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Petrol €132.9 Diesel €123.9

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  • 10-03-2010 9:23pm
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    Macca3000
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭


    This was at a station in Kells.

    It's a bit worrying the huge spike in prices so quickly. And by the looks of things it's only going to get worse. Oil is now trading at just below $83 a barrell for mid April delivery:(


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    cadaliac
    Registered Users Posts: 2,903 ✭✭✭cadaliac


    Christ on a bike !!:eek:
    Diesel €1.15 and (not sure petrol is €1.23) or so next to me (Cork)


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    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Its the same at the Topaz station beside the Mid West Regional Hospital. Honestly dont know why anyone gets petrol there


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    Macca3000
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭Macca3000


    Problem is, around Kells anyway, as soon as one goes up they all follow suit. Barely 2c in difference between all 5 stations. So shopping around won't be much help.

    In fairness though it's the oil price that's the problem. Not much the shops can do about that.


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    Mimikyu
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    lintdrummer
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    Macca3000 wrote: »
    Problem is, around Kells anyway, as soon as one goes up they all follow suit. Barely 2c in difference between all 5 stations. So shopping around won't be much help.

    In fairness though it's the oil price that's the problem. Not much the shops can do about that.

    Whiffs of a cartel if you ask me. It's hardly like they all get a delivery on the same day, but as you say they won't wait to put up they're prices.


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    Mimikyu
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    The_Conductor
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    Tesco in Maynooth is fairly local for me- but its normally at least 2-3c a litre more expensive than some of the other local alternates (e.g. Ted Castle in Celbridge, Maxol in Lucan etc). For about the first time ever its 2c cheaper than the next alternate. I filled up at 114.9 at the weekend......


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    testarossa40
    Registered Users Posts: 759 ✭✭✭testarossa40


    :eek:
    €132.9 & €123.9 a litre is one helluva spike to be sure...
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    ... or did you mean 132.9c & 123.9c :D


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    Bandara
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    This will be about the standard price in about a week I'd imagine. For example unleaded goes up 1.6c a litre wholesale at midnight tonight


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    L1011
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    smccarrick wrote: »
    Tesco in Maynooth is fairly local for me- but its normally at least 2-3c a litre more expensive than some of the other local alternates (e.g. Ted Castle in Celbridge, Maxol in Lucan etc). For about the first time ever its 2c cheaper than the next alternate. I filled up at 114.9 at the weekend......

    Wheres there a Top (Tedcastle) in Celbridge? Maxol, Esso and Tougher I know of, the Tougher can be cheap enough sometimes.


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    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,707 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    Macca3000 wrote: »
    This was at a station in Kells.

    It's a bit worrying the huge spike in prices so quickly. And by the looks of things it's only going to get worse. Oil is now trading at just below $83 a barrell for mid April delivery:(

    at that price it will cost me €6700 to fill the tank and i only get 550 miles
    that is €700 a day on fuel.!!!


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    barochoc
    Registered Users Posts: 293 ✭✭barochoc


    Mc Love wrote: »
    Its the same at the Topaz station beside the Mid West Regional Hospital. Honestly dont know why anyone gets petrol there

    My experience on the road with Topaz is they're the most expensive fuel everywhere & I've no idea why people buy it. Shop around.

    They charge on average 3-4c more than neighboring stations in any town. Can any one explain why?

    I filled up in Tesco's Cashel @ 111.9c for diesel on Sunday!!! Hard to beat that.

    Use pumps.ie for the cheapest fuel close to you & never fill up if you're heading down south in my opinion as you'll always find cheaper fuel. No idea why :confused:


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    Mr Benevolent
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    To be fair, the difference between petrol @ 124c and 128c is approx. €50 over a year for a standard 1.4L. The difference is about €120 per year if you compare 124c and 132c though.

    I've seen some people go 6 miles out of their way to save 3c per litre on a 53L tank - although it's just cost them 75c to get there! Driving 6 miles to save 84c is not worth the hassle.


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    Macca3000
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭Macca3000


    testarossa40 wrote: »
    :eek:
    €132.9 & €123.9 a litre is one helluva spike to be sure...
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    ... or did you mean 132.9c & 123.9c :D

    Hah, yes my bad, I did of course mean 132.9c & 123.9c;)


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    gerrymadden1
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭gerrymadden1


    Say thanks to the Green Party for their new taxes... petrol, diesel, home heating fuels, and before long, they'll have us paying for our water.

    The Greens have systematically crucified the ordinary working (& unemployed) person.

    Thankfully, they will never see a second term.


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    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Hammertime wrote: »
    This will be about the standard price in about a week I'd imagine. For example unleaded goes up 1.6c a litre wholesale at midnight tonight

    What


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    Absurdum
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    Hammertime wrote: »
    This will be about the standard price in about a week I'd imagine. For example unleaded goes up 1.6c a litre wholesale at midnight tonight


    I presume that'll be rounded up to 2c since it seems that every station prices fuel at xxx.9c per litre?


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    Flyer1
    Registered Users Posts: 664 ✭✭✭Flyer1


    I love my diesel car. Its very green ;)


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    Fiskar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭Fiskar


    gerrymadden1 wrote: »
    Say thanks to the Green Party for their new taxes... petrol, diesel, home heating fuels, and before long, they'll have us paying for our water.

    The Greens have systematically crucified the ordinary working (& unemployed) person.

    Thankfully, they will never see a second term.


    In reality, they are only implementing EU directive on said items!

    Water is a favorite EU item, paid for in many states but not here!


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    Colonel Sanders
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,669 ✭✭✭Colonel Sanders


    113.9c in Wexford for diesel at the weekend

    Unfortunately I had paid 115.9c in Dublin before driving down :rolleyes:


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    questionmark?
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    Wow OP sounds like Rip off Republic in action. I was giving out about the price at my local pump at 123.9c but 132.9c that's a huge difference. Think Devils fuel was 113.9c.


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    Macca3000
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭Macca3000


    questionmark? wrote: »
    Wow OP sounds like Rip off Republic in action. I was giving out about the price at my local pump at 123.9c but 132.9c that's a huge difference. Think Devils fuel was 113.9c.

    Lol, we all got to do our part. Unfortunatly as I said before I don't think there is much the different stations can do. Still a bit of healthy competition wouldn't go amiss.


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    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Flyer1 wrote: »
    I love my diesel car. Its very green ;)

    Shame it causes cancer and hurts my ears. :)


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    barochoc
    Registered Users Posts: 293 ✭✭barochoc


    Confab wrote: »
    To be fair, the difference between petrol @ 124c and 128c is approx. €50 over a year for a standard 1.4L. The difference is about €120 per year if you compare 124c and 132c though.

    I've seen some people go 6 miles out of their way to save 3c per litre on a 53L tank - although it's just cost them 75c to get there! Driving 6 miles to save 84c is not worth the hassle.

    For some of us that refuse to pay for the owners (of the garage) nice shinny Merc it's not really hassle. I generally plan my routes well so I can top up with the cheaper fuel. But I have been known to make a trip when stuck if it was 3-4c cheaper. Even though I may not have saved I feel better for not lining the scroungers pockets & pay for his apartments all over Europe.

    If I ran out of fuel or was going to, €1 top up would do me in a Topaz to get me to the next station. I don't understand their prices. Apparently your car goes further on their fuel, well that's true in one way for me.

    I can't get far enough away from them in the first place!! :D


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    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    MYOB wrote: »
    Wheres there a Top (Tedcastle) in Celbridge? Maxol, Esso and Tougher I know of, the Tougher can be cheap enough sometimes.

    Old Lucan road- before the cemetry? (unless I've gotten confused- which is possible). I thought that was a Top?


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    cadaliac
    Registered Users Posts: 2,903 ✭✭✭cadaliac


    Macca3000 wrote: »
    Lol, we all got to do our part. Unfortunatly as I said before I don't think there is much the different stations can do. Still a bit of healthy competition wouldn't go amiss.

    What are you talking about? The refineries do not charge different prices to different stations.
    Of course the stations can do something about it!
    A fluctuation of 20c per liter between different stations is robbery. End of.
    Yes, I know that different stations are bigger and have more overheads but you or anyone else simply cannot justify a price difference of (in some cases) more than 20c per liter. Madness.


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    daveyboy_1ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭daveyboy_1ie


    http://www.pumps.ie/

    I use this site regularly, I find it does help to narrow down the cheapest prices in my area.


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    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭testicle


    Macca3000 wrote: »
    In fairness though it's the oil price that's the problem. Not much the shops can do about that.

    Yet when the oil price drops, the shops claim it is entirely different!


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    L1011
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    smccarrick wrote: »
    Old Lucan road- before the cemetry? (unless I've gotten confused- which is possible). I thought that was a Top?

    Thats the Tougher, it was a Statoil before.


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    neilthefunkeone
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    Been seeing that Tesco lately is usually more expensive than my local stations.. Im in Tallaght and last week my local Topaz was cheaper than Tesco..

    Apple green seems like the cheapest but its 3-4 miles away.. pain in said ass..


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