Fuel Wankers.

[PeterD]

Would you get hassled, if you were generally using suppliers with noticeably higher prices?

Not at all. I get 45p per mile so for me it pays for me to go to the cheapest if I want to get the best deal.

 

[Gramaisc]

Not at all. I get 45p per mile so for me it pays for me to go to the cheapest if I want to get the best deal.

Ah, right.

I meant, are there still people who get the full cost covered, rather than a mileage payment?

 

[Mudgie]

Not at all. I get 45p per mile so for me it pays for me to go to the cheapest if I want to get the best deal.

That must be a nice profit for you, 45p being about three times the 15p a mile fuel costs for an average sized car, not that I'm suggesting that fuel is the only cost.

 

[proactive]

That must be a nice profit for you, 45p being about three times the 15p a mile fuel costs for an average sized car, not that I'm suggesting that fuel is the only cost.

It's the HMRC recommended allowance.

 

[GNM67]

There are 4 fast EV chargers being installed on Wilko's carpark. Couldn't see what network they are for though

 

[Cue]

There are 4 fast EV chargers being installed on Wilko's carpark. Couldn't see what network they are for though

Kingsmead is the one that really needs it IMO. Especially given how horrendously inaccessible the council car parks are with their century old ticket machines.

They could get on JustPark and actually be a viable car park… or not I guess?

 

[proactive]

There is something thoroughly depressing about the Borough Council's attitude to EV chargers on its car parks. I hope these new ones mark a change in attitude.

 

[Thehooperman]

That must be a nice profit for you, 45p being about three times the 15p a mile fuel costs for an average sized car, not that I'm suggesting that fuel is the only cost.

The 45p per mile I can claim for using my own car is also supposed to cover wear and tear, increased insurance costs and depreciation so there's not that much profit in it.

 

[PeterD]

The 45p per mile I can claim for using my own car is also supposed to cover wear and tear, increased insurance costs and depreciation so there's not that much profit in it.

Agreed, 2018 I did 30,000 miles in a year as I was commuting daily to Leamington spa, that lower rate didn't even come close.

 

[Mudgie]

The 45p per mile I can claim for using my own car is also supposed to cover wear and tear, increased insurance costs and depreciation so there's not that much profit in it.

Depreciation is the big variable.
Buy a second hand car, keep it ten years and depreciation is negligible.
Buy a new car every couple of years and depreciation wastes you loads of money.

 

[Thehooperman]

Depreciation is the big variable.
Buy a second hand car, keep it ten years and depreciation is negligible.
Buy a new car every couple of years and depreciation wastes you loads of money.

Agreed. I was just explaining that the 45p allowance isn't just the price of the fuel and the difference between cost and the allowance all making a nice profit as your original post seems to allude to.

I tend to buy second cars with below average mileage and then run them for a few years until I can either still sell them with an average mileage or keep them until they develop a serious fault.

Before lockdown my work miles were severely eating into my annual mileage. This was leading to significant depreciation effectively meaning my cars were worth scrap value because garages weren't interested in taking high mileage vehicles even if they were only 6 or 7 years old.

 

[proactive]

Today I filled up with 430l of diesel at 169.9. Tonight I will be drinking a large quantity of single malt in order to forget the experience.

 

[Cue]

Today I filled up with 430l of diesel at 169.9. Tonight I will be drinking a large quantity of single malt in order to forget the experience.

That is a lot of diesel…

What on earth were you filling up?

 

[Gramaisc]

That is a lot of diesel…

What on earth were you filling up

The empty wine bottles from March.

 

[Theresa Green]

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[proactive]

That is a lot of diesel…

What on earth were you filling up?

An RV.

 

[proactive]

The empty wine bottles from March.

I'm warning you gramps!

 

[c0tt0nt0p]

Don't forget the huge 1p off income tax that's coming in, in 2024. Because that helps those in need right now doesn't it!

And of course the fact that Sunak has, oh so generously, put everyone with an energy account in debt with his compulsory loan, he's so generously given us.

Tosser!

It's strange that in the day after i leave the energy industry after 20 years I got an email from my current supplier eon next telling me that there was going to be an adjustment to my opening reading from sept 21 when I moved from avro energy (who had gone bust).

The change in read meant that nearly 500 units would get credited to my eon account and presumably show up on the final billing from avro whenever that happens.

It's all a good thing given that eon are charging 20p a unit and avro 14p a unit, so I'm winning....

The read they suggested is completely bogus given I provided eon with an actual opening read, but I'm not complaining Lol....

 

[proactive]

Wise words indeed.

 

[Gramaisc]

Wise words indeed.

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