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Title: How low will it go?
Post by: MC71 on January 05, 2015, 08:26:16 pm
Saw this today, filled up my dad's car......


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Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: Nodz on January 05, 2015, 08:48:31 pm
Just read that asda has just slashed another 2p off from tomorrow so 105.7 for petrol and  112.7 for diesel and the other supermarkets are following suit.

Seen theres a jet station selling for 102.9 and 109.9
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: dansmith180 on January 05, 2015, 10:24:39 pm
I'm getting V-power for £1.19 now, don't normally care about fuel prices but that's about 20p less than I was paying just weeks ago  :jumpmove:
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: richtung on January 05, 2015, 10:34:19 pm
now that everyone is enjoying cheap(er) fuel - i want to turn the attention to all the things that went up due to "increase in fuel costs". Shouldn't these start coming down soon enough?

Rich
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: Deako on January 06, 2015, 08:43:28 pm
Reduce VAT back down to 17.5% and we will be laughing.  :smiley:
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: MC71 on January 06, 2015, 08:55:36 pm
^^^^ Yeap couldn't agree more and reduce the tax from 60p a litre to errrrrrr 15p as in the US of A and I'll be happy. I know it will never be reduced by the thought's nice.
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: richtung on January 06, 2015, 09:22:17 pm
it wouldn't surprise if the Government sneakily hiked up the fuel duty whilst being buried by the falling price of fuel... However, with it being an election year, it would be suicide to do this i reckon.

i remember when fuel rocketed past the £1 mark a few years ago and every man and his dog added surcharges and stuff due to to the rising cost of fuel.... I wonder if they are just as quick to reduce their charges now that fuel has come back down??

The public (as well as many professional sectors) are quick to vilify the petrol companies for increasing the cost of fuel at the pump but at the moment, its only the petrol companies that are slashing prices.... funny that.

Rich
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: Matthewsimone on January 07, 2015, 08:27:38 pm
I'm getting V-power for £1.19 now, don't normally care about fuel prices but that's about 20p less than I was paying just weeks ago  :jumpmove:

Getting Tesco momentum for £1.13 near me  :driver:
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: dansmith180 on January 07, 2015, 10:59:58 pm
I'm getting V-power for £1.19 now, don't normally care about fuel prices but that's about 20p less than I was paying just weeks ago  :jumpmove:

Getting Tesco momentum for £1.13 near me  :driver:

Was £1.15 when I filled up yesterday
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: dan930 on January 08, 2015, 12:04:46 am
1.17 at shell Basingstoke today :happy2:
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: xjay1337 on January 08, 2015, 12:42:26 am
1.17 at shell Basingstoke today :happy2:

1.24 for diesel v power in newbury  :sad1:
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: Deako on January 08, 2015, 08:16:20 am
And I'm only getting 30mpg out of this fecking Rocco. Wonder what the point was.
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: GTiBlues on January 08, 2015, 10:06:09 am
I'm getting V-power for £1.19 now, don't normally care about fuel prices but that's about 20p less than I was paying just weeks ago  :jumpmove:

£1.16 in Exeter for V-power. I can afford to drive more enthusiastic on my commutes
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: xjay1337 on January 08, 2015, 02:24:05 pm
And I'm only getting 30mpg out of this fecking Rocco. Wonder what the point was.

Haha really? I got 54.5 just pootling to tesco (through town) to get lunch  :evilgrin:
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: dan930 on January 08, 2015, 02:53:47 pm
And I'm only getting 30mpg out of this fecking Rocco. Wonder what the point was.

Haha really? I got 54.5 just pootling to tesco (through town) to get lunch  :evilgrin:

Where in Newbury u based mate?i used to live next to the leisure park near tescos
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: th3_f15t on January 08, 2015, 04:46:32 pm
In my mind, lower petrol prices can only mean more people attending shows, hanging out at local meets and generally cruising about again. Seeing as it's getting cheaper to fill up a tank, might encourage the old night life of cars back into existence.

Or maybe I'm an Essex chav missing the "good old days" in Basildon lorry park...
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: MC71 on January 08, 2015, 04:58:45 pm
In my mind, lower petrol prices can only mean more people attending shows, hanging out at local meets and generally cruising about again. Seeing as it's getting cheaper to fill up a tank, might encourage the old night life of cars back into existence.

Or maybe I'm an Essex chav missing the "good old days" in Basildon lorry park...

I think you'll find that's called dogging. (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fmcaborn%2FSmileys%2Fsmilewysex.gif&hash=aceb37d3c23726e8c0dcd59764f108e3dbc33976)
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: th3_f15t on January 08, 2015, 05:56:08 pm
Still more of a social life than I have now. :confused:
Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on January 08, 2015, 06:13:56 pm
And I'm only getting 30mpg out of this fecking Rocco. Wonder what the point was.

You won't get really great MPG until it's run in. I remember people moaning about that on Scirocco Central  :sad1:

Title: Re: How low will it go?
Post by: dansmith180 on January 08, 2015, 07:30:07 pm
In my mind, lower petrol prices can only mean more people attending shows, hanging out at local meets and generally cruising about again. Seeing as it's getting cheaper to fill up a tank, might encourage the old night life of cars back into existence.

Or maybe I'm an Essex chav missing the "good old days" in Basildon lorry park...

Its a good point you make actually, hopefully more people will be willing to drive properly and have a play  :evilgrin: