Diesel Prices

bikeboyz · Unread post by **bikeboyz** » 12 Jan 2005, 02:18

Just bought a can of Derv to go in the 504 ready for MOT tomorrow (fingers crossed), 87.9p in Devizes.

alexp-j · Unread post by **alexp-j** » 12 Jan 2005, 02:19

80.9p A45 Shell Wootton Northampton

Wookey · Unread post by **Wookey** » 12 Jan 2005, 02:27

I haven't got prices to hand, but Cambridge is notoriously expensive for Fuel. It is always cheaper to buy your fuel somewhere else. I have no idea why. Truro is sometimes cheaper than Cambridge.

Robin · Unread post by **Robin** » 12 Jan 2005, 14:45

Cambridge is expensive but the Trumpington/Shelford Road Shell and Esso are competing at 83.5 and 83.9.
Frequently find fuel cheaper out of town. Waitrose have a scheme with Q8 which gives you 2p/litre off for a £20 spend or 3p/litre off with a £50 spend at Waitrose.
Found somewhere near Ashvale (Sussex?) last week at 80.9, another Shell station.
I want to know what would happen if you purchased one litre exactly?
If they price by the litre surely you should be able to buy by the litre, exactly! R

beezer · Unread post by **beezer** » 12 Jan 2005, 16:39

An interesting point Robin. I seem to recall in the days of gallons that there was a minimum purchase amount but I just can not remember what it was!

bernie · Unread post by **bernie** » 12 Jan 2005, 19:38

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by beezer

An interesting point Robin. I seem to recall in the days of gallons that there was a minimum purchase amount but I just can not remember what it was!
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Half gallon[:)]
Now 80.9

AWG · Unread post by **AWG** » 12 Jan 2005, 20:38

Yes, bought a half a number of times - beer no.

Unread post by **martyhopkirk** » 12 Jan 2005, 21:16

I am sure the minimum delivery is now 4 liters ( about a gallon)
So not only does it cost more, you have to buy more.

oilyspanner · Unread post by **oilyspanner** » 12 Jan 2005, 21:52

Many years ago Kid brother had a Honda moped (pc50 I think) which didnt hold half a gallon, sometimes he had to pay for a half gallon and leave ome in the pump! thing did about 200 to the gallon though, which may have numbed the pain a bit.
Stewart

Unread post by **martyhopkirk** » 12 Jan 2005, 22:02

Ahhh, mopeds.
my trusty Tomos Disco used to do something silly like that, though as the speedo never worked i want really sure how much it was doing to the galleon, though at a rough guestimate 120 - 140 would be about right. Used to do 14 miles a day and only fill it up with a gallon of petrol every 2 weeks. My Honda C90 used to do about a 100MPG too. Then I moved onto bigger (faster) bikes and got a shock!

alexp-j · Unread post by **alexp-j** » 12 Jan 2005, 22:50

How can you describe any UK fuel prices as <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">That is amazingly cheap Marty!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">[?]

paranoid · Unread post by **paranoid** » 12 Jan 2005, 22:51

Tomos A50 (nearly same as the disco) 123 to the gallon running very very rich and oily.........Ahhhh those were the days.
http://www.tomos-usa.com/models/archive.php
Did a 60 mile journey once at 28 mph and I actually fell asleep [:D][:D]

Robin · Unread post by **Robin** » 13 Jan 2005, 00:56

Who remembers the Raleigh Wisp?
Spit in the tank, a fa*t in the tyres and on your way to most stimulating vibratory ride ever[:D] Heaven knows what it did to the gallon. It went stale first!
Used one for a whole year at uni until it got nicked.
R

Unread post by **martyhopkirk** » 13 Jan 2005, 01:14

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by alexp-j

How can you describe any UK fuel prices as <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">That is amazingly cheap Marty!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">[?]
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When you get such variance as 79.9p to 90.9p / L then 79.9 IS cheap.

However this being the UK, its very very expensive to fuel a car here due to successive governments taxing "easy targets" to blazes, such as petrol, road fund duty, booze, clothes, insurance, domestic fuel, in fact I am just waiting for them to tax air!

turbolag · Unread post by **turbolag** » 13 Jan 2005, 01:30

Nettos Vegetable oil - 45p/litre.