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RE: £149.9 litre diesel - Scythe13 - 18 March 2012
(18 March 2012, 18:21)bigpaul Wrote:(17 March 2012, 23:09)grumpy old man Wrote: here's a funny thing just been to my local petrol station and diesel is £1.49.9 there too (what's with the .9 anyway?
but the cashier told me that today she's had 4 people buy fuel and couldn't pay for it their card was declined?
would have thought the'd have checked balance first
so people or just so tight lol
i expect they've gone over their limit.
I can't remember who said it, I think it was NR or Mike, but apparently some huge percentage of people are living in debt just to eat and fuel their cars. Guess that includes those 4 in that number.
RE: £149.9 litre diesel - mikebratcher69 - 18 March 2012
Sod that for a game of soldiers, if i cant afford to fuel my car, the tanks full, I'll add a fuel stabiliser and park it up on the drive.
Bov your time may be near.
RE: £149.9 litre diesel - 00111001 - 20 March 2012
How long will people continue to pay these prices before they start either stealing the fuel from someone elses tank or running on other fuel (cherry / veg oil etc)?
I earn quite a high wage, and I can't afford to keep running my truck for much longer at £1.50 a litre. Not when it only does 20mpg anyway
RE: £149.9 litre diesel - Skean Dhude - 20 March 2012
people are already stealing fuel and have been for some time. I understand tankers are being hijacked as well.
The .9 is so they can make it look cheaper. It isn't quite 150 its only 149.9. So unless you put in exactly a round number of litres, 60L for example it is rounded up. many people just put in a fiver or tenners worth so it adds up.
RE: £149.9 litre diesel - bigpaul - 20 March 2012
its like in the shops, they price stuff with 99p on the end so it looks cheaper.
RE: £149.9 litre diesel - Skean Dhude - 20 March 2012
The difference is you get to keep the 1p. You only do that with fuel when you buy it in 10L chunks.
RE: £149.9 litre diesel - Scythe13 - 20 March 2012
I buy fuel in £25 litre chunks haha
RE: £149.9 litre diesel - 00111001 - 21 March 2012
I'm buying fuel in 50L chunks at the moment
got another delivery coming tonight. Hoping to get another 50 over the weekend.
Can't beat it, 100L for £60.
RE: £149.9 litre diesel - grumpy old man - 22 March 2012
oo111001 that would not be kerosen now would it ?
sshhhh the tax and vat man are watching lol
RE: £149.9 litre diesel - 00111001 - 22 March 2012
(22 March 2012, 00:06)grumpy old man Wrote: oo111001 that would not be kerosen now would it ?
sshhhh the tax and vat man are watching lol
Might be
There's an interesting thread here Read the comments by Tony427