Price of petrol V's Lager

[LeedsRhinos]

Why is it people moan about the price of petrol being 4 pounds 50 pence (sorry I haven't got a pound sign on my Kiwi keyboard) which works out at 56 pence a pint
considering the engineering process involved to get this to the pump from the bottom of the seabed. Then think nothing about paying 2 pounds for a pint of lager which is fizzy tap water with some chemicals in it?

[delboy3]

�2 a pint? Where?!!

[Whickerman]

think it through and follow that logic - you'd never buy printer ink again...

[LeedsRhinos]

Am i behind with the price of lager in England?

[delboy3]

About �2.60 round here...

However, petrol is not a "luxury" - booze is. Nobody needs to drink (except me at weekends ;-p) but most people need petrol to get to work, to the shops, visit relatives, etc. so it's a bit unfair to keep hiking up the price when in reality it is more tax for the government.

[flip_flop]

�2.60 - you lucky sod, I'm paying �3.10

[Loosehead]

�2 stella, my Con club!

[Reverandfunk]

Plus no alternative to petrol. The thing that bugs me most is that the production of oil is fixed (OPEC)

If lager went up loads you would drink cider, wine etc

[Loosehead]

flip-flop, join a con club �3.10!!?? Jesus on a moped, I'd go teetotal if I had to pay that!

[flip_flop]

Even Sidcup RC is now charging pub prices - barstewards

[China Doll]

�2.30 for Stella, �2.20 for Fosters in my club... the wine is �2.00 though but alas does not come in large glasses.

Whick's printer ink joke has gone sailing over my head... could anyone explain it please?

And to answer the question, I rarely drink larger and I don't drive so for once I don't have much of an opinion!

[Supernick]

�2.80 standard around here - Zone 2 London

[Gromit]

CD,

Black Printer ink would be about �105 a pint.

40ml costs �7

600ml (a pint) = �105

[China Doll]

Ohhhhhhh!!

Smacks head

Cheers Groms!

[ll_billym]

The total tax as a percentage of retail price on beer is 28%.

The total tax as a percentage of retail price on unleaded petrol is 66%.

I think that is what a lot of people have a problem with.

[Booldawg]

Hmmmm beer or petrol? easy decision as I cycle to work anyway.

[kwicky]

Lager is cheaper in Tesco.

[legend758duo]

lager euro a pint

petrol 70 cents a litre.


printer ink for an epson dx4250? less than 1 pound a cartridge for compatables


the information?? FREE : - )

[Dassie]

They moan about the price of petrol because it is so expensive compared to other Countries. Why? because it is taxed so highly, plus thanks to this Govt. it will be taxed another 2p a litre next April. I suppose the cost of negating WMD is coming home!

I'm in Cape Town at the moment and it costs 45p/ litre. Same production costs just less tax.