So what are going to do about petrol?

Pottler · 09-09-2012 09:29PM

Super-Rush wrote: »

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

They can't already. Most are operating at a loss and are just keeping the wheels turning. Storage rates/pallet in that industry are also at rock bottom and competition is cut-throat because so many warehouses are empty. There is a hard rain a coming in that industry.:( There may be trouble ahead...

the keen edge · 09-09-2012 09:30PM

MistyCheese wrote: »

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

Yeah petrol can go fcuk itself.

I'm off outside to sh!te into my cars fuel tank, that it show 'em*.

*Them being the petroleum industry big wigs.

dahat · 09-09-2012 09:30PM

naughtysmurf wrote: »

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

Hard to know who benefits there......

Wife "Thank god that man won't be all over me tonight" sleeps like a log in peace while husband spits rage down stairs

hattoncracker · 09-09-2012 09:31PM

pumps.ie, I always use it. Generally apple green are the cheapest but I get at least 600km out of a full tank costing €40...

if u have a smartphone, download it.

Pottler · 09-09-2012 09:31PM

naughtysmurf wrote: »

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

Ah, it's no biggie, drain it out, filter, bleed it and rock on. Happens a lot to us with vans, tools fill them up with petrol then ring in "its stopped, don't know why??".

shedweller · 09-09-2012 09:32PM

squod wrote: »

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

Thats grand. Just remember that if you think about complaining about the high fuel prices!:)

RayCon · 09-09-2012 09:35PM

Petrol prices at an all time high, Oil companies making record profits ... and there's me listening to a million different "reasons" why prices are going up ... jeez, go figure.

Run_to_da_hills · 09-09-2012 09:37PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

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

€1.73 a ****in litre and you are complaining.

Wait until Israel starts bombing Iran and then you will have something to complain about.

emo72 · 09-09-2012 09:38PM

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!

Yes, but is the government take decreasing because the cost is riding beyond the point that people are prepared to pay? I have a classic vehicle that I did not renew this year because is just too expansive to drive it. Also I have taken to cycling to work also. There is no money left to take from me. They can raise the tax to whatever they want. They won't take more because of that. The law of diminishing returns is starting to kick in.

longhalloween · 09-09-2012 09:40PM

Hardonraging wrote: »

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

Goway wit ya!

Kerosene and Aldi vegetable oil is the way to go!

Pottler · 09-09-2012 09:43PM

longhalloween wrote: »

Goway wit ya!

Kerosene and Aldi vegetable oil is the way to go!

shhhh. Shaddup. Quiet there. Hush. Icksna on the huelaah. Blabber.:D

entropi · 09-09-2012 09:44PM

Well biofuel wont be lasting long I'd imagine, since it's now talking up too much space normally reserved for food crops. And with grain shortages the last few years, there's a good chance it's days are limited. There'll have to be more reliance on petrol or diesel if biofuel goes the way of the dodo. Vicious circle ensues, travel as a whole becomes so much more expensive.

shedweller · 09-09-2012 09:47PM

emo72 wrote: »

They can raise the tax to whatever they want. They won't take more because of that. The law of diminishing returns is starting to kick in.

That is a point i have been making recently. I currently spend everything so they can raise taxes all they want, the net gain for them will be nil.
Will we do anything about it?

Of course not!!!

Fratton Fred · 09-09-2012 09:47PM

I'm not driving 20k to save myself €2.50, I do shop around, but most of the filling stations around Dun Laoghaire are within 2c a litre of each other.

Why are all the ultra fuel efficient cars so dull?

I blame the gubberment.

trodsky · 09-09-2012 09:49PM

Seriously who cares. Get a bicycle? Take the car or train?

experiMental · 09-09-2012 09:57PM

I cycle to work, even in winter. The days of luxury are well and truly over. However, on the upside, I never had any flu or cold for almost a year. All this exposure to outside elements have actually made me a lot stronger.

As for the petrol price solution: just don't take the car for very short journeys. Otherwise you'll burn your money on petrol pretty fast.

On an unrelated note, I still see 5km long traffic jams in South Dublin.

Inscrutable · 09-09-2012 09:59PM

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!

Indeed, there's been a very impressive decline in Irish oil consumption from 193 kb/d in January 2009 to 137 kb/d now - a 30% reduction.

Y'all should consider getting an ebike. No sweat on arrival at work and makes long commutes feasible. About €1,500 for a new one. A dealer told me only 1,000 or so are sold in Ireland each year.

Gummy Panda · 09-09-2012 10:01PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

I'm not driving 20k to save myself €2.50, I do shop around, but most of the filling stations around Dun Laoghaire are within 2c a litre of each other.

Why are all the ultra fuel efficient cars so dull?

I blame the gubberment.

Syphon petrol from another car.

simples

fasttalkerchat · 09-09-2012 10:02PM

I've started watering mine down.

*note: This is a joke, don't try this at home.

Neewbie_noob · 09-09-2012 10:04PM

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 whom 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?

Writing a letter to a TD ?? You might as well offer a carrot to a lion.
Tax is astronomically high in Ireland, especially on alcohol, fuel and cigarettes. The only other option (although illegal) is to use Green Diesel :mad:

fasttalkerchat · 09-09-2012 10:05PM

Neewbie_noob wrote: »

Writing a letter to a TD ?? You might as well offer a carrot to a lion.
Tax is astronomically high in Ireland, especially on alcohol, fuel and cigarettes. The only other option (although illegal) is to use Green Diesel :mad:

Instead of petrol? Wouldn't recommend it

Biggins · 09-09-2012 10:09PM

So what you are going to do about petrol?

Suck it up!

squod · 09-09-2012 10:10PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

I'm not driving 20k to save myself €2.50,

Sallynoggin isn't 20k away.

Pottler · 09-09-2012 10:14PM

squod wrote: »

Sallynoggin isn't 20k away.

No, and yet it's a world away, really.

up for anything · 09-09-2012 10:18PM

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!

I care. Would you repeat them for me.

The Longfellow · 09-09-2012 10:21PM

Pity the poor feckers in India who have to pay over a day's wage for a gallon of the stuff!
And then they have to go out and navigate the free for all that is the Indian road network

FutureGuy · 09-09-2012 10:24PM

I'm lucky enough that I only have a 5km drive to work so petrol costs do not affect me too much.

Having said that, will probably buy a bike soon and cycle to work.

BrokenArrows · 09-09-2012 10:25PM

Prices are about the same in the UK if not more expensive.
I'm paying about £1.40 ( €1.75 ). It's more towards London and less further north.

NakedNNettles · 09-09-2012 11:42PM

trodsky wrote: »

Seriously who cares. Get a bicycle? Take the car or train?

If you think riding a bike is going to solve your problem then you are extremely naive.

The rising price of petrol goes far beyond the problem of running a personal vehicle.

Food, manufacturing, plastics, cosmetics, energy to name a few are all aided by the helping hand of oil. Three huge emerging economies (CHina, India & Brazil) combined with climate change is forcing the planet to burn through more oil than ever before.

Based on this have you noticed the cost of goods, food, energy all rising slowing in the past few years. A few pence here, a pence there.

On the flipside salaries are decreasing, you might need to rethink you how much you care and what you seriously can do to help your lot. Don't go blaming and whinging about the government because being honest, they don't give a sh*t.

Smart people are already planning for their future with a complete overhaul of lifestyle, riding a bike everyday is just a token effort.

Fratton Fred · 09-09-2012 11:46PM

squod wrote: »

Fratton Fred wrote: »

I'm not driving 20k to save myself €2.50,

Sallynoggin isn't 20k away.

Is that the place next to the Noggin Inn?

So what are going to do about petrol?

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