Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7420792.stm
Something just needs to be done about tax on petrol i think...
saw diesel at £1.33p yesterday 
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Mobby
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Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
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I agree and hope they get somewhere
[Edited on 27-05-2008 by mobby]
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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The price of fuel is an absolute joke.
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Kevxx
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Registered: 14th May 08
Location: Forfar, Angus
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sadly they only want 25p off their own, us normal drivers are still fucked 
so success or not we're still fucked.
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Mobby
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Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
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quote:
Originally posted by Kevxx
sadly they only want 25p off their own, us normal drivers are still fucked
so success or not we're still fucked.
just noticed that 
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: South Wales Drives: The Bandwagon
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So they moan about fuel and now theyre driving to london to waste gallosn off it by driving round the streets? 
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M16KE B
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Registered: 24th Feb 04
Location: Stirling
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1.34 for diesel today! one pound thirty four!!! GTF!
i remember thinking 79p for unleaded was high. a the big deal it was when fuel broke the £ per ltr mark, now it up another 30%+ something needs to happen. luckilly i have a company car but my g/f has to fork out for her fuel and shes going to struggle if it gest worse!!
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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Only a matter of time before I leave this dog shit hole of a country now. Give it 15 years and they'll be charging more tax on everything else because all of the decent ENGLISH tax payers would have fucked off elsewhere and all they'll have is the fucking scroungers left claiming left, right and centre. What a complete mess.
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
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i dont care about paying this much in petrol as long as the tax doesnt go up tbh, if they reduce petrol tax will just rise or there do a tax per mile kind of thing.
the reason its so high is the governement are having to supprt themselves on the current economy
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Jules
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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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Just filled my Astra up, first time I've ever spent over £50 in one transaction on fuel
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T21SVJ
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Registered: 14th Sep 06
Location: formby Drives: Company Cars
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its stupid really and making people pay more tax for older cars what if they cant afford anything else and need ther car? cant have anything to our liking anymore without the goverment sticking there fat noses in.
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Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
Location: Newbury, Berks
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might as well be vertical lines at the end!! 
[Edited on 27-05-2008 by Fonz]
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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quote:
Originally posted by JM_16v
the reason its so high is the governement are having to supprt immigrants on the current economy
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules
Just filled my Astra up, first time I've ever spent over £50 in one transaction on fuel
It cost me just over £75 to fill my van with diesel when I bought it in Feb, filled it up last week £87 £13 extra over 3 1/2 months, and that lasts just short of 400 miles
Glad we only usually venture outside of St Helens twice a week in it
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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£60 a week on diesel now & rising, funny thing about it all is im on a MA government sponsored training program just now earning £80 a week, so 80% of my wage goes on fuel, ive also got mortgage, car loan, & other living expences aswell...........this equation does not balance! No wonder theres so many people in this country that deside its simpler to sit on their arse.
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
£60 a week on diesel now & rising, funny thing about it all is im on a MA government sponsored training program just now earning £80 a week, so 80% of my wage goes on fuel, ive also got mortgage, car loan, & other living expences aswell...........this equation does not balance! No wonder theres so many people in this country that deside its simpler to sit on their arse.
So what other income do you have to pay the mortgage with?
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
So what other income do you have to pay the mortgage with?
Well, additionally to my income I get a living allowance from my employer & am eligable for a student loan as per all students, however im running on savings mostly!
I saved up some cash to allow me to get a better job which is what im doing, the incentive's there to bleed myself dry for a couple years to retrain to make good money for the rest of my working life, at least thats the way I see it.
Its bloody difficult to budget when the price of everything (esspecially fuel which I use lots of - not through choice) is going through the roof.
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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1 litres for the win
I feel for me mam though, her jeep had 1/4 of diesel in and she filled it up from that and it cost £85 plus it only does 28mpg which I think is shocking for a diseasal.
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