Nothing to see here. Move on.
Levelling up going wellâŚ
I watched âspiders webâ on netflix last night⌠it explains why that distribution is never likely to change to Londonâs detriment
Arse
Wales on holiday?
BBC have an article on the price of petrol⌠one cursory mention of 5p fuel duty reduction (which of course is not enforced) but no mention that the duty and VAT makes up the lionâs share of the total price (below from Lookers website):
| % of the Total Cost | What you pay per litre | |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale cost | 33% | 55p |
| Biofuel content | 7% | 11p |
| Retailer profit | 8% | 13p |
| Delivery costs | 1% | 2p |
| Fuel duty | 35% | 58p |
| VAT | 17% | 28p |
I saw one news report yesterday saying that Germanyâs fuel prices were quite a bit higher than here. Not sure about other EU countries.
If this wasnât so serious itâd be quite funny seeing Nick Ferrari have everything he believes in being ripped to shreds.
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Itâs less the absolute cost (you need the costs of everything else to know how much of an impact it makes) more that half the price is tax which the government (with our brexit freedoms!!!) is free to reduce significantly. And the fact that the BBC totally failed to mention how much of the cost is tax including double dipping by the taxman (since he charges vat on the duty I believe)
Theyâve got to fund their mad spending somehow. Fuel duty & vat is an easy one.
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Theyâre likely reluctant to reduce tax and vat on fuel as theyâre using the windfall to reclaim the furlough money back from the people.
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As opposed to clawing it back from all the fraudulent (Mattâs mates etc) or incompetent (T&T, Serco) recipients? Of course.
My mates will offer x1 limp Bakewell and a thick ear.
thats worth 20M and a peerage, please leave the tart in an unmarked container at the side of the M3
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I donât know what other people are seeing but I WhatsAppâed this to the wife yesterday.
I fill the car maybe twice a year, so itâs really neither here nor there, but youâve got to feel for people who have to drive to work etc.
Also, whatâs with diesel being cheaper than petrol?
It was ÂŁ2.03 on the M1 the other day. Motorway services, so always excessively priced, but stillmteh first time Iâve ever seen >ÂŁ2/l
The whole âmotorway premiumâ for fuel is just another piss take⌠every fucking tanker goes past them so surely they should be cheaper? Gotta love those âmarket forcesâ
Still too expensive but Mâway services have higher overheads for rent etc.