Statoil on Ushers Quay Dublin about €1.65!

mike65

/faints

Mike.

Nuttzz

all the cops cars fill there, happy days for him

C_Breeze

passed by that yesterday, i thought it was 1.69 ?

I hope i never see the day when those prices are widespread across the country ... then me faints also

mikemac

Nuttzz wrote:

all the cops cars fill there, happy days for him

I realy hope they are not paying that rate.

The taxpayers of Ireland demand value for their money

crosstownk

€1.65 :eek:

Crazy. Just crazy. How do they justify this and why do motorists continue to buy at this price. I've a Statoil Fuel Card so my employer pays, but I still wouldn't fill up at that money, on principle.

crosstownk

shoutman wrote:

That place is always ridiculous, I think its a case of supply and demand, where is the next nearest petrol station to there?

At those prices I hope it's not too far


It seems I've entered the twilight zone......................

shoutman

That place is always ridiculous, I think its a case of supply and demand, where is the next nearest petrol station to there?

HelterSkelter

micmclo wrote:

I realy hope they are not paying that rate.

The taxpayers of Ireland demand value for their money

This was discussed before and I think the Guards get the fuel at a set rate which is a lot less than the €1.69 a litre!

Stephen

micmclo wrote:

I realy hope they are not paying that rate.

The taxpayers of Ireland demand value for their money

They're not. The cops have statoil fuel cards that give them the same rate at every statoil garage. Those of us with Benchmark fuel cards could use them there and get your petrol for about €1.15

HelterSkelter

shoutman wrote:

That place is always ridiculous, I think its a case of supply and demand, where is the next nearest petrol station to there?

North Strand, Kilmaingham, James Street are the nearest I can think of. The one on James Street is less than 5 mins away.

RuggieBear

I assume that with all that fuel card contracts they can chance their arm and fleece the unsuspecting normal punter

wet-paint

Motorcard guys, get one. This week's price is 1.15 a litre, and you can get it from there, saving fifty cent a litre. Wow.

Zaph

It's probably the first station many cars coming off the ferries pass, so they probably catch a fair few unsuspecting tourists.

jayok

It's actually 164.9c per litre - not nearly as bad a €1.65

Seriously, it's ridiculous, but then again they always were. I'd imagine their business comes from unsuspecting tourists and the like. There are hardly regulars there.

darkskol

Seriously expensive!

jayok wrote:

. I'd imagine their business comes from unsuspecting tourists and the like. There are hardly regulars there.

I'd agree here

blastman

Sweet Jebus, petrol was less expensive in Norway when I was there at the weekend!

So, fuel cards, what are the pros and cons?

wet-paint

http://motorcard.ie/
I got that link here on boards. I really can't see any cons at all, unless you are extremely loyal to top or Campus or an independant petrol seller.
They give you about four to five pence off the price of petrol in pretty much every statoil in the country.

mike65

Statoil just issued statment on Today FM saying they are powerless to change the price and people should not shop there.

Mike.

Kadeshh

that petrol station is on prime real estate right in the heart of town. they charge so high so as the place can make enough profit to justify not selling and turning it into offices.

Our man in Havana

I reckon the city council gets a fair bit out of them from rates.

Is there any one in the country that even comes close to them for price?

cormie

There can't be too many folks actually filling up fully there, they'd probably do a lot more business if they were the cheapest in the country as the amount of cars that pass by there every day would fill up and stop in for a sandwich/milk/bread/paper on the way home.

colly10

Ye I can't actually understand how it even makes business sense, I practically never see anyone in it.

ballooba

I'm sure they car survive on the public service and fuel card users alone. It's the only station in the city centre or so the Sunday Independent said. Any users who are paying full rate are obviously just a bonus.

tuxy

That benchmark card sounds good. But the nearest Statoil is over 20 miles from me. Are there any alternatives?

JHMEG

mike65 wrote:

Statoil just issued statment on Today FM saying they are powerless to change the price and people should not shop there.

Mike.

I heard the first bit, but not the 2nd. Did Statoil *really* say on the radio that people should not shop there?

Statoil really should not supply petrol there.

Seth Brundle

JHMEG wrote:

I heard the first bit, but not the 2nd. Did Statoil *really* say on the radio that people should not shop there?

Matt Cooper read out a statement from them and he said that they could not justify the charge and people should not buy there!

JHMEG wrote:

Statoil really should not supply petrol there.

There may be a contract in place!

mike65

That place is in danger of becoming famous.

Mike.

LostinBlanch

shoutman wrote:

That place is always ridiculous, I think its a case of supply and demand, where is the next nearest petrol station to there?

Constitution hill. Means crossing the river and backtracking a bit, but at that price definitely worth it.

I saw soemthing int he herald I think about the rip off prices there in the good old days when it was only €1.50 :rolleyes: Even Dermot Jewell (I think) said that anyone who bought petrol there deserved to get ripped off.

muletide

Its quite simple, I dont really understand all the shock and horror being expressed here. The garage are targeting customers with fuel cards or with price agreements (including Gardai) around 1.15 a litre. They then increase their price so as to keep the forecourt free for these custoimers.

Its the owners business decision, whats the problem, if you really are caught short just buy the minimum two litres and go some where else. No one is forcing you to do your weekly fill in there. Shop around people.

And that line about it being the first petrol station you hit after the ferry is sh1te. If you are stupid enough to get on a ferry with an almost empty tank going to a foreign country then you deserve to be ripped off.

People have little too be outraged about if this is the main topic of a nationalk talk radio show

Quint

Yep, and just don't go there if it's too expensive! Same as every product that's overpriced.

jimmycrackcorm

Funnily enough if all stations where to charge the same low price there would be an outcry about lack of price competition, now people complain when there is evidental price competition...

People who pay what they ask have only themselves to blame. Mind you, for English tourists coming from the port it probably is cheap.

Our man in Havana

No, it's still a bit dearer than UK standards. :eek:

drdre

C_Breeze wrote:

passed by that yesterday, i thought it was 1.69 ?

I hope i never see the day when those prices are widespread across the country ... then me faints also

you might as i heard they might abolish the vrt but increase petrol prices

Esel

muletide wrote:

If you are stupid enough to get on a ferry with an almost empty tank going to a foreign country then you deserve to be ripped off.

Not if you are going to a country where petrol is supposed to be a lot cheaper than where you are coming from.

milltown

drdre wrote:

you might as i heard they might abolish the vrt but increase petrol prices

Not gonna happen in our lifetime.

What about the thousands of us who already have cars with VRT paid on them? Unless they come up with a way that only people with new or newly imported cars pay the higher price it can't be transferred to the juice.

I really can't see the revenue sending out VRT refund cheques.

Lorax

Just dont buy your petrol there! Theres an esso about 5 mins away in kilmainham. Pretty good prices too.

Lorax

I can get 50 litres of the good stuff in my local garage in Blanchardstown for around €58, there it would cost around €83 for some octane 95 ****!!

jjbrien

mike65 wrote:

That place is in danger of becoming famous.

Mike.

It already is anytime rte or tv3 do a news broadcast about fuel prices going up they are always outside the Statoil on the quays saying this place is the most expensive in Ireland.

baddabing

muletide wrote:

Its quite simple, I dont really understand all the shock and horror being expressed here. The garage are targeting customers with fuel cards or with price agreements (including Gardai) around 1.15 a litre. They then increase their price so as to keep the forecourt free for these custoimers.

Its the owners business decision, whats the problem, if you really are caught short just buy the minimum two litres and go some where else. No one is forcing you to do your weekly fill in there. Shop around people.

And that line about it being the first petrol station you hit after the ferry is sh1te. If you are stupid enough to get on a ferry with an almost empty tank going to a foreign country then you deserve to be ripped off.

People have little too be outraged about if this is the main topic of a national talk radio show

Spot on, thats it on the head. I totally agree, that if this is what get's our goad up with all the 'really bad' sh1te going on in this country then it's no wonder that the Govt sits there laughing at us as the herd that is led time and again around the bush.

If that garage was not making money, it would close, especially on that location and the price of land! They don't need the normal punter, they have the cops and the state cars to fill, so if you are astronomically stupid enough to go in there by choice, just toss in the hat now, you deserve it.

With the amount of people discussing things on forums like this actually made an effort to enact some real change, it would get done.....

Kali

zaph wrote:

It's probably the first station many cars coming off the ferries pass, so they probably catch a fair few unsuspecting tourists.

That's exactly it.. when the petrol station at the Point was still there, the usher's quay station was always one of the cheapest in the city.

Elessar

I've found that Tesco's petrol is always cheaper than the Statoil Motorcard. Seriously, people should shop around and not just take the first good deal they see.

tuxy

Elessar wrote:

I've found that Tesco's petrol is always cheaper than the Statoil Motorcard. Seriously, people should shop around and not just take the first good deal they see.

Yes but some of us live in areas where the price of petrol is inflated. I know it's possible to get petrol for 1.14.9 in some parts of Ireland. But I would have to travel at least 50 miles to get it for that price.

mike65

Down here you can pay 112 at Tesco or 118 a couple of miles away at Texaco on Military rd among others.

Mike.

Guy:Incognito

Ahh is it Statoil Ushers quay thread time again? This must be the 3rd time in the last year at least. I'm not goign to read the thread but I'll assume the following has been covered - someone said the cops use it , which is the replied to with the cops have feul cards . Someone says he saw a cop using money once (cops buy things other than petrol, well I never :eek: )

I think its been safely established that the gards have fuel cards and that only people in a bind use the garage.

crosstownk wrote:

€1.65 :eek:

Crazy. Just crazy. How do they justify this and why do motorists continue to buy at this price. I've a Statoil Fuel Card so my employer pays, but I still wouldn't fill up at that money, on principle.

Quite easily I'd imagine 1) how many garages do you see in the city centre 2) city centre rates etc ( That site would be prime for apartments and is worth millions. and 3) no one has to pay it unless they are dangertousely low on fuel.

zuutroy

Kali wrote:

That's exactly it.. when the petrol station at the Point was still there, the usher's quay station was always one of the cheapest in the city.

Fraid not....Usher's Quay has been a rip off for many many years, long before that Shell was demolished. Anyone remember when that Usher's Quay site hosted Irelands only 7-11?

Guy:Incognito

zuutroy wrote:

Fraid not....Usher's Quay has been a rip off for many many years, long before that Shell was demolished. Anyone remember when that Usher's Quay site hosted Irelands only 7-11?

I seem to remember a 7-11 in Terenure.

zuutroy

Stekelly wrote:

I seem to remember a 7-11 in Terenure.

Ok, I suppose there's a chance it wasn't the only one...but it was the only one I knew when I was 10 then!

jjbrien

zuutroy wrote:

Fraid not....Usher's Quay has been a rip off for many many years, long before that Shell was demolished. Anyone remember when that Usher's Quay site hosted Irelands only 7-11?

It was not really a 7-11 it was a knock of. Some independant guy decided he was going to call his store 7-11.

Was it 5 years ago Ushers Quay used to be the cheapest in Dublin. I dont know whay they charge €1.65 if you go to Tesco's you always find a queue of cars wating for the pumps. I think alot of Fourcourt owners need to reliase that if they bring down thier price to a decent level they will get more customers which equals more profit than they would have made with a hiked up price. Its all about economy of scale. Thats why applegreen entered the market here and their popping up everywhere.

Cionád

Noticed the price there the other week coming home (in a drunken state) on the Nitelink. When i seen it i was so confused and actually taught another war in the Middle-East must have broken out or something!! ... i blame drink.

Seth Brundle

Kali wrote:

That's exactly it.. when the petrol station at the Point was still there, the usher's quay station was always one of the cheapest in the city.

There is an article in today's Sunday Business Post about how the Dublin Port Company are spending €7m on building a new forecourt at the entrance to the post beside the port tunnel! Maybe this will affect the Statoil's prices!

Stephen

Hopefully it'll put the **** out of business.