Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:46:50 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: check engine
in article MPG.188f8c3320c3f13798a021nopsam.cis.dfn.de, SkodaPilot at carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com wrote on 15/01/2003 15:18: > In article <7koa2vcmp471j68t3g4bi7i79r2pl451k8nopsamcom>, > uctraingNOSPAMersnopsamanet.com says... >> As a UK/European perhaps you can answer this... are the higher prices >> you pay due to taxes, or due to the oil companies just ripping >> you off ? > With taxes rising over a weekend, I had to make a 200 mile south > journey. > When I let it was 79p a litre for regular "Premium" 95 ron unleaded. > I filled up for the journey (on the Friday). > > On my way back I had to fill up again. Normally in the UK, the further > south (or closer to London) you go the more expensive things get. > > I was surprised to find that petrol was 70p a litre (on the Sunday). > > Once I got home and had to fill up next, I double checked the price > locally and it had dropped to 73p a litre, closer, but not the same as > down south. That's very odd - fuel is usually substantially cheaper 'oop North, well around West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester conurbations anyway. I've given up looking at the price now, since I always fill up at Sainsbury's (for the points, you know) :) Paul 1985 900i 16V 1989 900 Turbo S http://pjgh.go.dyndns.org/saab/index.html
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