As oil hits $140USD per barrel...

Shambles · **June 16, 2008, 18:22:49**

So a garage in Devon (UK) is now charging £1.99 (AUD 4.13) per litre.

"To keep the panic buying down"

I see.

Not profiteering then?

"No sir"

eye30 · **Reply #1: June 16, 2008, 19:06:30**

I didn't believe your picture. Thought it was a spoof.

So looked at BBC web site and lo and behold its TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7456458.stm

Locals should boycot garage when strike is over.

Shambles · **Reply #2: June 16, 2008, 19:57:28**

Quote from: "eye30"

I didn't believe your picture. Thought it was a spoof.

So looked at BBC web site and lo and behold its TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7456458.stm

Locals should boycot garage when strike is over.

I thought of quoting the Sun or the BBC, but not sure if our allies down under could get to the website.

Sorry that you think I was trying to fool you tho

eye30 · **Reply #3: June 16, 2008, 21:08:36**

Quote from: "Shambles"

Sorry that you think I was trying to fool you tho

As if I would think that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! coming from a manc!!!!!!!!!!

Shambles · **Reply #4: June 16, 2008, 21:57:25**

lol indeed

Dazzler · **Reply #5: June 17, 2008, 00:09:14**

The worst part is some people are still going there!

Thumper · **Reply #6: June 18, 2008, 02:41:36**

Also interesting is your diesel is the same price as your petrol.

Here, diesel is up to 35c/lt more expensive than petrol. (Australia is the ONLY place in the world where diesel is more expensive than petrol)

Shambles · **Reply #7: June 18, 2008, 08:14:41**

Quote from: "Thumper"

Also interesting is your diesel is the same price as your petrol.

No mate, that garage put the prices to the max the display board would accommodate. Normally there's around a 10% difference

Thumper · **Reply #8: June 18, 2008, 10:45:41**

Ahh, ok, that makes sense.

Chemist · **Reply #9: June 22, 2008, 17:08:03**

Quote from: "Thumper"

Australia is the ONLY place in the world where diesel is more expensive than petrol

Current fuel prices in Croatia:

diesel: 9,84 kn = $ 2,12 USD per liter

petrol: 9,50 kn = $ 2,04 USD per liter

Prices are changed every two weeks. (Up, of course...)

Shambles · **Reply #10: June 22, 2008, 17:30:34**

Quote from: "Thumper"

(Australia is the ONLY place in the world where diesel is more expensive than petrol)

Todays UK prices (North West Manchester)

Unleaded £1.18 litre
Diesel £1.29 litre

eye30 · **Reply #11: June 23, 2008, 16:52:27**

Quote from: "Shambles"

Quote from: "Thumper"
(Australia is the ONLY place in the world where diesel is more expensive than petrol)

Todays UK prices (North West Manchester)

Unleaded £1.18 litre
Diesel £1.29 litre

Same on Wirral +/- £0.02 (40 miles from Shambles)

Conversion:

Unleaded $2.44 AUD, $2.33 USD. Croatia 10.81 HRK (KUNA ? is this correct Chemist?? )

Diesel $2.67 AUD, $2.55 USD, Croatia 11.82 HRK (KUNA)

Hemmi · **Reply #12: June 23, 2008, 17:29:08**

here it's:

Unleaded £1.07 2.2 AUD
Diesel £1.17 2.41 AUD

Dazzler · **Reply #13: June 23, 2008, 17:51:26**

Here it's :-

Thumper 0

eye30 1

Chemist 1

Hemmi 1

Sorry Thumper... only joshin'

Hemmi · **Reply #14: June 23, 2008, 17:53:33**

Quote from: "dazzling_darryl"

Here it's :-

Thumper 0

eye30 1

Chemist 1

Hemmi 1

Sorry Thumper... only joshin'

why are you up so early

Dazzler · **Reply #15: June 23, 2008, 18:05:20**

Hi Hemmi,

Been up since 2.00am got lots of aches and pains lately so couldn't sleep (taken some strong pain killers and waiting for them to kick in... it's 3.00am now and not doing much good)

) but could also be lots of digging and shoveling on my block yesterday

Cheers,

Dazz

P.S. Better try and get some sleep I suppose..

Shambles · **Reply #16: June 23, 2008, 18:50:16**

Quote from: "dazzling_darryl"

Here it's :-

Thumper 0

eye30 1

Chemist 1

Hemmi 1

Don't I get one too? Please give me one.

Chemist · **Reply #17: June 23, 2008, 18:59:41**

Quote from: "eye30"

(KUNA ? is this correct Chemist?? )

Yes, it is correct!

Unleaded: 9,65 HRK, $2.17 AUD, $2,07 USD

Diesel: 9,84 HRK, $2.22 AUD, $2.12 USD (no change)

In a few weeks fuel prices will pass psychological limit of 10 kunas.

eye30 · **Reply #18: June 23, 2008, 20:31:49**

Quote from: "Chemist"

Quote from: "eye30"
(KUNA ? is this correct Chemist?? )

Yes, it is correct!

Unleaded: 9,65 HRK, $2.17 AUD, $2,07 USD

Diesel: 9,84 HRK, $2.22 AUD, $2.12 USD (no change)

In a few weeks fuel prices will pass psychological limit of 10 kunas.

In GBP - UK pounds
Unleaded £1.05
Diesel £1.07

Still cheaper than here!!

Diesel £1.07

Shamanix · **Reply #19: June 23, 2008, 21:51:52**

Eye, that may be true, but you have way better living standard then we have here..

I am not sure how are wages over there, but I recon you get ~1000 UK pounds per month, while we here get 300-500 UK pounds per month..

So I recon fuel there is still way cheaper then for us here, if we calculate it that way

Sad, but true...

Chemist · **Reply #20: June 27, 2008, 15:39:51**

$142 USD per barrel... a new record...

Hemmi · **Reply #21: July 01, 2008, 14:22:15**

Quote from: "Hemmi"

here it's:

Unleaded £1.07 2.2 AUD
Diesel £1.17 2.41 AUD

Unleaded £1.13 2.35 AUD
Diesel £1.23 2.56 AUD

Lakes · **Reply #22: July 01, 2008, 20:41:27**

Eye & Shambles, what do you think of running on used Bondi Beach cooking oil? filtered then in the tank?

my friend said his late model Vito Diesel van runs on that.

but he does not keep cars or vans long.

Shambles · **Reply #23: July 01, 2008, 21:50:22**

John,

I'd say your mate's a prat, sorry