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Old 04-09-2005, 09:11 PM   #1
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US gas prices

I'm currently in the Catskill Mountains NY, and the main topic of conversation seems to be the price of Gas (petrol) which is currently $3.49, although we passed a pump ealier today and it was $3.89!!!!! The've been talking on the news of a $6.00 gallon in some areas!!
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This is a very worrying development...it is being kept quiet in the British media, we are now at 97.9p a litre on unleaded, 20p dearer than January.
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Old 04-09-2005, 09:43 PM   #3
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we are now at 97.9p a litre on unleaded, 20p dearer than January.
Ouch!

How much is diesel!
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Well it should be a quid but most forecourts can't fit the extra digit on the boards! So 99.9p What a great time to run a taxi company!
The ramifications for the US economy could be dire.
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Old 04-09-2005, 10:21 PM   #5
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Add to that the fact the the UK govenment still haven't applied for the derigation on Red diesel which if not actioned will mean it's dissaperance at the end of the year
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Old 04-09-2005, 11:23 PM   #6
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end of 2006 innit?
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Old 05-09-2005, 01:11 AM   #7
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so was saterday a hoax?
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Old 05-09-2005, 08:24 AM   #9
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end of 2006 innit?
Bugger wished another year of my life away. It's not often the UK has a good deal but they are really gonna f***k this up.
Hope they dont but if they did, I wounder if there will be a swiing back to big petrols as they will work out cheaper to run
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UK petrol = $2 per litre, or about $8 a gallon. Any you are bitshing about $3.50?
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UK petrol = $2 per litre, or about $8 a gallon. Any you are bitshing about $3.50?
When we were in the states about 2 months ago gas was $1.30 a gallon. Imagine if our fuel prices doubled inside 2 months
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they've had about a 30% increase in 18 months
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Old 06-09-2005, 07:04 PM   #13
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Last time I was there (March) it was about $2.00/gallon on Long Island so $3.50 would be about a 75% increase.
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