Fuel Wankers.

[Jonah]

No diesel at Tesco this morning when I filled up the work vehicle. "Luckily" that car needs petrol. I say "luckily" as it cost £126.45 to fill it up.

 

[tek-monkey]

Plenty of diesel at asda, no queues this morning, cost £85 to fill a focus

 

[Entropy]

Hope it starts to come down soon. I need to drive to Luton airport at stupid o'clock this monday :/

 

[tek-monkey]

Hope it starts to come down soon. I need to drive to Luton airport at stupid o'clock this monday :/

I only just made it back from there last night, last few service stations on the m1 are around 1.95

 

[Theresa Green]

Expect diesel rationing within weeks

 

[tek-monkey]

Expect diesel rationing within weeks

It's why I filled up despite the costs

 

[proactive]

I'm unsure why there would be diesel rationing. Is there a shortage of diesel? Haven't used diesel since 2008 so I'm a bit out of the loop on this.

 

[tek-monkey]

I'm unsure why there would be diesel rationing. Is there a shortage of diesel? Haven't used diesel since 2008 so I'm a bit out of the loop on this.

Seems to always run out before petrol, but no idea why as haulage firms don't tend to fill up at petrol stations?

 

[Gramaisc]

I'm unsure why there would be diesel rationing. Is there a shortage of diesel? Haven't used diesel since 2008 so I'm a bit out of the loop on this.

I have seen it said that around half of the UK's diesel is/was imported, rather than refined in the country - and about a third of that half was from Russia. This may or may not be true, of course.

The petrol side of things is largely produced 'at home' - rather more hazardous as a cargo, as well, I suppose.

 

[proactive]

Seems to always run out before petrol, but no idea why as haulage firms don't tend to fill up at petrol stations?

I think that's down to people constantly topping up before the next price increase. And thanks to government policy during the 2000s through to mid teens there are many more diesel cars on the road than petrol.

 

[proactive]

I have seen it said that around half of the UK's diesel is/was imported, rather than refined in the country - and about a third of that half was from Russia. This may or may not be true, of course.

The petrol side of things is largely produced 'at home' - rather more hazardous as a cargo, as well, I suppose.

Aha, according to an RAC Foundation document (that I can't link to because it's a PDF) that I've just read, you are spot-on, sir.

 

[c0tt0nt0p]

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/21/oil-refinery-concern-westminster-financial-backers

 

[kyoto49]

 

[tek-monkey]

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Not sure I'd have made it to Luton in time for my flight!

 

[proactive]

Not sure I'd have made it to Luton in time for my flight!

Pedal harder...

 

[proactive]

Can't wait for all the petrol stations to drop the price of fuel by 5p at 6pm today...

 

[Lucy]

I can't be bothered to do the maths but they'll still be clawing back more in duty even with this cut than they were 3 weeks ago.

 

[proactive]

I can't be bothered to do the maths but they'll still be clawing back more in duty even with this cut than they were 3 weeks ago.

Not to mention the VAT.

 

[joshua]

Thanks to Rishu Sunak I will now be saving a huge £3.30 when I fill up my car. I’ve also cancelled Netflix so I should be able to buy a house this time next week

 

[Gramaisc]

Thanks to Rishu Sunak I will now be saving a huge £3.30 when I fill up my car. I’ve also cancelled Netflix so I should be able to buy a house this time next week

Has Netflix stopped serving Russian subscribers?

If so, then they'll all be buying up the entire UK housing market already, surely?