As a country the UK is rather dependant on people using cars to drive the economy. Public transport does not match other countries where petrol is cheaper. Here in Munich you've got trams, underground, s-bahn with double hight rail coaches, high speed city to city rail network at a fraction of the cost.
You could forgive high petrol costs if public transport was awesome, but it's not. Overcrowded, full of germs, expensive, and never on time!
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostI had no idea Europe included Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, The USA and Israel.
BTW if you look at petrol prices Britain is #5. So it's only diesel dummies that suffer, which is fine by me.
I don't suffer.
The guy in the petrol car behind me trying to keep up when I regen the DPF, he's the one who suffers...
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I had no idea Europe included Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, The USA and Israel.
BTW if you look at petrol prices Britain is #5. So it's only diesel dummies that suffer, which is fine by me.
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FTFY
Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostDaily Fail can't decide if JC or the immigrants. Whereas CUK is firmly of the opinion it was Andy W's mums fault
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So, electricity prices - the companies are very quick to put their charges up, saying they buy their oil on futures, but the futures prices have been dropping through the floor now for months yet the companies are doing nothing.
Money grabbing fraudsters.
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostIncrease petrol to £10 a litre. Use the money to reduce road vehicle licence duty for bicycles to zero.
HTH
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Increase petrol to £10 a litre. Use the money to reduce road vehicle licence duty for bicycles to zero.
HTH
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostDaily Fail can't decide if JC or the immigrants.
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Much of the fuel cost is tax. And you pay VAT on that.Last edited by scooterscot; 7 December 2015, 11:04.
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Rip-off Britain Again!
Most expensive fuel, it should be below £1 per litre by now.
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