Topic: petrol prices

[pat]

will soon be back to £1.00 a litre 

wonder if the budget will increase the price further

[pat]

Morrisons Warminster  93.9p

[pat]

b.w.o.c petrol station in staverton trowbridge £ 99.9 p for unleaded

garages charging those prices should be shut down

[Goliath]

garages charging those prices should be shut down

Why? If you don't want to pay that much, find somewhere cheaper, no-one's forcing you to fill up there.

[pat]

garages charging those prices should be shut down

Why? If you don't want to pay that much, find somewhere cheaper, no-one's forcing you to fill up there.

did i say i filled up there?? im just pointing out the price simple really............

[Goliath]

garages charging those prices should be shut down

Why? If you don't want to pay that much, find somewhere cheaper, no-one's forcing you to fill up there.

did i say i filled up there?? im just pointing out the price simple really............

No you didn't say you filled up there. I'm just curious as to why you think they should be closed down.

[Al]

b.w.o.c petrol station in staverton trowbridge £ 99.9 p for unleaded

garages charging those prices should be shut down

Thats a great local community store there. I suspect they have to charge a bit more in order to stay alive, as they are a much smaller company than the likes of BP, Shell, Tesco, etc. Worth a stop if you need lunch, cracking sandwiches and local pies

[pat]

b.w.o.c petrol station in staverton trowbridge £ 99.9 p for unleaded

garages charging those prices should be shut down

Thats a great local community store there. I suspect they have to charge a bit more in order to stay alive, as they are a much smaller company than the likes of BP, Shell, Tesco, etc. Worth a stop if you need lunch, cracking sandwiches and local pies

i don't see many cars filling up,if the store is that good i don't see why they have to charge that much for petrol

[Goliath]

i don't see many cars filling up,if the store is that good i don't see why they have to charge that much for petrol

Probably because they have to pay more for it than the "chain" petrol stations.

[Rosebud]

Dont think they do.. Have you ever worked in a petrol station !! price is the same for all depending who you buy your petrol from

[pat]

well if thats the case no reason to charge that much,sounds a bit like profiteering to me

[Rosebud]

Yes it down too each garage what they charge.. and if they think they can get away with it they will..

[Al]

I know what you mean Rose, but its not strictly true. You do get volume discounts within the petroleum industry and there are significant distribution cost benefits for large scaling. Plus there is less ability to buy at fixed prices, or when prices are low for use later, for the smaller chains.

[Rosebud]

Yes it does depend on how much you buy, but then that would depend on size of garage and how offen you buy it.. if you get petrol every other day and fill up six pumps then yes you would get it at a better cost than if you only had two pumps and brought it once a month... and it is down to each garage owner as to what they charge.  If you buy whole sale you are going to get it cheaper than going to a normal shop. !

[Al]

But a smaller company can't get as good a deal on volume, thats my point. So they have to charge more to cover costs. I appreciate that at 99.9p/litre it isn't all just that cost, but 1 or 2p/litre will be.