Petrol stations, here we go

[North Cardiff Blue]

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my fuel light came on yesterday, no drama as I dont need my van till Monday I thought, but tonight I had to go and pick up a parcel, went to get fuel, they are queueing on the main road, Oh I'll try a different one, the same

maybe we should have got a EV after all

It only takes the odd report in a paper, on the news, or on social media and we have a panic buy situation. It will probably escalate today, but as last time when all the tanks are full it settles down again fairly quickly.

[Vindec]

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Small queues here also in not so sunny Devon. The price of fuel did rise by around 2p per litre yesterday at my local supermarket petrol station.

[Optimistic Nick]

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So why when these situations pass the price stays just as high?

Brexit is permanent and covid hasn’t passed. But I do agree that prices are slow to fall, presumably as petrol retailers recoup the costs of running their forecourts during covid when demand dropped off.

Personally I still think petrol is incredibly cheap tbh. At 1.50 it’s about the same price as a bottle of water, and a hell of a lot more effort goes into extracting, refining and transporting petrol.

[Armitage Shanks]

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Brexit is permanent and covid hasn’t passed. But I do agree that prices are slow to fall, presumably as petrol retailers recoup the costs of running their forecourts during covid when demand dropped off.

Personally I still think petrol is incredibly cheap tbh. At 1.50 it’s about the same price as a bottle of water, and a hell of a lot more effort goes into extracting, refining and transporting petrol.

But we don't drink 40 litres of water

[JamesWales]

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Brexit is permanent and covid hasn’t passed. But I do agree that prices are slow to fall, presumably as petrol retailers recoup the costs of running their forecourts during covid when demand dropped off.

Personally I still think petrol is incredibly cheap tbh. At 1.50 it’s about the same price as a bottle of water, and a hell of a lot more effort goes into extracting, refining and transporting petrol.

Brexit hasn't had any impact on fuel prices - it is a handy mistruth that retailers can use to justify rises though, especially when millions of punters are desperate for it to be true.

It's nearly all based on supply on demand and the global price of oil.

It's also true that when prices fall they fall slowly and to a much lesser extent than the price of the raw material falls - which is perhaps fair enough.

It is frustrating though and I'm surprised more supermarkets aren't offering money off petrol after a £40 shop or whatever. Few of us are loyal to supermarkets and it's the kind of thing that would probably work if well advertised/
.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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But we don't drink 40 litres of water

Perhaps we'd be able to do things faster if we drank petrol instead.

[Optimistic Nick]

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Brexit hasn't had any impact on fuel prices - it is a handy mistruth that retailers can use to justify rises though, especially when millions of punters are desperate for it to be true.

It's nearly all based on supply on demand and the global price of oil.

It's also true that when prices fall they fall slowly and to a much lesser extent than the price of the raw material falls - which is perhaps fair enough.

It is frustrating though and I'm surprised more supermarkets aren't offering money off petrol after a £40 shop or whatever. Few of us are loyal to supermarkets and it's the kind of thing that would probably work if well advertised/
.

I didn't say Brexit did have an impact on fuel prices. (but it did. Oil isn't bought in GBP). The other guy asked why, when things like Brexit have an inflationary impact on prices, that prices don't come back down again when the issue has passed. He gave undercrackers as the example product, not petrol. I am just pointing out that the inflationary impact of Brexit is permanent, not transient.

And I agree that supply and demand is the main driver of oil prices. But isn't that true of all things?

[life on mars]

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Diesel out at Asda junction 32 .

Bloody Boris

[WJ99mobile]

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Diesel out at Asda junction 32 .

Bloody Boris

**** sake what about petrol?

I'm on the red

[Dorcus]

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Diesel out at Asda junction 32 .

Bloody Boris

Good lad

[ToTaL ITK]

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Nah somebody spotted tanks in Brecon

petrol tanks ?

[life on mars]

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**** sake what about petrol?

I'm on the red

Petrol is Blue

[life on mars]

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petrol tanks ?

Sorry tank tops, fecking idiots .

[Chilled of Llanishen]

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Brexit hasn't had any impact on fuel prices - it is a handy mistruth that retailers can use to justify rises though, especially when millions of punters are desperate for it to be true.

It's nearly all based on supply on demand and the global price of oil.

It's also true that when prices fall they fall slowly and to a much lesser extent than the price of the raw material falls - which is perhaps fair enough.

It is frustrating though and I'm surprised more supermarkets aren't offering money off petrol after a £40 shop or whatever. Few of us are loyal to supermarkets and it's the kind of thing that would probably work if well advertised/
.

They are doing it. I’ve got 7p a litre off vouchers from Morrisons & Sainburys are doing 3x nectar points of £40 of fuel.

[light up the darkness]

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Bought some West Indian food today. I normally pay £20. Today I give him £20 and he says it’s £25 now mate. I asked him how. He said it’s the fkg Russians and Ukraine kicking off have pushed up his costs. Wtf