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Diesel v Unleaded prices
JayRay
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Subject: Diesel prices
Posted At: 10/11/2008 13:05:04
Before the massive fuel price increases earlier this year when unleaded was costing around 92 - 94p per litre, diesel was around 2 - 4p per litre more expensive.
When the prices shot through the roof, this difference went up disproportionately to 14 - 15p per litre. Now that unleaded has returned to the mid 90p per litre, can anyone explain why the cost of diesel has remained at at least 11 - 12p per litre more expensive than unleaded? |
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ROAD TO HELL
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Subject: Re: Diesel prices
Posted At: 10/11/2008 17:26:28
We are told that diesel costs more to refine and more diesel is used in winter due to heating etc. The tax on diesel and unleaded is the same in the UK but in many other european countries the tax is lower on diesel.
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TheBirdman
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Subject: Re: Diesel prices
Posted At: 12/11/2008 13:38:36
But that simply doesn't make any sense. I got a diesel car about 18 months ago for the very reason that it was more economical. Yes, diesel was more expensive…just…but I was getting far more miles to the gallon. If diesel is 11p to 12p more expensive to produce than unleaded then it would have always been that much more expensive irrespective of the price of unleaded. Equally, if it was down to the increased usage of diesel in winter then I’d have noticed. I don’t recall diesel jumping to 11p dearer than unleaded last winter. It’s just the oil company’s way of raking in some more money at the expense of the motorist.
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raydee
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Subject: Re: Diesel prices
Posted At: 18/11/2008 08:25:39
I think that this is just a rip off, the garages, oil companies etc are just cashing in. The AA and other media should start a campaign to get the inbalance between petrol and diesel sorted out. With the difference at around 14p a litre the advantage of running a diesel car is greatly reduced. Oue local garages have in the last couple of weeks reduced petrol prices but have not reduced diesel prices.
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Hawk
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Subject: Re: Diesel prices
Posted At: 18/11/2008 10:16:22
Just to add insult to injury
Cheltenham 18th November . Petrol = £0.998 Diesel = £1.099 Just over ten pence difference on a litre. Feel your being ripped off? Too right you’re being ripped off. Diesel costs about 20% less to produce than petrol don't forget. |
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sickoftax
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Subject: Re: Diesel prices
Posted At: 19/11/2008 11:24:23
What I find even more interesting is that today Asda announced that prices of petrol would fall to 90.9p per litre which are back at April 2007 levels. Diesel was then at 93/94p per litre. Oil prices then were at $69 a barrell compared to today's price of $52 a barrell. Why are we continually getting ripped off in this country!
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wkdtroll
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Subject: Re: Diesel prices
Posted At: 23/11/2008 17:21:17
Which ever way you look at this we (diesel Users) are getting ripped off big style. On the one hand the government is hitting us with higher road taxes and with the other failing to force the money-grabbing petrol companies from bringing diesel prices into line with unleaded.
The facts: Diesel is cheaper to produce than petrol. VAT is the same across all fuels. Diesel engines generally are more efficient and have lower emissions. So why the price difference? |
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TREK10
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Subject: Re: Diesel prices
Posted At: 26/11/2008 09:25:45
dropping into the local sainsburys yesterday i was happy to see unleaded @ £089.9 a litre having a petrol family mpv i both myself and the other half were happy, however touching the diesal i myself also have also own a HDI van to which i am still paying £1.09 which is better than before but that tenner is not still going as far as it was a couple years agop if im mistaken i was paying at one stage 99 and had seen it as low as 90 !!! bring it down !!!!
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exsuspol
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Subject: Re: Diesel prices
Posted At: 01/12/2008 15:46:11
Based on the AA fuel reports for the past 2 years, it is interesting to note the increasing gap between petrol & diesel prices.
P D Nov 2008 93.4(68.8) 107.4(61.77) Jan 2008 103.2(63.7) 107.9(61.6) Jun 2007 95.7(65.4) 95.7(65.4) Jan 2007 85.8(71.2) 89.6(68.9) Jun 2006 94.8(64.6) 97.0(63.5) Jan 2006 87.8(68.5) 91.8(66.2) The figures in brackets are the percentage taken as tax. This would suggest that diesel users are paying less in tax for a higher priced product, which even for 'rip off Britain' seems a bridge too far. I am surprised that some of the organisations that supposedly represent motorists have not seen fit to comment on this with more vigour. |
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alveeruk
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Subject: Re: Diesel prices
Posted At: 03/12/2008 09:14:25
I agree, diesel cost LESS to produce as petrol is more refined. Diesel is still an oil so gets extracted earlier in the process. It is about 15 pence more per litre where I live. It used to be 2 to 4 pence more but now it's gotten out of control. We are being ripped off as diesel drivers. Take into account that lorries use diesel so everyone is being ripped off (transport costs). It is the governments excuse here in the UK that diesel is "dirtier" than petrol. Most modern diesels now have "cats" fitted which takes away the black particles. I am not British so have lived in Belgium and Holland before I moved here. Diesel there has always been cheaper. It would be nice if the AA could find out WHY it is still more expensive at the pumps. It cost £8 more to fill up a diesel car than a petrol car. It would be nice to know why.
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