Petrol prices set to decrease on Irish forecourts

Gregsor · 06-05-2011 6:14pm #1

Just heard on the news.

Wonder how long before the companies pass on the decrease and how long it will stay,would have been nice for the 2 bank holidays just gone,typical :pac:

Price per barrel of oil has dropped significantly.

Atlantic Dawn · 06-05-2011 6:17pm

I've noticed it going up about 5 cent in the last 2 weeks. I suppose it will take a month before the low priced oil hits us but only 3 days when the high priced stuff does :rolleyes:

Joey the lips · 06-05-2011 6:18pm

Dont hold your breath if greece upscuttles the EU but agree it would be nice.

NinjaTruncs · 06-05-2011 6:19pm

I noticed the station closest to me dropped their prices by a cent today.

Gregsor · 06-05-2011 6:20pm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I've noticed it going up about 5 cent in the last 2 weeks. I suppose it will take a month before the low priced oil hits us but only 3 days when the high priced stuff does :rolleyes:

Was true to the rip off all my local stations went up on the Thursday midday before the first Bank holiday weekend and they have stayed the same since E152.9 Unleaded.

GTE · 06-05-2011 6:34pm

Give it a week or two for the garages that bought tanks full of fuel at the high price to get rid of it and fill up on low price.

It was what was always said to me when I worked in a petrol station. The garage could be done out of thousands if they filled their tanks on the wrong day if the price fluctuated.

OldmanMondeo · 06-05-2011 7:23pm

Humour forum that way ->, but this is not funny...

bazz26 · 06-05-2011 8:51pm

Fuel prices are always seem to be faster to go up than down.

Straylight · 06-05-2011 8:54pm

The station beside me hiked the price up to 155.9 yesterday, which is the highest I've ever seen there. This evening it was back down to 153.9.

Dartz · 06-05-2011 8:55pm

Topic should read:

"Petrol station profits set to increase"

They know how much the market will bear, and have learned to charge as such.

-Corkie- · 06-05-2011 8:57pm

Derv went down 2 cents last night.

Kristopherus · 06-05-2011 9:00pm

I have an account with DCI. Got an email this evening stating Diesel is 137.9 from midnight tonight.That a reduction of 6c since last week. Hopefully Petrol goes the same way.

Cookie_Monster · 06-05-2011 9:27pm

154.9 to 151.9 already locally in the last week up to Wednesday

shawnee · 06-05-2011 10:16pm

Was in Northern Ireland recently and derv is as dear as petrol and the same in France , getting closer here also. :eek:

Mycroft H · 06-05-2011 11:00pm

Saw petrol for 147 today....

Statoil on the Quays

Daegerty · 06-05-2011 11:53pm

148.9 around here which is usually an expensive station

Hogzy · 07-05-2011 12:07am

landyman wrote: »

Saw petrol for 147 today....

Statoil on the Quays

In Dublin?
Thats a fairly large decrease. Thats usually fairly expensive.

jaffa20 · 07-05-2011 12:54am

Petrol was 157.9 in Wicklow today. I felt sick.

Fishtits · 07-05-2011 1:34am

Speaking of fuel. Anyone interested in a clean now unused '01 525i SE?

12gauge dave · 07-05-2011 1:59am

as long as it stays above 1.20euro i wont be buying a petrol again im afraid:(
sad days never thought id be driving a dirty diesel

W.Shakes-Beer · 07-05-2011 8:31am

Hogzy wrote: »

In Dublin?
Thats a fairly large decrease. Thats usually fairly expensive.

Yeah the Quays station is usually regarded for its low prices of fuel.

The garages on the Naas road tend to be cheapish as well.

TestTransmission · 07-05-2011 8:57am

12gauge dave wrote: »

as long as it stays above 1.20euro i wont be buying a petrol again im afraid:(
sad days never thought id be driving a dirty diesel

You'll be waiting a while

bigneacy · 07-05-2011 9:41am

bazz26 wrote: »

Fuel prices are always seem to be faster to go up than down.

Well, they have to make a living somehow. Petrol station owners are on the breadline you know. Going week to week not knowing where their next meal is coming from.

Between them and the publicans, we're very privileged to be able to help them fight on for another day or two by giving them as much of our money as they can get their hands on.

Thats also the reason you see so few petrol stations and pubs in Ireland - just no money to be made in it.

Mimikyu · 07-05-2011 9:46am

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Delirium · 07-05-2011 9:58am

Shall be keeping a lookout to see if they drop. Some of the local ones actually went up again yesterday

Mc Love · 07-05-2011 8:45pm

In Limerick - diesel has dropped to 140.9 in Chawkes while the rest are Topaz in Roxboro is 145.9, Amber is 143.9 (usually the cheapest), Groody Filling stations are both 144.9

Filled up the tank - happy out

Told the lad behind the counter they were cheapest for diesel (petrol is 150.9) and he said oh no, and i said why? and he said its going to get so busy!

katy67 · 07-05-2011 9:10pm

Hi guys, check out Sky News "Gaddafi bombs oil tanks". It seemed he used crop spraying planes to drop bombs on oil storage tanks

guess that means fuels will be going up again!

shogunpower · 07-05-2011 9:45pm

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww FFS:mad:

Sheeps · 07-05-2011 10:44pm

I get my petrol for the price of diesel.

Mc Love · 22-05-2011 10:51am

Prices of fuel is definitely dropping again. Just topped up with diesel at 139.9 and I have seen petrol coming down too, around the 148 mark

Max Power1 · 22-05-2011 10:55am

Mc Love wrote: »

Prices of fuel is definitely dropping again. Just topped up with diesel at 139.9 and I have seen petrol coming down too, around the 148 mark

Its 1.40-1.42 for diesel now around drumcondra/phibsboro, it was at 1.45 a couple of weeks ago. This is the first sustained decrease ive seen in a while!

KilOit · 22-05-2011 11:17am

Any decent price for petrol around west Dublin, that pump app ain't worth a sh1th

Mimikyu · 22-05-2011 11:23am

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Max Power1 · 22-05-2011 11:25am

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That's more likely down to driving conditions than anything else. All petrol in ireland comes from the same place.

Mc Love · 22-05-2011 11:35am

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Are you in Swords? Prices are nuts there

Gregsor · 22-05-2011 11:44am

Still 149 around Kildare,was hoping for a better drop but it's better than it goiing up!

Mimikyu · 22-05-2011 12:02pm

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Max Power1 · 22-05-2011 12:11pm

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There isnt going to be a 30-40 km difference between filling stations. At most there woulld be a small % difference, due to storage of fuel in different conditions but not in any way substantial enough to justify 2c/litre extra

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Some of the cheapest fuel i've seen recently is around blanch.

Mimikyu · 22-05-2011 12:52pm

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Max Power1 · 22-05-2011 1:23pm

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More likely to do with the inaccuracy of measurement used imo.

I'll link to a post i made previously on the topic. You cant measure by using money as the constant - the price varies.

Max Power1 wrote: »

The only way to measure fuel efficiency is to calculate MPG by brimming, zero the trip counter, then re-brim, and calculate the miles per gallon (4.54 litres) manually.
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Mimikyu · 22-05-2011 1:29pm

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dr.fuzzenstein · 22-05-2011 3:01pm

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Only way of knowing is to fill tank till it clicks off, take note of mileage, fill till it clicks off again and work out your mpg.

kona · 22-05-2011 3:14pm

Max Power1 wrote: »

That's more likely down to driving conditions than anything else. All petrol in ireland comes from the same place.

Where does it come from, you will get longer mileage out of fuel with a higher calorific content. FOr example E5 from maxol lasts less that 100% petrol as the ethanol burns quicker.

Max Power1 · 22-05-2011 3:24pm

kona wrote: »

Where does it come from, you will get longer mileage out of fuel with a higher calorific content. FOr example E5 from maxol lasts less that 100% petrol as the ethanol burns quicker.

Ok, all fuel with the same RON comes from the same place then, if you want to be pedantic about it.

pegasus1 · 22-05-2011 3:42pm

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Ok, all fuel with the same RON comes from the same place then, if you want to be pedantic about it.

Are you then saying all unleaded fuel is the same weather or not the brands additive is added?

Because i get petrol from many garages and i have noticed considerable differences in consumption between garages at times, even with a difference in power from the engine! back when i was driving a diesel i even noticed a difference at times!

And no, my driveing style doesnt change and i take note of the wind...

pegasus1 · 22-05-2011 3:46pm

for sure there is a difference in fuel as it dos'nt all come out of the ground out of the same hole....is the crude oil from north sea not different from the crude oil from the middle east, i don't know but would think that it's not exeactly the same..

Max Power1 · 22-05-2011 3:47pm

pegasus1 wrote: »

Are you then saying all unleaded fuel is the same weather or not the brands additive is added?

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Brand additives dont give any meaningful difference, certainly not 30 miles extra out of 13.3 litres.

The basic ingredient, the fuel, is all the same, and comes from the same location.

This topic has been done to death in the past here.

for sure there is a difference in fuel as it dos'nt all come out of the ground out of the same hole....is the crude oil from north sea not different from the crude oil from the middle east, i don't know but would think that it's not exeactly the same..

petrol rated at 95 RON is always the same fuel. We dont produce petrol/crude here, it's all shipped in.

Marty McFly · 22-05-2011 3:48pm

KilOit wrote: »

Any decent price for petrol around west Dublin, that pump app ain't worth a sh1th

If youre around Clondalkin the Laurels garage is 149.8 for petrol its the cheapest ive seen around, and diesel is 130 something.

Mimikyu · 23-05-2011 1:42pm

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Shifty · 25-05-2011 10:25pm

TOP on Cannon Row, Navan (beside the old Renault garage) was 146.9 for petrol this evening.

L1011 · 25-05-2011 10:27pm

Max Power1 wrote: »

petrol rated at 95 RON is always the same fuel. We dont produce petrol/crude here, it's all shipped in.

We *do* produce petrol here, Whitegate refinery produces about 40% of our needs.

Petrol sold as 95 can be anything from 95 up. Whitegate's "95" blend is 99.2, for instance.

Petrol prices set to decrease on Irish forecourts

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