Fuel Wankers.

Mudgie

Mudgie

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Gramaisc said:
www.farsight.co.uk

Remote Monitoring: Making unmanned forecourts a safe, and popular option - Farsight Security | Alarm Receiving Centre

If you haven’t seen it already, CCTV footage from a petrol station in Greenwich shows the shocking moment a man starts a fire – you can watch it here. We all know the dangers of flames near petrol! The footage got us talking about security at petrol forecourts and how advances in CCTV technology...
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Thanks for that.
It acknowledges that "more supermarkets and petrol forecourts are running on a 24-hour basis and ........ there’s a continuing issue on manning" with "these areas at serious risk from fire".
Being what they're selling we get "Remote monitoring is solving the battle" and "Opting for high-technology CCTV and monitoring is now a great solution to the difficulties of opening a petrol forecourt 24 hours a day". But then it's pot luck whether the CCTV footage will be seen soon enough just as it is if your car breaks down on a so called Smart Motorway.
Doing away with staff, whether at petrol stations, supermarkets or railway stations, is always for the benefit of the shareholders not the customers or passengers.
 
Thehooperman

Thehooperman

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Mudgie said:
Thanks for that.
It acknowledges that "more supermarkets and petrol forecourts are running on a 24-hour basis and ........ there’s a continuing issue on manning" with "these areas at serious risk from fire".
Being what they're selling we get "Remote monitoring is solving the battle" and "Opting for high-technology CCTV and monitoring is now a great solution to the difficulties of opening a petrol forecourt 24 hours a day". But then it's pot luck whether the CCTV footage will be seen soon enough just as it is if your car breaks down on a so called Smart Motorway.
Doing away with staff, whether at petrol stations, supermarkets or railway stations, is always for the benefit of the shareholders not the customers or passengers.
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You're referring to data that is from 9 years ago, CCTV/monitoring technology has moved on considerably since then.

Regardless the fire that prompted that report was set deliberately so the likelihood of an unmanned petrol station catching fire is very slim.
 
Chillybean

Chillybean

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I think its largely automated these days with temperature sensors and fire suppression systems, good vid on YouTube about how it works or perhaps not in the US.
 
PeterD

PeterD

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I am in Kent and expected sky high fuel prices, admittedly things may have changed since I left Stafford on Saturday but prices appear to be lower here, 139.9 to 142.9 for diesel.
 
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gilesjuk

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PeterD said:
I am in Kent and expected sky high fuel prices, admittedly things may have changed since I left Stafford on Saturday but prices appear to be lower here, 139.9 to 142.9 for diesel.
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It used to be the excuse that some areas were further away and so transportation costs meant the fuel cost more. If that was the case then motorway fuel would be cheapest of all when it is the complete opposite.

Fuel in Tamworth was cheaper a while back, it now is more than Stafford. It just varies based on competition it seems.
 
Thehooperman

Thehooperman

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gilesjuk said:
It used to be the excuse that some areas were further away and so transportation costs meant the fuel cost more. If that was the case then motorway fuel would be cheapest of all when it is the complete opposite.
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I think you'll find that the price is directly linked to competition in the area rather than the remoteness of the petrol station.

Rural petrol stations tend to be "last one for miles" so can command whatever price they like.

Similarly motorway petrol stations are convenient for drivers that don't want to waste time diverting off their journey and will pay the exuberant prices.
 
staffordjas

staffordjas

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gilesjuk said:
It used to be the excuse that some areas were further away and so transportation costs meant the fuel cost more. If that was the case then motorway fuel would be cheapest of all when it is the complete opposite.
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Thehooperman said:
I think you'll find that the price is directly linked to competition in the area rather than the remoteness of the petrol station.

Rural petrol stations tend to be "last one for miles" so can command whatever price they like.

Similarly motorway petrol stations are convenient for drivers that don't want to waste time diverting off their journey and will pay the exuberant prices.
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We topped up with Shell unleaded on the A34 in Winchester for 1.499.

Few miles further on the M4 services , BP unleaded was showing a whopping £1.899.:o

Unleaded mostly around 1.409 / 1.419 here in Worcester today.
 
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markpa12003

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I've recently been to Liverpool and London. Both places had cheaper fuel than Stafford. We are paying 3 or 4p more a litre.
 
c0tt0nt0p

c0tt0nt0p

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Thehooperman said:
I think you'll find that the price is directly linked to competition in the area rather than the remoteness of the petrol station.

Rural petrol stations tend to be "last one for miles" so can command whatever price they like.
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So please explain the Grindley Brook service station north of Whitchurch (backarse of beyond) that is currently charging 136.9 for Diesel lol
 
tek-monkey

tek-monkey

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c0tt0nt0p said:
So please explain the Grindley Brook service station north of Whitchurch (backarse of beyond) that is currently charging 136.9 for Diesel lol
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I'd say it's a rare exception to the general rule, maybe they aren't robbing bastards like the usual owners. What company runs it?
 
Thehooperman

Thehooperman

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No need to explain to be honest but if you insist there are four or five petrol stations in Whitchurch itself including a Tesco petrol station and one at the A525 junction so I think that they have got competition and as per my post hence the lower price.
 
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cj1

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No independents to drive down prices like in other places. I now fill up when passing a cheaper station than Stafford last fill was Chester @135.9 9ppl cheaper than Stafford for the same brand of unleaded
 
Thehooperman

Thehooperman

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I filled up in Crawley this morning on the way back from Brands and unleaded was 140.3p per litre.

Prices in Stafford were still over 145p per litre when I passed a few petrol stations.
 
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