Petrol 184.9 this afternoon

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Petrol has gone up from 179.9 this morning where I am to 184.9 this afternoon! AIBU to think this is getting really worrying?

That demand destruction basically comes from people not partaking then. Just as most Third World nations are going to enable the West to pay higher prices for food by, well, starving instead.

Electricity is also wildly expensive in CA because to the green energy requirements and the fact that much of the transmission network is 60-80 years old. That's one reason they have so many wildfires.

CA has had a net outmigration of population for years. Taxes are the highest in the US so businesses leave and take the jobs with them. High-income earners also move to lower tax states, so there's a shortage of doctors. Tech companies are leaving. Lots of places in CA are lovely but the state is badly mismanaged.

It’s weird that there were only blockades and huge protests by hauliers when we had a Labour government, and when fuel prices were much cheaper than now. They seem far more reluctant to take on a Conservative government.

Increasing fuel prices must be leading to increased VAT revenue to the Government - assuming demand isn't slowing down

£2.10 where I live.

I paid £1.959 for petrol today. 🤮

I’m with @Morte though - you can keep your crime-riddles cities with 24/7 transport, I’ll plant some tatties and burn shit.

My dad just sent me a text saying he saw it at £2.02 today

It is a shame that public transport outside cities is so bad. Another thing that we should have been investing in.

To look on the bright side, it’s good for greenhouse gas emissions.

It's a total joke, where we live there is no public transport, nearest train station is 10 miles away and a bus runs twice a day, 10.30am and 2.30pm five days a week.

These prices are shocking. I gave up driving about ten years ago, because I'm physically disabled and wasn't getting any younger. When I got my first car, petrol cost 1 shilling and 6 pence - so 9 pence a gallon 😮

Scary.

During Lockdown 1 it went as low as 97p a litre.

On another thread I said we should price everything in metric AND imperial to keep everyone happy but I take it back…I think I might cry if I saw the fuel price per gallon now!

We're not going out in car so much now, but had a rare trip out today- saw a garage charging 198.5.

I saw this article in an American personal finance magazine comparing petrol prices around the world.

Gasoline Prices Around the world

It's all in US dollars and US gallons. If you want the UK equivalent divide the dollars by 1.25 to get pounds and the gallons by 3.78 to get liters.

Here in SE London petrol has hit 1.86!

Our Quashquai now costs over £100 to fill up! I remember a couple summers ago, during first lockdown, a full tank cost around £70

It's bloody insane what's going on, also our gas & electricity has gone up by an insane amount too! Up by over 200% although we were on a fixed rate which then came to an end

When are HMRC going to increase the 45p per mile? Or are we expected to just drive around in our cars at our own expense? It may cover the petrol but it's now not much towards the tyres and wear and tear and if petrol continues to rise in cost then very soon the 45p isn't going to cover even the fuel

I live rurally and work in community services. It's now up to £1.90. I'm seriously considering changing jobs as it's no longer cost effective and no pay rise for the past 6 years

@AnonIsUsuallyAWoman I live in a suburb new build estate - with 0 bus service (except the school one) no train station for 3 miles, DS2 nursery 2 miles in one direction, ds1 school a mile the other way - with no breakfast club provision, and work 5 miles another way. Not using my car, while trying to get everyone to where they need to be before 9am is not a feasible option. I’d bloody love it if it was but our council have a habit of approving new build estates and not thinking about how the people get to anywhere.

I currently drive to work and it takes 18 minutes with no traffic, not including the nursery drop off and collection.

If I was to use public transport to get to work, it would take 47 minutes of walking plus 2 buses.

If I was to walk to work, it would take 3.5 hours.

Cycling isn't an option.

Fuel has to reduce in price or I will need to look for a job closer to home or WFH. It costs £90 to fill my car up and I simply can't afford anymore than this. I can barely afford the £90!

I'd consider downsizing the car. Petrol isn't going to be cheap ever again.

I worked out that its costing me roughly 26p a mile in my 7 year old Zafira. It seems that downsizing the car should be a top priority for me. Unfortunately the secondhand car market to buy one is also very high right now too.

Collective bargaining is the main point a trade union.

Yeah, it’s not even like one can get a decent second hand vehicle now with the new car market stumped by supply issues, everyone is getting used cars instead. And many are selling for what they would get brand new.

How will anyone be able to riot? Can't afford to fill up the Molotov cocktails

We all start making moonshine.