How much do you pay for gas at the pump !

Nigel Goodwin · Apr 25, 2008

Bob Scott said:
So it would appear that UK gas prices are out of step, about double what everyone else pays. About £1.10 or $2.20 per litre.

Basically because it's almost all tax, the UK actually has the most efficient petrol distribution system, and lowest cost, in all of Europe - but then the government stick LOADS of tax on it, then they add 17.5% tax on the tax they charge us as well!.

picbits · Apr 25, 2008

Nigel Goodwin said:
Basically because it's almost all tax, the UK actually has the most efficient petrol distribution system, and lowest cost, in all of Europe - but then the government stick LOADS of tax on it, then they add 17.5% tax on the tax they charge us as well!.

And thats after we've been taxed at up to 40% on our wages .......

Nigel Goodwin · Apr 25, 2008

picbits said:
And thats after we've been taxed at up to 40% on our wages .......

If you're getting taxed at 40% you're earning too much!

picbits · Apr 25, 2008

I got a tax rebate last year - I'm earning that little at the moment lmao.

Its not that hard these days to hit the £36k mark - especially if you are a teacher

audioguru · Apr 25, 2008

In Britain, most of the gasoline tax is payed by car and truck owners.
In Canada where gasoline is fairly cheap with much less tax, more tax is payed by everybody even if they do not own a car or truck.

Which is the fairest?

picbits · Apr 25, 2008

Actually in Britain, most of the truck owners are now foreign.

It makes more financial sense to fill up offshore then drive round Britain in dodgy unroadworthy trucks undercutting the UK businesses (and putting them out of business) then return to their own country to fill back up with fuel.

One of the biggest UK haulage companies not so long ago laid off most of its drivers and replaced them with immigrant workers. Others now have their base out of the country and import the trucks/lorries on a daily basis to do the work over here.

audioguru · Apr 25, 2008

Occasionally, police here stop and inspect every truck for road-worthyness. Most are not allowed to continue their trip until very important things are fixed.

My son was driving on the highway when a front wheel came off and he saw it go by. Luckily the car sparked along straight to a stop then a police car came and blocked the lane until the car could be towed away.
That was the first time my son installed a wheel (wrong).
I helped him retreive the wheel that went pretty far. Very little damage to the car or to the wheel.

Marks256 · Apr 25, 2008

I tried to fill up my car at $3.42 for 87 octane a few days ago. Couldn't afford much.

davidbball13 · Apr 26, 2008

yeah gas is shooting up a lot. i have a small mowing biz in my hood (like 4 to 8 people to lazy to do it on their own) i am 13 so this is gold for me 40 bucks for one hour per mow but no......gas i have to pay 4 bucks for a gallon of the G stuff its runing my biz

Nigel Goodwin · Apr 27, 2008

davidbball13 said:
yeah gas is shooting up a lot. i have a small mowing biz in my hood (like 4 to 8 people to lazy to do it on their own) i am 13 so this is gold for me 40 bucks for one hour per mow but no......gas i have to pay 4 bucks for a gallon of the G stuff its runing my biz

That's almost free - wish it was that cheap over here!

mneary · Apr 28, 2008

gas i have to pay 4 bucks for a gallon of the G stuff its runing my biz

13 years old, $40 per hour?

So how many gallons does it take to mow a lawn?

audioguru · Apr 28, 2008

One or two weeks ago he was only 12. His age suddenly shot up 8.3%.
So now he should charge more.

davidbball13 · Apr 28, 2008

mneary said:
13 years old, $40 per hour?

So how many gallons does it take to mow a lawn?

3/4 of a gallon pre mow

davidbball13 · Apr 28, 2008

audioguru said:
One or two weeks ago he was only 12. His age suddenly shot up 8.3%.
So now he should charge more.

i had my bday i dono about charging more i like to have happy paying customers
plus i get to use their pool

picbits · Apr 29, 2008

davidbball13 said:
plus i get to use their pool

Do they not have toilets ?

audioguru · Apr 29, 2008

3/4 of a gallon of gas to mow a lawn??
Does your lawnmower have a high power V8 engine?

My gas lawnmower goes all summer with one gallon. Hundreds of mows.
And it doesn't fly as fast as this lawn mower:
**broken link removed**

microtexan · Apr 29, 2008

How much do you pay for gas?

Here in Texas we are paying an ARM and a LEG.

skeeterb · Apr 29, 2008

RE: How much do you pay for gas at the pump

We pay $3.42 here in Mississippi. $0.63 of that is taxes. That really kills the normal man. UGH my cousin put $20.00 of gas in his car, it only amounted to 5 f******* gallons of gasoline.

<RANT>The high price of gas is driving costs up not only here but everywhere. It looks like the upper class is trying and succeeding at killing off the middle class by driving the cost of everything up so that the average Joe and Jane can't afford to eat or keep themselves stable. <End RANT>

picbits · Apr 29, 2008

My car (a medium sized family car) with a 2 Litre engine (around 30-35mpg) now cost the equivalent of $120 to fill the tank from empty

I get around 250 miles of driving out of that - I use the car mainly for the school runs and picking up parts.

Any long journeys we do, we tend to use my partners car as its a diesel, does 50+ MPG and the fuel is paid for by her company ......

arhi · Apr 29, 2008

microtexan said:
Here in Texas we are paying an ARM and a LEG.

i believe I can add a left lung for how much it is here ...

petrol (unleaded/leaded) - 1.7US$ per L
Diesel - 1.4$ per L
TNG (natural gas) - 1-1.2$ per L

L == Liter

How much do you pay for gas at the pump !

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