How much is enough?

[Primus1]

We always get, “ surprising item on the baggage scale “ I’m going to have to stop buying blow up dolls , ( isle 15, if you’re interested), 

[Roy124]

This summer ASDA sold strawberries with unreadable barcodes.  Not one batch or one week but most of the English season.

 

[FROSTYBALLS]

Competitions and Markets Authority to get new powers next year to monitor fuel prices and report malpractice:

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/consumer-news/361512/watchdog-bite-back-uks-rip-fuel-prices

[Haliotis]

I am due to go shopping at Tesco today - alone as wife has hurt her back - so, written list prior to visit and no browsing over shelves not holding anything not on the list.  Must successfully beat the psychoanalysts!!!

[Roy124]

52 minutes ago, Haliotis said:

I am due to go shopping at Tesco today - alone as wife has hurt her back - so, written list prior to visit and no browsing over shelves not holding anything not on the list.  Must successfully beat the psychoanalysts!!!

But did SWMBO write the list out as a route map?

Enter and go down RIGHT vegetable aisle- carrots, bag of small carrots NOT organic.  4 roasting potatoes on opposite side. 

At  bottom go to LEFT aisle.   Raspberries,  check BB date - 21 Nov at least.

Cross to meat section.   Look for CHICKEN.   ......

[Roy124]

Anyway, back on petrol.  Stamford Shell down 3p to 149.9 and BP 147.9

[Parts-King]

I remember several years ago when motorists blockaded Stanlow Refinery. Police were caught short, hundreds of cars and vans causing havoc and fuel could not be moved for several weeks, the same happened at several other oil depots. We need a bit more of that, power to the people and all that lol. The fuel duty that was due to go up at that time was postponed, I wonder why 

[Bper]

14 hours ago, FROSTYBALLS said:

Competitions and Markets Authority to get new powers next year to monitor fuel prices and report malpractice:

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/consumer-benews/361512/watchdog-bite-back-uks-rip-fuel-prices

In principle this is a good idea but look how the other regulatory bodies have performed from Ofgem to Ofwat etc they are supposed to act in the interests of the consumer but seem to side with the companies they are supposed to regulate.

Petrol prices have been a contentious issue with the motorist for years, apart from knowing the price of a barrel of crude oil we are not privileged to know the true extent of profiteering that goes on in this industry.

The Governments fuel duty raised in 22/23 was £25.1 billion and they are reluctant to drop fuel duty to a reasonable level as this source of revenue is to vital.

The huge disparity between pump prices across the country is unfair on both business and the motorist in general.

Markets dominated by oil producers who's future revenue sources they see diminishing as new energies come in to play are capitalising at great expense to us all. it would be a good thing to have a regulator for once on the side of the consumer but IMO I wouldn't hold your breath.

[Stopeter44]

51 minutes ago, Bper said:

Petrol prices have been a contentious issue with the motorist for years, apart from knowing the price of a barrel of crude oil we are not privileged to know the true extent of profiteering that goes on in this industry.

Way back in the day, I worked part time pumping petrol. Nobody does that anymore, or I haven't seen in so long it seems like a lifetime ago. I don't think there's much money in retail petrol sales, where I am supermarkets will sell at cost from time to time.

As for the oil companies, that's a different story methinks.

[Bper]

Local Morrisons down from 154.9 to 149.9 how are they able to drop 5p within a few days.? 

[Cyker]

6 hours ago, Bper said:

it would be a good thing to have a regulator for once on the side of the consumer but IMO I wouldn't hold your breath.

In theory yes, but both times a regulator - the FCA - has 'helped' us, car insurance has shot up massively, so I'm feeling less keen...   

[Bper]

What's FCA stand for "Forget Consumer Always"

[dannyboy413]

Further to my previous posts about the pricing mechanism being 'stuck' at my usual place - I am pleased to inform loyal readers that the fault has now been mended. The price per litre has dropped from €1.859, (which it has been at since 13th October), to €1.819 yesterday. 👍

[Derek.w]

This week I paid £1.479 for E10 fuel the diesel was a extra 10 pence.

[Cyker]

That's so weird, it's dropped to 147.9p for E10 in most of the ones local to me too!!

Darnit, if I'd only waited a couple days instead of going to the Texaco I could have saved 2p/L!!

[Primus1]

Try using the petrol prices app, it tells you the price of fuel from the fuel stations in your area..

[Bper]

11 hours ago, Cyker said:

That's so weird, it's dropped to 147.9p for E10 in most of the ones local to me too!!

Darnit, if I'd only waited a couple days instead of going to the Texaco I could have saved 2p/L!!

Do you fill up when the gauge falls below a set level or is it just at  random times ?. 

[mpm235]

Near me (South Yorkshire) Jet and BP E5 has dropped by 2p (not noticed there E10), ASDA E10 (they only do E10), has also dropped by 2p.

[Haliotis]

10 hours ago, Bper said:

Do you fill up when the gauge falls below a set level or is it just at  random times ?. 

I fill up when Gauge reaches half full.

[Bper]

Again a drop within a couple days Local Morrisons was 149.9p down 147.9p. Still no news on why price's are dropping.

[Roy124]

10 hours ago, Bper said:

Do you fill up when the gauge falls below a set level or is it just at  random times ?. 

I aim to fill when I can get £10 worth in to take advantage of the Shell rewards.  I have 2 nearby towns and town more distant. There is a fifth station which is always cheaper.

Of the two nearest one tends to be less expensive.   However I plan and will give one a miss if I know I will be near the other soon.  I don't make a planned journey to th cheapest.

There is one near my wife's hairdresser and I will pick up £10/quarter tank going and another leaving.

Practically I aim for a quarter tank each time. 

[dannyboy413]

Further to my reply the other day, I regret to say that the pricing mechanism must be broken again. When I filled up on Thursday, it had dropped to €1.819 a litre. I had to fill up again today, due to a 200ish mile journey yesterday - the price is now at €1.799. That's a drop of 6 cents in a week! 

[Cyker]

12 hours ago, Primus1 said:

Try using the petrol prices app, it tells you the price of fuel from the fuel stations in your area..

I do but it can't predict the future alas!  

 

11 hours ago, Bper said:

Do you fill up when the gauge falls below a set level or is it just at  random times ?. 

Usually when I drop below a quarter tank, so I still have a big contingency buffer in case e.g. petrol station's shut. It's one of the problems I have with EVs, as a lot of them have less total range than my contingency buffer!  

[mpm235]

On 11/17/2023 at 7:27 PM, Bper said:

What's FCA stand for "Forget Consumer Always"

"Forget" ?.....Errm might be another word, bit similar, couple less letters....

[mpm235]

On 11/17/2023 at 12:22 PM, Bper said:

In principle this is a good idea but look how the other regulatory bodies have performed from Ofgem to Ofwat etc they are supposed to act in the interests of the consumer but seem to side with the companies they are supposed to regulate.

Petrol prices have been a contentious issue with the motorist for years, apart from knowing the price of a barrel of crude oil we are not privileged to know the true extent of profiteering that goes on in this industry.

The Governments fuel duty raised in 22/23 was £25.1 billion and they are reluctant to drop fuel duty to a reasonable level as this source of revenue is to vital.

The huge disparity between pump prices across the country is unfair on both business and the motorist in general.

Markets dominated by oil producers who's future revenue sources they see diminishing as new energies come in to play are capitalising at great expense to us all. it would be a good thing to have a regulator for once on the side of the consumer but IMO I wouldn't hold your breath.

"The Governments fuel duty raised in 22/23 was £25.1 billion and they are reluctant to drop fuel duty to a reasonable level as this source of revenue is to vital."

Very very true. Which raises prospect of HM Government have quite a dilemma, when it comes to banning Petrol and Diesel, due to this Net Zero / climate change insane looney clap trap that they have committed to.