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  • D Dr Reedo

    Just walked past the local garage in Bristol and it's not happening here yet. Mind you the price was only 98.9p/lt!! reedo

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    NormDroid
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    Local radio stations are saying that people are now queueing to for fuel at garages over the Northwest, probably geeing up people to buy fuel, in preparation for Wednesdays fuel protests. Blogless

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      Whats the price of petrol per litre over where you are? Blogless

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      Paul Watson
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      Oh well I am in South Africa. I was just making a lame Zimbabwe vs. UK joke. Price of petrol here in South Africa at the coast is about R4.50 (38p) now. Pretty good compared to the UK but it is still expensive for us to fill up. regards, Paul Watson South Africa Colib and WebTwoZero. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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      • R Richard Green

        Theres panic buying at the garage next to where I work in Birmingham, cars lined up 4 or 5 deep at each pump. Richard Green

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        Super Lloyd
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        buy an hybrid :laugh: or maybe convert your car to GPL or organic fuel ;)

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        • N NormDroid

          Local radio stations are saying that people are now queueing to for fuel at garages over the Northwest, probably geeing up people to buy fuel, in preparation for Wednesdays fuel protests. Blogless

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          David Wulff
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          What's so special about the Northwest? :confused:


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            Oh well I am in South Africa. I was just making a lame Zimbabwe vs. UK joke. Price of petrol here in South Africa at the coast is about R4.50 (38p) now. Pretty good compared to the UK but it is still expensive for us to fill up. regards, Paul Watson South Africa Colib and WebTwoZero. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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            NormDroid
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            Paul Watson wrote: Price of petrol here in South Africa at the coast is about R4.50 (38p) now. Yipes, thats dugustingly cheap :) Blogless

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            • S Super Lloyd

              buy an hybrid :laugh: or maybe convert your car to GPL or organic fuel ;)

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              NormDroid
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              Super Lloyd wrote: maybe convert your car to GPL or organic fuel Cars a VW Golf TDI, aleady takes Diester or Biofuel with no conversion needed, trouble is there about 11 garages in the UK that sell this stuff, mostly in the sticks. Blogless

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              • N NormDroid

                Whats the price of petrol per litre over where you are? Blogless

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                Gavin Jeffrey
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                In South Africa the price is roughly around R6 (+-66 pound) per litre (not even sure anymore with the constant price hikes) but in Zimbabwe the price is Zim $ 22300 .... sounds a lot doesn't it? but in actual fact it is only about 80 or 90 cents in US $ oops did the conversion the wrong way round (just saw Pauls most and it made me realize) i meant (+-0.5 pound)

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                • D David Wulff

                  What's so special about the Northwest? :confused:


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                  NormDroid
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                  Sounds like there are few local DJs whipping up hysteria:((. Also Stanlow is down the road if thats any relation :~ Blogless

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                  • S Super Lloyd

                    buy an hybrid :laugh: or maybe convert your car to GPL or organic fuel ;)

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                    Super Lloyd wrote: or maybe convert your car to GPL Hey, now there's a good use for GPL'd open source code! Marc My website Traceract Understanding Simple Data Binding Diary Of A CEO - Preface

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                    • D Dr Reedo

                      Just walked past the local garage in Bristol and it's not happening here yet. Mind you the price was only 98.9p/lt!! reedo

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                      Mathew Hall
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                      the price was only 98.9p/lt!! :omg: And I thought we were getting ripped off at AU$1.35/lt (~57p) "I think I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say huh?" - Buffy

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                      • D David Wulff

                        What's so special about the Northwest? :confused:


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                        Jon Newman
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                        David Wulff wrote: What's so special about the Northwest? Clearly, it's because I was born there.


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                        • J Jon Newman

                          David Wulff wrote: What's so special about the Northwest? Clearly, it's because I was born there.


                          Jonathan Newman blog.nonny.com [^]

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                          David Wulff
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                          I asked what was special, not why it was so dirty.


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                            Paul Watson wrote: Price of petrol here in South Africa at the coast is about R4.50 (38p) now. Yipes, thats dugustingly cheap :) Blogless

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                            Paul Watson
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                            While it is still cheaper our earning power is less so you can't convert so literally. regards, Paul Watson South Africa Colib and WebTwoZero. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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                            • N NormDroid

                              I've just been to the garage to get a can of coke, and it's started again, panic buying fuel, people queueing are the roads to enter the garage. Is this happen anywhere else or just Manchester UK? Blogless

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                              hairy_hats
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                              Why is this referred to a "panic" buying anyway? Surely most people are just taking the sensible precaution to fill up if they are going to be unable to fill up for a while? I filled up my car yesterday, and will be filling up a can or two tonight, with a cool head and no palpitations.

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                              • H hairy_hats

                                Why is this referred to a "panic" buying anyway? Surely most people are just taking the sensible precaution to fill up if they are going to be unable to fill up for a while? I filled up my car yesterday, and will be filling up a can or two tonight, with a cool head and no palpitations.

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                                NormDroid
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                                viaduct wrote: I filled up my car yesterday, and will be filling up a can or two tonight, with a cool head and no palpitations. LOL! :laugh:, thats almost a quote from Viz[^]. Blogless

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                                • H hairy_hats

                                  Why is this referred to a "panic" buying anyway? Surely most people are just taking the sensible precaution to fill up if they are going to be unable to fill up for a while? I filled up my car yesterday, and will be filling up a can or two tonight, with a cool head and no palpitations.

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                                  NormDroid
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                                  viaduct wrote: Why is this referred to a "panic" buying anyway? Definition[^] Blogless

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                                  • N NormDroid

                                    Whats the price of petrol per litre over where you are? Blogless

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                                    toxcct
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                                    between 1.2€ and 1.6€ in france nowaday...


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                                    • D David Wulff

                                      I asked what was special, not why it was so dirty.


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                                      Jon Newman
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                                      That one hurt deep Dave.


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                                        viaduct wrote: Why is this referred to a "panic" buying anyway? Definition[^] Blogless

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                                        hairy_hats
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                                        The blockaders' aim of getting Gordon Brown to reduce the tax on fuel is misdirected: proportionally there is less tax on fuel now than at the time of the last blockades, and the tax that is paid is at least put into firemen's and nurses' pay, the health service, roads etc. The real problem is the fuel companies.

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                                        • D David Wulff

                                          The problem with buying fuel on a Sunday night to avoid the Monday queues is that everybody does it. It's like everyone leaving work ten minutes early to avoid the queues - it just moves them forwards ten minutes. Catch-22. There is definately no panic-buying down here though. The news is reporting no panic[^] too.


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                                          brianwelsch
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                                          Is everyone so much in synch in the UK that they need to buy fuel at the same times?? Or are the pumps closed by early evening? Seems odd to me to even consider when to buy. BW


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