AIBU to be worried about rising fuel and energy costs this winter?

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HonorBound · 18/09/2026 19:24

on Monday went past Sainsbury and fuel was £1.61, went past Tesco tonight and its £1.70 - I'm guessing they've all put their prices up and there are 3 supermarkets within 1.5 miles

I'm leaving the car at home as much as possible, and certainly used less fuel than I normally would have by half way through the month

gas is going up on 1 October along with electric

things are going to be tight this winter

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Ihateboris · Today 11:01

YorkshirePuddingsGreatestFan · Today 09:17

Everything has gone up a lot quicker than my wages.

At the moment I'm just existing. I can cover the essential bills, keep the house warm, have food and can afford to drive to work.

All the nice things have already gone - no days out, don't socialise anymore, TV and music subscriptions cancelled, no meals out or takeaways and so on. Weekends are just spent at home or on free stuff like walking outside.

I don't know where I can cut back further as prices rise even further. If something major happens like the boiler breaks down or the car breaks down, then I'm basically screwed.

I'm in the same boat. My old car is due an MOT next month...God knows what I'll do if it fails. I can't use public transport as (a) most of my customers are rural and (b) I have to lug my cleaning stuff around with me.

NotPerfectlyAdverage · Today 11:22

HonorBound · Today 08:54

it makes a big difference the type of car, mines 12 years old but a smaller car, still get 2 child seats in and a double pram.

ive still got half my fuel left and hope to get into October before refuelling

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Yes I need to get a super mini asap really. I'm pretty time poor. Unfortunately with four kids, even though we really all go out together now, I still need a big car to drop eldest at uni. I think it's still going work out cheaper to buy a tiny car and keep the zafira. I'd still need to drive the zafira to stop it seizing up. Ds said hire a van but would still have the odd airport run and soon two at uni.

YorkshirePuddingsGreatestFan · Today 11:30

Ihateboris · Today 11:01

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Mine is due a MOT in a couple of months. I know it's going to need two new tyres soon and I'm dreading them finding anything else.

It's a 16 year old car, I can't afford to replace it and I live rurally. The bus service is infrequent and we're the first to get cut off if buses get cancelled due to driver sickness, bad weather etc. I can't rely on the bus to get to work.

bingobangs · Today 11:58

dustabsorber · Yesterday 22:37

I will just have the heating on for 2 hrs in the morning and 2 hrs at night. During the day, I will go to the library or the leisure centre and they can keep me warm.

Don’t people do this already?

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