COST OF FUEL NORTH AND SOUTH

barney4001 · 01-03-2011 12:23pm #1

Listening to morning ireland today,the presenter stated that fuel prices were dearer in the north,i use diesel and nothern price is around £1 38, where i buy in Omeath cost IS 1 .42 Euro,so how on earth did he reach that decision,cars are filling up and filling 5 gallon drums all the time in Omeath,there is always a queue of vehicles waiting on fill ups every day

Timmaay · 01-03-2011 12:44pm

They forgot to convert stg to euros?

Satanta · 01-03-2011 12:44pm

Fuel prices are indeed higher in the north. Based on the figures you state

1.38 GBP = 1.62492 EUR

http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=1.38&From=GBP&To=EUR

AFAIK 1.62 is more than 1.42

pajo1981 · 01-03-2011 1:15pm

^^

yeah what he said

Alexander Supertramp · 01-03-2011 1:46pm

I had a look this weekend...

If I were to fill up my car in Strabane (Tyrone) it would be 1.36 per litre (sterling). If I drove 500 yards across the bridge into Lifford (Donegal) it would be 1.24 per litre (sterling).

Bit of a head scratcher there :rolleyes:

barney4001 · 01-03-2011 11:08pm

I MADE AN ERROR IN THAT POST, THATS WHY I BUY IN THE SOUTH

barney4001 · 28-03-2011 4:50pm

yesterday while driving from Lisburn i noticed i was getting low on diesel,pulled into next garage got £10 for which i got 7 litres,today just out of curiosity i decided to try 10 euro in Omeath 7.2 litres, a very big difference indeed as i get 1.20 euro to my £1 in Omeath at that service station,yesterday was first time i have got diesel in the north in years so never again

coylemj · 28-03-2011 5:19pm

By any chance was the Morning Ireland presenter Cathal MacCoille? If so, he rides around on a bike, I've seen him all over the place on two wheels so he probably doesn't drive a car and knows SFA about the price of motor fuel. I don't know if Aine Lawlor drives or cycles.