Whittie
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A Devon petrol station which charged £1.99 a litre for petrol has dropped its prices after coming under fire for cashing in on fuel shortages.
Foxhayes garage at Exwick, near Exeter, was charging the equivalent of more than £9 a gallon on Monday, saying it wanted to conserve stocks.
Fuel price watchdogs slammed the increase as "inexcusable".
And on Tuesday the price had dropped to £1.20 a litre for petrol and £1.36 for diesel, with a maximum £5 spend.
A member of staff at the garage told BBC News: "It got a bit extreme. I heard on the radio that we were more vilified than George Bush."
The woman, who did not want to be named, said motorists had been "quite pleasant" despite the rise in prices.
"Some taxi drivers were upset because they did not see the price before they filled up."
The petrol station is hoping to receive new supplies on Wednesday.
Fuel price watchdog petrolprices.com said on Monday: "Putting the price up so much at a time when drivers in the South West are being hit worst by strikes is inexcusable."
Nearly 600 petrol stations in Devon and Cornwall ran out of supplies on the final day of an industrial dispute by tanker drivers over pay.
Devon and Cornwall Business Council said it expected some fuel stations will have to wait until Friday for new supplies, while the threat of another strike remained for the coming weekend.
The four-day strike by Shell tanker drivers, which ended on Monday, was felt in petrol stations across the region because the main supply depot at Cattedown in Plymouth was picketed.
Business Council chairman Tim Jones told BBC News: "The impact of this right across the board is absolutely horrifying.
"The frustration and anger among the business community is growing by the hour.
"Fuel prices are already high, there is a credit crunch and this is the last straw. Businesses are on their knees."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7458425.stm
Awaits threads like... "My corsa cost £90 to fill up today!"
[Edited on 17-06-2008 by Whittie]
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Scotty C
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OMFG
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deano87
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lol Southerners 
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
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flol....i drove past there earlier  its @ £1.20 again now...
although, my local tesco and texaco have no fuel... and morrisons has over half an hour wait to get to a pump.
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VegasPhil
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It's back down now 
Bet the roads are nice and empty in Devon though 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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nova_gteuk
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Wonder how many actually paid that 
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Scotty C
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Wonder how many actually paid that
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"Some taxi drivers were upset because they did not see the price before they filled up."
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Brett
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Doesn't really answer the question does it tbh.
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deano87
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
Doesn't really answer the question does it tbh.
Exactly what I thought.
"How much does that cost?"
"Some."
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pow
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Fuck a duck.
Ive been reading that there is a bid to up oil supplys, then a meeting on reducing the worlds oil consumption.
Limit China and the US IMO. Get the fuckers using economical stuff, stop penalising us 
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Rob B
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Is there actualyl a strike ? none of the petrol stations round here have had ques, or been short of fuel 
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pow
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Yeah, the Shell tanker drivers are being unfair tbh
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dannymccann
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Originally posted by Rob B
Is there actualyl a strike ? none of the petrol stations round here have had ques, or been short of fuel
Same here, Lincolnshire
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Corsa_Quadz
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Ah living in plymouth is jus brilliant! but luckily i found a little petrol station charging 1.13 a litre! Are these petrol prices really affecting anyone?
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Kathryn W
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No Problem's around here apart from the odd few shell garages with no fuel, one shell garage was still open yesterday though
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B3KAN
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Originally posted by Monster
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Wonder how many actually paid that
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"Some taxi drivers were upset because they did not see the price before they filled up."
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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I seen the protest on saturday, and if they do another this weekend Il be a part of it
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Ben G
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no problems round here. us south eastern bastards don't lose our head because theres a fuel delivery driver strike goin on for 4 days 
if you needed petrol you should've filled up before thursday. theyve been saying about the strike since last monday ffs
but yes, 1.99.9 is silly, and is profiteering no matter what the retarded idiot says.
funny thing is, when all the other petrol stations get filled up with fuel then everyone is just going to boycott his petrol garage obviously has no brains.
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Ash_EP3
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£1.26 pl for unleaded just down the road from my place of work
Tesco's is selling it for £1.18pl again just down the road hmm hard choice
£1.32 pl for diesel as well!
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Superlite Ltd.
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Originally posted by pow
Yeah, the Shell tanker drivers are being unfair tbh
moaning about pay too
fuckers get 30k
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AlunJ
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the shell I go to appears to have plenty, tesco had none yesterday but there were queues there today. Sainsburys none whatsoever lol. Price not really gone up mine £1.28 everywhere pretty much
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Superlite Ltd.
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Yeah, lidle and audi have loads too, as does bookers
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Colin
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Diesels the same price as Petrol......whats going on there then
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Daveskater
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I can't keep track of the prices round here seeing as I usually fill up once a month and it's different every time  3 weeks ago it was 112.9 but I think it's like 124.9 or something now, I dunno.
Fortunately the two closest garages are Esso (Tescos) and Total so the Shell thing doesn't bother me at all. I always go to Tescos because it's always cheaper than the Total place.
Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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