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sc0ott

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7th Mar 11 at 16:44

'Could' increase to £2 per litre

http://uk.autoblog.com/2011/03/05/petrol-prices-could-hit-2-a-litre-warns-minister/5

Ben G

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7th Mar 11 at 16:47

load of crap. it will go up yes, but not to £2 a litre.

not just yet anyway. the government may be stupid but not stupid enough to bankrupt every company going that uses transport.

mike56gte

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7th Mar 11 at 16:48

for the love of god no!!!

Neo

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7th Mar 11 at 16:56

"If" it hit £2 a litre the country would come to a standstill and we'd end up in a worse situation than we are in at the moment.

brebaz

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7th Mar 11 at 16:58

1.48 is the hIghest iv seen round here!!

Fucking rip tbh

sc0ott

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7th Mar 11 at 17:01

Tells you the prices
http://www.petrolprices.com/

I predict a protest if it reaches 2 quid a litre.

mattant

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7th Mar 11 at 17:08

quote:
Speaking in a newspaper interview, the former oil trader said that in a worst-case scenario where terrorists take advantage of the crises by attacking tankers and reserves, then prices could even move towards $250 a barrel. This would leave UK motorists facing prices at the pumps of around £2.03.

Terrorists attacking tankers and reserves? If it did happen I doubt it would last long at all

Ian

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7th Mar 11 at 17:13

It will get there at some point.

There will be no protests of any meaningful form.

dan_m1les

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7th Mar 11 at 17:16

I suspect if it reaches £2.00 a litre we shall all bend over and take it like the joke of a nation we are.

Ojc

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7th Mar 11 at 17:19

The price now is an absolute disgrace when a tenner fails to get me to Woodley and back it's bad times

DaveyLC

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7th Mar 11 at 17:19

I believe it.. Inflation is the perfect way to sort out the overpriced housing market.

Ian

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7th Mar 11 at 17:23

In fact I might make a post now to say petrol could reach £5/litre, just so I can quote it in 2016.

mattant

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7th Mar 11 at 17:26

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
In fact I might make a post now to say petrol could reach £5/litre, just so I can quote it in 2016.

I think when it gets that high people would just give up on petrol and manufacturers would bring out cars on alternate fuels we've been hearing so much about but never seen

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7th Mar 11 at 17:27

Yeah, but burning petrol is fine because Jermey Clarkson says it's cool and global warming doesn't exist.

Mark.W

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7th Mar 11 at 17:28

There is gonna be an uprise in this country before long.

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7th Mar 11 at 17:29

What's that going to achieve? The problems are far more than taxation. Shame The Sun is too short-sighted to report that.

sand-eel

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7th Mar 11 at 17:29

It probably will hit £5 at some point when crude is nearly extinct.

Ian

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7th Mar 11 at 17:29

My point was, it's all relative to the rest of the economy and that figure, like all of these headline quotes, is out of context unless you look at the wider picture.

There is still no incentive to adopt alternative vehicles until they become a proper alternative. Something which they currently are not. For all it's moaning, the country still tolerates current prices and will continue to do so. I've not met anyone who has actually changed their transportation habits because of fuel prices with any long term commitment in any major way.

Perhaps they've bought a more frugal car, but reponding in this way is hardly a different paradigm.

It's actually enabled me to buy a less frugal car, because it was cheaper to buy. Something which I hope continues.

[Edited on 07-03-2011 by Ian]

Ian

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7th Mar 11 at 17:30

quote:
Originally posted by ed
global warming doesn't exist.

He's wrong then, it does exist, it's just not caused by motorists.

Mark.W

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7th Mar 11 at 17:32

The tax on my corsa has gone up £15 this year which is a bloody joke.

sand-eel

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7th Mar 11 at 17:33

I think people need to get proper hydrogen cars designed not stupid battery shit, as the materials for batteries WILL run out, but hydrogen can never ever run out.
like so....
H2O >(electrolyze) H2 + 0
H2 (burn) > H2O(water again)
Repeat forever....

mattant

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7th Mar 11 at 17:33

You have to remember though that 10 years ago yes petrol was half the price, but then the MPG of cars were a lot lower (alright not half but still), in 5 years time I have no doubt we'll be seeing cars doing 100+MPG

Also it doesn't matter whether it's 10p a litre or £10 a litre, people will always moan, always have

[Edited on 07-03-2011 by mattant]

Toby

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7th Mar 11 at 17:47

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
In fact I might make a post now to say petrol could reach £5/litre, just so I can quote it in 2016.

you wont have a site anymore if it hits that price by 2016

sc0ott

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7th Mar 11 at 19:05

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
In fact I might make a post now to say petrol could reach £5/litre, just so I can quote it in 2016.

Why would you do that smart arse?

sc0ott

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7th Mar 11 at 19:16

quote:
Originally posted by mattant
You have to remember though that 10 years ago yes petrol was half the price, but then the MPG of cars were a lot lower (alright not half but still), in 5 years time I have no doubt we'll be seeing cars doing 100+MPG

Also it doesn't matter whether it's 10p a litre or £10 a litre, people will always moan, always have

[Edited on 07-03-2011 by mattant]

And what cars are you talking about?

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