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Are these going to start coming down soon, or are they going to keep them artificially high on purpose?

I could fill my tank with just 30 quid a month ago, now it's costing me another 10-15 quid more.

The sooner these electric car prices come down the sooner, then I can stick two fingers up to these forecourts.


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During the lockdown it was below a pound a litre, now it's almost £1.50 isn't that a 50% increase?


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I doubt if the price of petrol or diesel will come down as dramatic as you want.


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Jackal wrote: 31 Oct 2021, 13:24 I doubt if the price of petrol or diesel will come down as dramatic as you want.
It's pure greed.


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Sunderland Nut wrote: 31 Oct 2021, 12:58 During the lockdown it was below a pound a litre, now it's almost £1.50 isn't that a 50% increase?
Are they trying to make all their profit back?


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Steve30000 wrote: 31 Oct 2021, 17:32
Sunderland Nut wrote: 31 Oct 2021, 12:58 During the lockdown it was below a pound a litre, now it's almost £1.50 isn't that a 50% increase?
Are they trying to make all their profit back?
The question should be is this where prices would have been if there was no lockdown?
I don't know but prices automatically go up when fuel goes up.
The worst bit is though that sometimes wages don't go up.


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Deisel is now more expensive than petrol but it never used to be.


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Crawford wrote: 02 Nov 2021, 12:57 Deisel is now more expensive than petrol but it never used to be.
In the days of gallons :mrgreen:


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blockheed wrote: 02 Nov 2021, 15:11
Crawford wrote: 02 Nov 2021, 12:57 Deisel is now more expensive than petrol but it never used to be.
In the days of gallons :mrgreen:
I'm not too sure about then but I can remember petrol being 37p a gallon :lolboard:


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Crawford wrote: 03 Nov 2021, 14:42
blockheed wrote: 02 Nov 2021, 15:11

In the days of gallons :mrgreen:
I'm not too sure about then but I can remember petrol being 37p a gallon :lolboard:
There are four and a half litres in a gallon so that is about 8p a litre?
I'll have some of that please.


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