Gas Prices

[Colin Angus Mackay]

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I'm writing the Prime Minister

Error: Missing preposition before the definite article.

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[Vikram A Punathambekar]

David Wulff wrote:

It is still cheaper than public transport.

Driving around by car is cheaper than public transport in the UK? :wtf:

Cheers, Vikram.

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[Ed Poore]

Depends if you know where you're going...

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[Gary Wheeler]

Colin Angus Mackay wrote:

Error: Missing preposition before the definite article.

Don't you mean: Missing expletive after the definite article?

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[Alvaro Mendez]

$2.30-something in South Florida. I haven't seen it under $2.00 in years. Alvaro

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[RChin]

Seeing how my monthly travelcard (public transport passes) has gone up and petrol prices have remained roughly the same, I wouldn't be surprised to find that if I drive to work, it would be cheaper on my wallet.

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[amclint]

Jeez...course the up side to some public transport is you can work on a laptop or watch movies or something. I'd almost go for it if I had a 1hr+ commute, would be nice to get that extra work done even if the car only took 1/2hr.

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[Dave Kreskowiak]

Just for curiosity, how much of that is taxes and what does the tax money go towards? Here in Michigan, I think about $0.19 of every gallon goes to federal taxes for road maintenance, $0.27 goes to the state gas tax (road), and then there's the state sales tax, at 6%, going to the general fund. BTW, I just paid $2.07(and 9/10ths)/gallon last night, all taxes included.

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[Chris McGlothen]

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

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[Joe Woodbury]

Colin Angus Mackay wrote:

Error: Missing preposition before the definite article.

Only if you're a language prescriptivist.

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[Nish Nishant]

Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

Driving around by car is cheaper than public transport in the UK?

It's the same in Canada and the US.

Regards, Nish

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[Dave Kreskowiak]

I think it's like that all over California. But, Hawii is more expensive at about $3.00 right now.

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[David Wulff]

Public transport is cheap as chips if you are only using one route or one operator (they are privately operated companies). For me to get to work I would need to use two different operators which would require two different annual passes. The cheapest I could get it for would be about £850 ($1,652) with subsidised passes, whereas my fuel bill only comes to around £1,200 ($2,333) so it is pennies more to drive. It used to be more, but I only travel three days a week now which has basically halved my travel costs. With the busses though, my 50 minutes journey would take two and half hours in the morning, and four and a half hours in the evening. Factor in those costs, and it is significantly cheaper to drive. If I was to use the trains, I would still need to use the two bus operators to get to the stations, and then a train pass, which would basically add £450 more and save me... zero hours. (The connecting busses run at the same time.) :doh: IMO public transport is an excellent idea... for travelling within towns and cities. Once you start travelling cross county or even country then it is totally unfeasible.

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[David Wulff]

Ed.Poore wrote:

Just realised how strong £ is so even 1 or 2p will make a big difference

That's the kicker here, the GBP is very nearly twice the USD at the moment.

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[Rhys Gravell]

And far quicker and more reliable. I currently have an (approximately) 100 mile round trip commute each day, which works out between an hour and an hour and a half each way to drive. I did use the train for about a year but to do the same journey, (Gloucester to Bath), by train takes at least 2 hours, (one way), involves at least one change, and a 15 - 20 minute bus journey, (one way), from railway station to office. Given that at least 1 journey, (one direction), a week runs at least an hour late, at least 3 will run up to half an hour late , and at least once a month a train is cancelled with no notice, adding significantly to my travelling time and length of working day, even if driving is more expensive the saving of my own time more than makes up for it. Public transport in the UK is a massive joke, unless you have to use it and then the Jokes on you.

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[David Wulff]

Which specific tax were you asking about? :rolleyes: We pay a road tax based on the size of our car engines, which goes towards maintaining roads (the majority comes out of council budgets though). Road tax is a one-off annual charge, not linked to fuel consumption. The tax we pay on the fuel itself is basically all a sales-based tax. On 98p per litre unleaded petrol/gas: 14.6p is VAT 47.1p is fuel tax For 1 US gallon, in US dollars, that equates to: $1.09 is VAT $3.48 is fuel tax HMRC Fuel Tax page[^] On an interesting note, that is equivalent to 280% income tax, and we are charged VAT on the fuel tax itself -- the only time in the UK when you will pay a tax on a tax. :doh: As a business user I get all my fuel VAT back again though, even on personal travel, so it works out as 83p a litre, or about 90p once you factor in the car scale charge <-- yet more tax. -- modified at 12:53 Thursday 11th January, 2007

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[David Wulff]

You know the sad thing is that I could drive to Bournemouth, fill up my fuel tank and drive home again (a 200 mile round trip) and I would still be saving money over local prices for the 3/4 of a tank I'd be left with! :omg:

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[Dan Neely]

David Wulff wrote:

It is still cheaper than public transport. Just.

Are you just looking at gas costs, or also factoring in the increased depreciation of your car from driving it more?

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