Reply to: The Global Warming loons are out of bed again

[d000hg]

DP since you didn't post any kind of source/explanation...

[DimPrawn]

LPG works OK here in NL; plenty of filling points on the motorways, but these days diesel's more popular as it's cheaper than petrol on this side of the sea and diesel engines are vastly improved.

However, LPG has found a new market; company cars that are more than 15 years old are taxed less heavily than newer cars, so there's now a booming market in 15 to 25 year old Jags and Daimlers with LPG installations.

I believe it's because the benefit in kind is based on the list price of the car when it was new. So a E-Type jag company car would be taxed as if it were a £3000 car.

[Mich the Tester]

LPG... never took off.

LPG works OK here in NL; plenty of filling points on the motorways, but these days diesel's more popular as it's cheaper than petrol on this side of the sea and diesel engines are vastly improved.

However, LPG has found a new market; company cars that are more than 15 years old are taxed less heavily than newer cars, so there's now a booming market in 15 to 25 year old Jags and Daimlers with LPG installations.

[Ticktock]

is it petrol prices or are we just being burned on tax even more than we were?

Both, as the tax is a percentage of the price. But they have stopped putting the tax rate up for the past couple of years, so the main driver now is the price. Which of course is completely unrelated to the cost of crude oil somehow, unless it's upwards.

[amcdonald]

I must have a large tank filled it up and got 20 fags total = £102.44

like wtf!!!

is it petrol prices or are we just being burned on tax even more than we were?

Since 2008, prices have gone up by more than 50% for unleaded and still seem to be creeping up

[Troll]

I must have a large tank filled it up and got 20 fags total = £102.44

like wtf!!!

is it petrol prices or are we just being burned on tax even more than we were?

Not just the UK - noticed that France & Spain diesel was high during my visit

[original PM]

I must have a large tank filled it up and got 20 fags total = £102.44

like wtf!!!

is it petrol prices or are we just being burned on tax even more than we were?

[ZARDOZ]

I paid £1.41 a litre for diesel yesterday..

and it is the middle of summer - it is going to be around £1.60 per litre by xmas.....

I'm sure it was higher than 1.41 that late last year?

They have to be careful now, it seems to me that they found where inelasticity of demand for petrol/diesel stops, as volumes had started to fall with the increases over the last couple of years.

[Ticktock]

I paid £1.41 a litre for diesel yesterday..

and it is the middle of summer - it is going to be around £1.60 per litre by xmas.....

I had that shock last weekend. I was starting to wonder whether the pump was faulty and not cutting off, half expecting diesel to come spilling all over me, when the cost just kept going up. Not long now and we'll be paying £100 a tank. It wouldn't be so bad if there was some alternative.

LPG... never took off.
Electric... nowhere near ready.
Train... ah ha.. ah hah ha ha ha ha.

[original PM]

I paid £1.41 a litre for diesel yesterday..

and it is the middle of summer - it is going to be around £1.60 per litre by xmas.....

[Paddy]

The pictures remind me of Medieval paintings of Hell and damnation

[amcdonald]

They could have at least had a sharknado in the photos, amateurs! how are we supposed to believe their science now

[mudskipper]

Or else the houses of parliament get flooded?

With all the politicians inside?

[ZARDOZ]

At least they are still able to run a Bus service, so not all bad.

[Mich the Tester]

Pay more for your petrol, gas and electric or else.

Or else the houses of parliament get flooded?