So Dropping 5P Off Was Pointless?

[ToraToraTora]

as I predicted:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61090937
US is worse mind:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61083104
TBH though motoring is still too cheap, poor people are still on the roads carrying empty seats everywhere.

[Hopkirk]

Sorry, what's your point?

If they hadn't reduced fuel duty, people would be paying even more.

Are these people driving cars without passengers committing a crime? Should they be picking people up at bus stops?

[ToraToraTora]

no, the retailers, as predicted absorbed the reduction. Did you notice the price change after the budget?

[bobbinwales]

Er no...prices would of been ever higher... by around 5p a litre. I agree tho that roads seem busier than ever... IMO I'd be happier to pay 10% more if roads was 10% less busy

[Electrochem]

Yes, that's the answer. Only allow the rich to own and drive a car. I'm surprised that you haven't said that they should be thrashed within an inch of their worthless lives. I don't know what you do for a living (and don't really care), but it does seem you spend most of the day posting questions.

[Hopkirk]

Yes. I saw the supermarkets drop the price by 6p that evening.

[ToraToraTora]

"Are these people driving cars without passengers committing a crime? Should they be picking people up at bus stops? " - not at all but it does indicate that motoring is too cheap if the masses can afford personal private transport and can also transport empty seats everywhere.

[bobbinwales]

Ttt you know it's a co putative market especially among supermarkets.... we allways try to under cut competitor's

[ToraToraTora]

15:05, I have posted only 5 in the last week.

[ToraToraTora]

I do not buy supermarket petrol, don't trust it since the nikasil bore fiasco. These days I only buy VPower or equivalent. It's reassuringly expensive.

[theshedman]

Many people have to travel in the middle of the night to get to or from work, so no public transport and no one to share car with. Are you saying that they shouldn't have a car because they are not rich because if you are then you wouldn't be getting your food delivered to the supermarkets. They are not finding motoring cheap.

[ToraToraTora]

shedman, no, I'm saying that we should have more efficient transport arrangements as a society.

[ToraToraTora]

strangely this is one of the subjects where I get the lefties having a go at me for being left wing!

[theshedman]

Many people don't have much choice in the type of car they drive because of costs but without one they would be on the dole. If you have plenty of money then why are you not driving an eco friendly type of car and not a petrol one. We don't all have a choice but without a car many would be stuck.

[drmorgans]

Some people don't have a choice. No evening or Sunday bus service and the Saturday service was stopped a couple of years ago. So it's have a car, use a bike (on country lanes at night?) or phone an Uber.

[Canary42]

/// I get the lefties having a go at me ///

About time you came to terms with the fact that it's not all about you.

[davebro]

I think if you go to poorer countries you will see cars pretty heavily loaded. In Morocco a mate & I hitched a lift in an old Merc. There were already 5 people in it. When we got in there were 4 in the back & 3 in the front & our heavy packs were tied onto the boot. Fortunately only a short journey!

[youngmafbog]

//I do not buy supermarket petrol, don't trust it //

All petrol comes from the same refineries if in the same area, the only difference are the additives(if added)

I used to work on the BPOUK exchanges system that netted it off every month. It also did the duty totals due. Eye watering amounts you have to wonder what the Governments have done with it over the years.

[youngmafbog]

I agree though TTT, far too cheap still. £5.00 a litre should do it I reckon should clear the roads a bit.
//so no public transport and no one to share car with.//

Well if there we less cars then the scum scoops would be patronised more and therefore become profitable and more services could be added.

Public transport is like it is because the masses can afford private transport. Needs to stop.

[youngmafbog]

Brent crude is well down since peak in March. It does seem they (including supermarkets) can jam it up immediately any whiff of wholesale prices yet cannot reduce it when it drops.

Time for the Government to take a hold. Price caps on it but keep the price high through duty to build out some scum scoops for the masses.

[perseverer]

TTT are you really an alter ego of Jacob Rees Mogg?