? Canada's metric. > Do they use real gallons in Canada, the British gallon or is every thing > been decimalised? The 'real' gallon is actually the US one since it predates the current UK one. Seems the UK size was changed after US independence and they chose to keep the original. Signature*42.7% of statistics are made up. Sorry, that should read 47.2% * Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. > The 'real' gallon is actually the US one since it predates the current UK > one. Seems the UK size was changed after US independence and they chose to > keep the original. That seems highly unlikely. Britain had gallons in use before Columbus discovered America. Besides, a Winchester Quart (an old measure for chemicals) doesn't convert into any of the US measures conveniently. It is a very easy Imperial conversion though. Jim Jim Warren <jimwarren@OMITblueyonder.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> The 'real' gallon is actually the US one since it predates the current >> UK one. Seems the UK size was changed after US independence and they >> chose to keep the original. > That seems highly unlikely. Britain had gallons in use before Columbus > discovered America. As ever, it's just plain "not that easy"... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallon > Jim Warren <jimwarren@OMITblueyonder.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > As ever, it's just plain "not that easy"... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallon Wikipedia...the ultimate in a reliable source of information.. SignatureConor I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either. - Scott Adams > Jim Warren <jimwarren@OMITblueyonder.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > As ever, it's just plain "not that easy"... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallon When you look through that sure does complicate things. Its like trying to justify, written by a University Professor in the world of words. Although its written in Wiki, there is more history, as to why they changed the standard. Its to do with this bit " Although the wine gallon had been used for centuries for import duty purposes there was no legal standard of it in the Exchequer and a smaller gallon (224 cu in) was actually in use, so this statute became necessary." They didn't/couldn't reduce the tax on the measure and the King at the time was instrumental in having the volume altered to the imperial standard. >> The 'real' gallon is actually the US one since it predates the current UK >> one. Seems the UK size was changed after US independence and they [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > That seems highly unlikely. Britain had gallons in use before Columbus > discovered America. Happened in 1824 in which the British went metric with their gallon which weighed in at 10 pounds. > Besides, a Winchester Quart (an old measure for chemicals) doesn't > convert into any of the US measures conveniently. It is a very easy > Imperial conversion though. The Winchester gallon, was 282 cu in and used to measure ale. And the Wine gallon which measured 231 cu inches which teh US kept. The date being 30 Apr 2008, "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> decided to write: > Happened in 1824 in which the British went metric with their gallon > which weighed in at 10 pounds. That may be decimal, but it's not metric! SignatureRichard Porter ricp@ / www. minijem.plus.com "You can't have Windows without pains." >>Do they use real gallons in Canada, the British gallon or is every thing >>been decimalised? > > The 'real' gallon is actually the US one since it predates the current UK > one. Seems the UK size was changed after US independence and they chose to > keep the original. I did elude to that above, real gallon. Its the British tax system that altered the volume of the British gallon as they could not reduce the tax, what they did was increase the volume. The US retained the original size of the gallon, which came from the British system. The date being 30 Apr 2008, "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> decided to write: > Its the British tax system that altered the volume of the British gallon > as they could not reduce the tax, what they did was increase the volume. That sounds like a typical British government fudge! SignatureRichard Porter ricp@ / www. minijem.plus.com "You can't have Windows without pains." The message <48181f8c$1_2@news.peopletelecom.com.au> from "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> contains these words: > Do they use real gallons in Canada, the British gallon or is every thing > been decimalised? The British Gallon is the real gallon. Don't be taken in my the inferior Merkin version. SignatureRoger Chapman Sure as Hell My next Computer Won't be a Dell The date being 30 Apr 2008, Roger <Roger@nospam.zetnet.co.uk> decided to write: > The message <48181f8c$1_2@news.peopletelecom.com.au> > from "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> contains these words: >> Do they use real gallons in Canada, the British gallon or is every thing >> been decimalised? > The British Gallon is the real gallon. Don't be taken in my the inferior > Merkin version. Why are we going on about gallons? I haven't bought a gallon of petrol since 1979, and that was only because I was about to run out. How many people bother to convert the price to per gallon? If £1 per litre wasn't a psychological barrier £5 a gallon certainly isn't! SignatureRichard Porter ricp@ / www. minijem.plus.com "You can't have Windows without pains." Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Why are we going on about gallons? I haven't bought a gallon of petrol > since 1979, and that was only because I was about to run out. How many > people bother to convert the price to per gallon? If £1 per litre wasn't > a psychological barrier £5 a gallon certainly isn't! What fuel economy do you get from your car, roughly? > Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding > much like they were saying: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > What fuel economy do you get from your car, roughly? With my 12 gallon tank I do about 30 miles per gallon according to my speedo - gets awkward using them litres. :) >> Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding >> much like they were saying: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > With my 12 gallon tank I do about 30 miles per gallon according to my > speedo - gets awkward using them litres. :) We have to express fuel economy in "Litres/hundred km". Most folks convert back to the old MPG (Imperial) in Canada. Looks 20% better than US! We can brag that our petrol is better than theirs (tongue firmly planted in cheek) Stuart H. Alberta, Canada The date being 30 Apr 2008, Adrian <toomany2cvs@gmail.com> decided to write: > Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding > much like they were saying: >> Why are we going on about gallons? I haven't bought a gallon of petrol >> since 1979, and that was only because I was about to run out. How many >> people bother to convert the price to per gallon? If £1 per litre wasn't >> a psychological barrier £5 a gallon certainly isn't! > What fuel economy do you get from your car, roughly? I know I should work it out in litres per 100km, but I usually work on 8 miles per litre, up to about 10 on long steady journeys. SignatureRichard Porter ricp@ / www. minijem.plus.com "You can't have Windows without pains." > Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding > much like they were saying: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > What fuel economy do you get from your car, roughly? five or six miles per liter. If I feel too depressed I multiply by 5 (or 4.54 if I feel enthusiastic) to get MPG > Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding > much like they were saying: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > What fuel economy do you get from your car, roughly? I'm getting about 10 leagues per firkin at the moment.... Geoff MacK >> Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding >> much like they were saying: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Geoff MacK Thats not real good. What can you do to improve it? >>> Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding >>> much like they were saying: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Thats not real good. What can you do to improve it? Stop driving pissed? SignatureIan D >>>> Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding >>>> much like they were saying: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Stop driving pissed? Bloody hell, my 4.6 does 41.7108596 leagues per firkin, in town. You have problems. SignaturePete M - OMF#9 Range Rover V8 Turbo Range Rover 4.6 HSE "Professional Petrolhead" >>>>> Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> gurgled happily, >>>>> sounding [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > You have problems. Action taken - cut down on my consumption of Old Scrotum Curler and re-calibrated the fuel gauge. Geoff MacK >>>> Thats not real good. What can you do to improve it? >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Geoff MacK Value for money the Aussie way A 2007 study found that the average Australian walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Australians drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year.? That means, on average, Australians get about 41 miles per gallon."? Bloody good value that! >Value for money the Aussie way > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Bloody good value that! Rob Mind if I add that to my random signature collection? Richard SignatureSee http://www.caravanningnow.co.uk where my caravan's for sale. EMPLOYERS Avoid hiring unlucky people by immediately tossing half the CVs into the bin. - 'Viz' top tip > Value for money the Aussie way > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Bloody good value that! Mind you, after 900 miles an Aussie is only a third of the way across Australia. In Britain, that is virtually the Lands End to John O'Groats distance. Jim >Mind you, after 900 miles an Aussie is only a third of the way across >Australia. In Britain, that is virtually the Lands End to John O'Groats >distance. > >Jim The Northwestern US of A has the same problem. If I walk out the door and hop into my old Capri and head east at 60mph, it'll be about 7 hrs before I hit Idaho, the next state east... SteveL > The message <48181f8c$1_2@news.peopletelecom.com.au> > from "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> contains these words: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > The British Gallon is the real gallon. Don't be taken in my the inferior > Merkin version. Nup! >>>"Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >>>saying: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > However my Libyan colleague delights in pointing out that they pay 7p a > litre in Libya. B*****ds. So are you going to nip over and fill up? :) >What's the current fuel price in the UK > >petrol and diesel > >thanks. £1.10 a litre for petrol. Risen sharply the last couple of days because of the refinery strike. SignatureChris Morriss >> What's the current fuel price in the UK >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > £1.10 a litre for petrol. Risen sharply the last couple of days because > of the refinery strike. Thanks, see other reply.
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