Have you noticed fuel prices going up

[Corindikev]

When I was 15 in NZ back in the 60s petrol was 2 shillings & 6 pence a IMP gallon or 25 cents after decimalisation. But then average wages were 17 to 20 quid a week.

Unleaded 91 has just gone up to $1.96 a litre from $1.70 something a week or so ago. 95 & 98 are well over $2.00. The latest oil prices are now are the benchmak Brent Crude at $US114.20/barrel 10 minutes ago,

 

[Gomev]

I remember when petrol was less than £1 per gallon.

when I started it was 33p a gallon.

It was around 1979/1980 when it broke the £1/gallon, I remember it as I naively thought I would never see it go that high.

Have a look at the table attached below showing price per gallon for every year since 1896 and see if it matches your memory.

 

[jamakr4]

As a younger driver, I never experienced that. The first time I had to fill up, Diesel was 2.20€ per liter (started in 2022). It got down to more reasonable prices like 1.55€ Euros a couple of months later but hearing how the prices were just a decade or two ago sounds crazy to me. In Germany fuel is highly taxed (>60% of the gas price are taxes and >50% of Diesel are taxes). According to some people, the state of Germany makes approximately an extra 12 million Euros per day because of these higher prices. A lot of people ask to lower taxes in this extreme situation but the politicians simply don't care. You can't get anything below 2.03€ per liter this morning.

 

[OriginalBigAl]

It was around 1979/1980 when it broke the £1/gallon, I remember it as I naively thought I would never see it go that high.

Have a look at the table attached below showing price per gallon for every year since 1896 and see if it matches your memory.

When beer went over a pound a pint , I said to myself , " right , time to stop drinking " yeah ! like that happened ? Not.

 

[decrep]

How come that's in English?

 

[GaryMG4]

There is a difference between an Englisch gallon and an American gallon? Thank god I live in Germany where we have the metric system everywhere

Just to add to the confusion a US gallon is 8 pints, the same as Imperial gallon, but a US pint is 16 fluid ounces rather than 20 on the imperial system.

 

[OriginalBigAl]

How come that's in English?

? Bit stumped for an answer , tis my native tongue, although I would imagine its translatable to any language repeated throughout the world.

 

[GaryMG4]

How come that's in English?

I think that would be the red line, get rid of the pint and there would be anarchy. despite the fact that English beer sold in the supermarkets mostly comes in 500ml bottles or cans, draught beer must come in pints.

 

[decrep]

? Bit stumped for an answer , tis my native tongue, although I would imagine its translatable to any language repeated throughout the world.

sorry, your post beat mine, I was referring to the picture in Germany of fuel prices, with types in English.

 

[PeterHR2]

I remember when petrol was less than £1 per gallon.

Wrong thread for this comment. You need this one.

The nearest independent local garage (6 mi or so) has had diesel at £153.9/l and 4-star at £143.9/l since about last Wednesday or Thursday. Tomorrow they are to start rationing sales. I note Asda (~14 mi) this morning have turned off their price board. Tesco (~13 mi) are 2p/l cheaper than the local garage (who are normally cheaper than Tesco).

 

[T1 Terry]

No point is advertising you are going to be the most expensive supplier in town, just wait until you are the only supplier in town and watch the money roll in ....
Are they planning on rationing the solar used for charging EVs

T1 Terry

 

[GaryMG4]

No point is advertising you are going to be the most expensive supplier in town, just wait until you are the only supplier in town and watch the money roll in ....
Are they planning on rationing the solar used for charging EVs

T1 Terry

Happening here (cloudy), 4kW array producing 400w!

 

[PeterHR2]

Happening here (cloudy), 4kW array producing 400w!

I was about to say that too!

 

[T1 Terry]

Still plenty over here, should I put it in a package and mail it, or send it over the interweb and you just sprinkle it on the panels? I guess that sand/dust on the panels isn't helping much either ..... maybe a wash and polish of the solar panels would be a better use of some people's time

T1 Terry

 

[PeterHR2]

As of today Boilerjuice are saying no one will quote for delivery of heating oil to me. They suggest a 5 x 20-litre fuel box for £321

 

[T1 Terry]

As of today Boilerjuice are saying no one will quote for delivery of heating oil to me. They suggest a 5 x 20-litre fuel box for £321 View attachment 44212

How long would 20 ltrs last?

T1 Terry

 

[PeterHR2]

How long would 20 ltrs last?

T1 Terry

The Aga, which does all our cooking and hot water uses around 40 litres per week. CH will use between 8 and 15 litres per day. So no CH on for a while.

 

[decrep]

Good job you're coming out of Winter

 

[emmrecs]

Happening here (cloudy), 4kW array producing 400w!

Only slightly better in Lincolnshire, 5.4kW array producing 739w as I write.

 

[PeterHR2]

Good job you're coming out of Winter

Indeed... but snow is in the forecast for Friday/Saturday. We have sufficient oil to last 4 or 5 weeks at 'normal' rates, but I'm already moderating the time the CH is on to eke another week out of it.