I've been trying to find a site that was all the rage during the fuel crisis, called something like Petrolbusters - basically, you put in your postcode and it tells you the cheapest petrol in your area. The only thing I can find is a reference to
You got the right site, unfortunately the AA recently stopped the service. I'm unaware of anything equivalant
Si
so Si was, like...
Right, thanks. Bit of a shame, given the recent price hikes, though.
Recently they've been higher than they were during the protests, so it's a double shame that the websites have all gone away!
Just curious, but is the amount of duty that's paid on road fuel (petrol) recoverable from Gordon Brown? My lawn mower runs on petrol. It's not a ride-on, although it *is* self-propelled, and certainly never gets used on the road. So, can I recover the road-fuel duty from a gallon of petrol bought for my lawn mower?
Steve
......and my WeedWacker, and my chain saw, and my portable generator, and my hedge trimmer
Interesting point, I suppose there must be a way but I'd not fancy your chances...
Regards. Mark.
I think so, but it ain't easy. If you have a dig about on the HMC&E site (not that they are called that now)
i know that there is supposed to be a countrywide boycott of petrol stations on 19th may , for the whole day .
in other words everyone is being asked not to buy any fuel on the 19th may , this will cost the oil giants in this country a tidy sum .
the govt wont lower fuel prices even though there is serious public concern over the the cost of fuel .
in the usa its 25p per litre and thats considered expensive and taxed to the hilt .
good old tony blair, glad i didnt vote for him .
Most people didn't, but we've still been lumbered with him.
Steve
It won't cost the oil companies a penny, because the fuel used will be identical. It will cause queues the day before and after, and no net affect on profit or cashflow.
Had they done it on the last day of a month it would have made a bit more impact, but nothing of note. Besides, it isn't the oil companies that get most of the proceeds from fuel sales....
No because it's excise duty not road fuel duty. It is illegal to run your car on the road on untaxed fuel ( red diesel etc) but you can run your lawn mower on it ( if it had a diesel engine). Hence boats can run on red diesel, or anything else that will burn for that matter such as veg oil, quite legally. At the moment.
TonyB
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