Diesil Prices

[Polly]

Hi
Couldn't believe my eyes on my travels back this evening from near Utoxeter saw Diesil £1.22 lt (maybe near Stone???? not sure)
Still in shock

 

[t&s]

Hi
Couldn't believe my eyes on my travels back this evening from near Utoxeter saw Diesil £1.22 lt (maybe near Stone???? not sure)
Still in shock

i hear its £1.30 in scotlandshire today
some minister said its quite justified as they are selling so much they have had to employ more staff ?

 

[sundown]

hi, I filled up the car this week at £1.22 per litre
then the van (at a different garage) at £1.17 per litre
but ive heard of some crazy prices in scotland

is it possible that the govt could have done something
to avert this situation, but didn't.
so when prices stay over £1.50 per litre
they can say "not our fault"

 

[sammclouis]

cant believe it!!! in oswestry its £1.21....at this rate all my wages will be put in diesel..

 

[t&s]

if the price goes up much more mine will be static
i mailed pipeline card to say now is the time to join in and get a bit more millitant but as usual we brits wont stick together will we

 

[t&s]

I heard on the news that the pensions off these guys on strike are not effected.
It only effects new employees joining the company

if so i cant see there gripe

 

[Polly]

Hia
NO STATIC for me
couldn't bear/bare the thought of no more 3 point turns in country lanes
No more getting stuck in mud
No more use of bread trays
No more getting lost
ALL THE FUN taken out of my weekendss
nothing to look forward to
BORING

 

[Don]

That is what I thought.
I believe that the final salary pension is closed to new employees but not existing employees.
They have had it too good if that is the case when us mere mortals get nothing.
It makes me angry when I know people who are ex council workers, retired and on a pension more than my wages and WE are paying for them!!!!! via our increased council taxes
I knew we would find something to moan about

Just to put things straight. I am an ex Social worker retired on a pension of £430 Per Month. So yo must be on a pittance.
Yes I am struggeling to get by.

I feel better knowing that I am so well paid.

Don

 

[Deleted member 2636]

back on topic.

This is going to be an unpopular post. The World is running out of fossil fuels whether or not we wish to admit it.
As most of us are aware, our French chums enjoyed diesel at a much cheaper price than us for years. Now it has almost reached parity with the UK.
We're squeaking here? Having seen how demonstrative the French can be, I am surprised that the Élysée Palace has not gone up in smoke - perhaps they couldn't afford the price for a couple of Molotovs...

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from the AA website: French fuel price for Derv 1.176 EUR = 0.928211 GBP
and
Exchange rate 1.00 EUR = 0.789512 GBP

 

[guerdeval]

Sorry to disagree with the AA but today it is 1.21Euro a litre in the SuperU supermarket and 10 cents more at the Shell garage and 1.39 at our local private garage, (Finistere,France) , thankyou Mr Bush

 

[Don]

*****, I do understand what you are saying, and for the main, I agree with you. Yes I am an underling (no offence taken) and I got no pay out apart from my lump sum ( which equates to 3 years pension). and I paid for the majority of that. This old stone that comes from councel when explaining tax increases, is more about bad management than workers pensions. Our local B.C employed a manager on the basis of being a friend of the Chief Exec. Managers have left with big payouts and come back as advisors on further big payouts. And so it goes on. I hust hate to be tarred with the same brush.

Don

 

[tresrikay]

if so i cant see there gripe

The whole point of their action is to protect the pension rights of people that will work there in the future. The multi billionaire tosspot that owns the place and bought it off B.P is determined to undermine the excellent working conditions that the workers at Grangemouth have enjoyed for years and they are admirable in trying to save those conditions for those that follow and take their places. Far too many of our industrial moguls are trying to stuff the pensions of workers to increase the share dividend of the Idle rich.... Notice the pensions of the Rich are more per year than we earn in a lifetime.I for one salute workers that will fight to preserve the decency of an income above poverty levels for the pensioners of the future.

 

[t&s]

they are catching up

french supermarkets are generaly cheaper than most other fuel stations especialy on the autoroutes
but it is still cheaper than here if only by roughly .30 p
1.190 last week in carefour calais aproximatly .95pence a litre

 

[t&s]

back on topic.

This is going to be an unpopular post. The World is running out of fossil fuels whether or not we wish to admit it.
As most of us are aware, our French chums enjoyed diesel at a much cheaper price than us for years. Now it has almost reached parity with the UK.
We're squeaking here? Having seen how demonstrative the French can be, I am surprised that the Élysée Palace has not gone up in smoke - perhaps they couldn't afford the price for a couple of Molotovs...

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from the AA website: French fuel price for Derv 1.176 EUR = 0.928211 GBP
and
Exchange rate 1.00 EUR = 0.789512 GBP

i was stuck in allencon for nearly a day last time they brought the country to a standstill blocking every roundabout with trucks and tractors by the end of the day the french government gave in and did not raise the fuel price pity we couldnt stick together and do the same

 

[tresrikay]

Just to put things straight. I am an ex Social worker retired on a pension of £430 Per Month. So yo must be on a pittance.
Yes I am struggeling to get by.

I feel better knowing that I am so well paid.

Don

Just worked out my scandalous pension, at todays rate in 7 years time when I retire with 20 years local government service............... a whaking , scandalous, rob dogging, greedy, £390 per month.......... Meanwile the scumball that owns debenhams , top shop, etc gets a £40 mill bonus last year and pays no tax as a non dom, Like thousands of our so called captains of Industry........ I think its time people stopped believing the crap printed in the SUN and the MAIL.... they just want the workers at each others throats while the NON DOMS sneak off to the CAYMAN Isles with all the countries wealth.

 

[robert b]

fuel prices convoy to london

ive heard this morning theres a convoy of lorries going to london to protest and taking a coffin to represent the small buiseneses that the price of fuel is killing its about time we stood up to this goverment.

 

[walkers]

what a time to pick to strike, with diesel/petrol prices going through the roof anyway any action that contributes to the increase is always going to be unpopular.
the workers have been very fortunate to be provided with a final salary pension, many people retired now have nothing but a paltry state pension which now gets devalued evermore by increasing fuel costs which serve to increase energy and food costs.
i like millions of others if i want more than the basic state pension have to contribute toward it out of my pocket.
why should the motorist subsidise these oilworkers greed.

 

[mikejay]

Its this govement allthough there all the same everything has gone up but wages and pensions have not i work in the public sector and we have been fighting for a pay rise to meet inflation for years but nothing will happen .Iwas watching the news last night and it was on about ppl in britain are finding it hard to feed there families then it showed some other poor country were they have loads of food but cant afford to buy it?if these govements stopped butting into other countrys and having wars which cost billions the place would be a better place to be .

Mike

 

[sammclouis]

ive heard this morning theres a convoy of lorries going to london to protest and taking a coffin to represent the small buiseneses that the price of fuel is killing its about time we stood up to this goverment.

i totally agree with you here,we need to stick together and make a stand..that however will prob not happen because a lot of people will sit on their butts and think someone else will do it....very sad but a true fact...samm

 

[mikejay]

""a lot of people will sit on their butts and think someone else will do it....very sad but a true fact...samm ""

yes it is very true i seen on another forum a member moaning about it saying its the truckers fault because they have not blocked the roads up like they did last time because they are sitting back and letting normal motorists pay the bill . lol i think he must have been on drugs ?.last time the truckers stepped in they got backlash from the public because they ran out of fuel mupperts .

mike