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Originally Posted by entwisi
was in france last week, teh fuel was 1.44 euro/litre for "normal" and 1.51 euro for premium which comes out at slightly less than UK prices however.....
to travel on the motorway from calais to Paris ( ~ 200 miles) cost another 20 euros in tolls. I know you can make it on non toll roads but there is only 1 toll motorway I'm aware of in the UK and thats only to avoid potential Q's rather than any actual replacement of the main route.
Thing is its now costing me ~ 400 pounds a month just in diesel to get to work without all the other running costs of my car. not good but we dont appear to be alone in this apart from those on the wrong side of the Atlantic...  |
I like living on the "wrong side of the Atlantic" in a country that supplies its own oil, and is the major supplier of imported oil for our gas guzzling neighbours. I paid 75 p a litre for premium gas today. My un-green '90 Caddy with a 5.5 litre V8 now has a full tank.
I filled the tank in my winter beater, a 94 Chev Suburban, a few weeks ago. It cost $134.00. And I still have a quarter tank left.
Ok ... I'll shut up
.... but, I have a question: What ever happened to North Sea oil? As a major oil producer, shouldn't your gas prices be lower? Lower fuel prices, particularly diesel, would help the economy big time. I'm sure most consumer goods are moved around the country courtesy diesel powered trucks (oops ... lorries) and trains. Lower fuel costs should lower the price of goods and services.