unleaded petrol 86p in north

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all petrol stations ive seen in dublin louth area appear to like the price being 99.9 a litre

time for petrol stations to wise up now and actually have the price at the pumps reflect the recent plumet in oil prices or it will be just another item to stock up on while shopping up north

where is the outcry from the politicans for them to do this

i seem to recall gordon brown being very vocal on this some weeks

kc66

From Here

THE drop in the price of wholesale oil is being passed on to motorists at the petrol pumps, according to a new survey from a consumer watchdog.
The report was ordered by the Tanaiste Mary Coughlan over fears that pump prices for petrol and diesel were not reflecting the falling price for a barrel of oil over the past few months.
However, according to the National Consumer Agency (NCA) there is little evidence to suggest unwarranted delays in passing on price changes to the consumer at the pump.
During November, pump prices dropped below the €1 barrier, with petrol prices falling more than 11pc, while diesel dropped 8pc. The service station market was found to be competitive by international standards.

kingshankly

If petrol is being sold cheaper in the uk than here then were being ripped off yet again as we know the euro is just short of the pound but the uk have a higher duty on fuel than here so there's no way we should be paying more

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kingshankly wrote: »

If petrol is being sold cheaper in the uk than here then were being ripped off yet again as we know the euro is just short of the pound but the uk have a higher duty on fuel than here so there's no way we should be paying more

exactly and the corrolary of this is northern motorist will stop filling up in the south more VAT revenue lost

i wonder did the report track and compare the price changes in the south with the UK and when exactly did the differential change(allowing of course for the hike in budget). this is nothing more than profiteering by the petrol stations. unleaded should be retailing at close to 70 cents a litre

the government needs to stop commisioning reports and commitees and demand action

XDA

don't forget though that we pay 6.5% more VAT than they do up north, so thats about 6.5c on every litre

XDA

boopolo

XDA wrote: »

don't forget though that we pay 6.5% more VAT than they do up north, so thats about 6.5c on every litre

XDA

But they pay more Excise Duty? Right?

boopolo

etcetc wrote: »

all petrol stations ive seen in dublin louth area appear to like the price being 99.9 a litre

You can do better than that in the Dublin area. Cheapest near me is Maxol Lucan: 91.9 diesel 93.9 petrol.

Check www.pumps.ie for some stations near you.


Boo

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XDA wrote: »

don't forget though that we pay 6.5% more VAT than they do up north, so thats about 6.5c on every litre

XDA

point being prior to the tax increase unleaded was about 15/20 pence dearer in the north(perhaps someone living there will point more accurately the difference)

it was a big enough difference to have persuaded sainsburys in newry to demolish their petrol station and turn it into a surface car park

darc

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this is nothing more than profiteering by the petrol stations. unleaded should be retailing at close to 70 cents a litre

Find out the facts before you talk rubbish.

Excise duty = 50c + Vat @ 21.5% (61c)

Cost of refined petrol (as of yesterday) = 20c + VAT (24.5c)

Distributor & retailer margin = approx. 11c + VAT (13c)
(Covers rents, rates, staff, utilities, distribution, storage, accounting systems, credit card charges etc)

Total = 81c + vat = 97.5c

Average price of unleaded = 98c

Where is the profiteering in that?


My interest - a friend owns a station and sells at a 4c profit per litre (currently selling at 93c) before any costs. - Makes more from a sandwich than a fill of petrol. Will never make a profit from petrol, but sells a hell of a lot of sandwiches!

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http://www.aaireland.ie/petrolprices/default.asp

june 2007

UK price per litre avg 1.44 euros

irish price per litre avg 1.17 euros

http://www.rte.ie/money/2008/1216/petrol.html

explains a little better at least its clear that it not the petrol station operators we should be looking but rather the global refiners

i stand corrected

so are we to assume that uk petrols pay a lot less to get their petrol from the big players

Fighting Irish

My petrol station is 91.9c

This isn't really a bargain

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Fighting Irish wrote: »

My petrol station is 91.9c

This isn't really a bargain

most definetely is if you live in northern ireland