So what are going to do about petrol?

Fratton Fred · 09-09-2012 08:38PM #1

Well? €1.73 a ****in litre and apparently going up at the end of the month?

The way it is going, half the country will be better on the dole because getting to work will be too expensive.

So who do we blame? Should we go and blockade our local Topaz or Esso, or should we write a strongly worded email to our local TD?

Hardonraging · 09-09-2012 08:40PM

Green diesel lad !!! drive her like you stole her on it !!!

MagicMarker · 09-09-2012 08:41PM

I sold my car months ago, now I use the bus with the rest of the peasants.

My name is URL · 09-09-2012 08:45PM

I drive to Venezuela whenever I need to fill up the tank. It only costs 2c a litre there

shedweller · 09-09-2012 08:47PM

I've mentioned various fuel saving techniques here before but it was met with ridicule etc. So it would seem a lot of people don't care about it! Go figure!

Anyway,
Here's a link to how much our fuel consumption has dropped over the past few years:http://omrpublic.iea.org/demand/ir_gs_ov.pdf
http://omrpublic.iea.org/demand/ir_dl_ov.pdf
The govt income from fuel sales has dropped so they are quite happy with fuel price increases!

MrStuffins · 09-09-2012 08:47PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

The way it is going, half the country will be better on the dole because getting to work will be too expensive.

Get the bus!

squod · 09-09-2012 08:47PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Well? €1.73 a ****in litre and apparently going up at the end of the month?

Dafuq it's 173c. Where are you buying it, Brown Thomas?

Chuck Stone · 09-09-2012 08:50PM

The Obama administration needs to go after the speculators manipulators.

WIZE · 09-09-2012 08:52PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Well? €1.73 a ****in litre and apparently going up at the end of the month?

The way it is going, half the country will be better on the dole because getting to work will be too expensive.

So who do we blame? Should we go and blockade our local Topaz or Esso, or should we write a strongly worded email to our local TD?

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['0']['point']);station['0']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('0'));"]Texaco[/URL]
Carrick Road, Ardee
158.9c
9th Sep

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['1']['point']);station['1']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('1'));"]Maxol[/URL]
Urlingford Road, Johnstown
160.9c
8th Sep

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['2']['point']);station['2']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('2'));"]Pathfinder Oil[/URL]
Summerfield , Claregalway
161.9c
7th Sep

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['3']['point']);station['3']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('3'));"]Texaco[/URL]
Killarney/Killorglin Rd, Lahard
163.9c
9th Sep

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Cois na Habhainn, Abbeyknockmoy
163.9c
8th Sep

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['5']['point']);station['5']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('5'));"]Esso[/URL]
Ballyhooly Rd, Ballyvolane
164.9c
7th Sep

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['6']['point']);station['6']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('6'));"]Amber[/URL]
Paddy Browne's Road, Lisduggan
165.7c
7th Sep

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['7']['point']);station['7']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('7'));"]Independent[/URL]
Trim Road, Balgill, Bective
165.9c
9th Sep

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['8']['point']);station['8']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('8'));"]Independent[/URL]
Six Crosses, Listowel
165.9c
8th Sep

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['9']['point']);station['9']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('9'));"]Top[/URL]
Whites Cross, Cork
165.9c
8th Sep

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North Ring Road, Ballyvolane
165.9c
7th Sep

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Limerick Road, Ennis
166.8c
9th Sep

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['12']['point']);station['12']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('12'));"]Top[/URL]
Kells Road, Castlemartin
166.9c
9th Sep

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['13']['point']);station['13']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('13'));"]Independent[/URL]
Kentstown Rd, Navan
166.9c
8th Sep

[URL="javascript:map.setZoom(14);map.setCenter(station['14']['point']);station['14']['marker'].openInfoWindowHtml(getMiniHTML('14'));"]Independent[/URL]
Ballylin, Ferbane
166.9c
8th Sep

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Oakpark Road, Tralee
166.9c
8th Sep

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Limerick Road, Ennis
166.9c
8th Sep

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Clare Road, Ennis
166.9c
8th Sep

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134 Richmond Rd, Drumcondra
166.9c
7th Sep

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O'Growney Street, Athboy
166.9c
7th Sep

Captain Chaos · 09-09-2012 08:53PM

squod wrote: »

Dafuq it's 173c. Where are you buying it, Brown Thomas?

Passed 5 different garages on the way home tonight and they are all at 172.9c.

Welcome to Dublin.

SocSocPol · 09-09-2012 08:53PM

Paid €1.68 a litre today, oil has actually dropped in price in the last week while the euro has risen against the dollar so it shouldnt go up again soon.

parrai · 09-09-2012 08:55PM

1.73 in Galway too (or there abouts, 172.9)

squod · 09-09-2012 08:55PM

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Passed 5 different garages on the way home tonight and they are all at 172.9c.

Welcome to Dublin.

Then keep passing those garages. Was in Dublin today and, unless I'm delusional, it's still the cheapest county to buy petrol in.

dirtyghettokid · 09-09-2012 08:57PM

170.9 in north dublin

squod · 09-09-2012 08:59PM

Maxol
134 Richmond Rd, Drumcondra 166.9c
7th Sep
Maxol
16 Crumlin Rd, Crumlin 167.9c
7th Sep
Top
Usher's Quay, Dublin 8 168.8c
9th Sep
Applegreen
Ballinteer Avenue, Ballinteer 168.8c
9th Sep
Applegreen
St Agnes Rd, Crumlin 168.8c
9th Sep
Petrogas
Palmerstown Bypass, Palmerstown 168.8c
8th Sep
Maxol
231-235 Harold's Cross Road, Harold's Cross 168.8c
8th Sep

The chance of me getting this many garages selling petrol this cheap across that tiny an area is next to impossible up here.

MaxSteele · 09-09-2012 08:59PM

The US and NATO should have kept their forces in the Arabian gulf after the war and just extorted the Saudi's, U.A.E and Kuwaiti's of all they're oil t' fluck. Oh and Venezuela and Nigeria too.

Sure aren't we basically raping the third world of it's resources legally already ?

We're the west. We can do what we want.

Colmustard · 09-09-2012 09:02PM

shedweller wrote: »

I've mentioned various fuel saving techniques here before but it was met with ridicule etc. So it would seem a lot of people don't care about it! Go figure!

Anyway,
Here's a link to how much our fuel consumption has dropped over the past few years:http://omrpublic.iea.org/demand/ir_gs_ov.pdf
http://omrpublic.iea.org/demand/ir_dl_ov.pdf
The govt income from fuel sales has dropped so they are quite happy with fuel price increases!

That is a unintended qwirk of the greens policy of reducing carbon use through car taxes. That doesn't mean we are driving less, it means we are driving more efficient cars. I use to drive an avensis which wasn't bad on the ould juice and my tax was 600 a year. My new yoke tax is only 140 a year and I think the car makes its own juice, its unbelievable.

Most people I know in the market for new cars consider low tax and fuel economy as their priority.

So I expect they will scrap the scheme soon.

dodderangler · 09-09-2012 09:04PM

I blame the Beurocrats and al Qaeda
Dammit they took our jobs!!!!!!!!!!!!
Durka durr

kerry4sam · 09-09-2012 09:07PM

I only ever use Topaz petrol and their Topaz fuel-card. The fuel-card would ordinarily have savings compared with paying directly at the pumps & this week the fuel-card is coming in at 169.15 so my local Topaz is higher than that and will be for the coming week too

I ain't changing from Topaz as it has always served me well and it's the only petrol-station I have used since I purchased my first car. Loyalty is key for me, and anyways the other pumps my way are not that far from the Topaz pricing.

Patsy fyre · 09-09-2012 09:07PM

The government will have to reduce their tax take on a litre, that's what happened in France.
Fat chance in Ireland though, it's likely to go up again in the budget along with car tax.

RichT · 09-09-2012 09:13PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

So what are going to do about petrol?

Get yourself one of these........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HYoq6vIVXc

NakedNNettles · 09-09-2012 09:18PM

The days of cheap fuel are long, long gone and there is absolutely nothing that can be done about lowering the price.

Head out around the planet and you will find its a similar story everywhere so don't be thinking that this is an isolated problem here in Ireland.

Unfortunately the car manufacturing industry are well behind the curve of research and development of alternative fuels....only in the last 10 years really! The consumer is just as much to blame with its negative attitude to alternative energies. Did the public really think the car industry in its current form would last forever?

Expect the next 10-15 years to see further rising fuel costs. For anyone relying on a car, it's going to be a number of extremely lean years.

You can stick your head in the sand like many or accept the facts now and prepare accordingly for the future.

dahat · 09-09-2012 09:21PM

I have taken to the bike quite a bit since my car tax was up and i hadn't the money to tax it!!
We have two cars,a 99 and 03 so it is looking like my 99 is staying off the road so if i could sort out the rain i would cycle to and from work every day........

VEN · 09-09-2012 09:22PM

wages should be going up next month, dole is coming down. if only it worked like that.

shedweller · 09-09-2012 09:22PM

1.4D4D for the win!:D

3.4L/100k per tank!

naughtysmurf · 09-09-2012 09:23PM

well, don't langer a load of it into your nearly new diesel like the wife did today :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Super-Rush · 09-09-2012 09:23PM

Theres gonna be trouble when the haulage companies can't afford to run their trucks anymore.

MistyCheese · 09-09-2012 09:24PM

Set a lit match on it. Show it who's boss.

dahat · 09-09-2012 09:24PM

naughtysmurf wrote: »

well, don't langer a load of it into your nearly new diesel like the wife did today :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Well she wont be getting any more langer load from you i reckon!!

squod · 09-09-2012 09:25PM

shedweller wrote: »

1.4D4D for the win!:D

3.4L/100k per tank!

If that means driving a toyota I'd rather hang meself (or just drive another car).

naughtysmurf · 09-09-2012 09:28PM

dahat wrote: »

Well she wont be getting any more langer load from you i reckon!!

I've sent her to bed on her own, that will learn her

So what are going to do about petrol?

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