Fuel tax increase by 1.25p

The Labour party are going to screw every penny out of the working class. The money is to support the rise in unemployment, whilst greedy firms employ foreign labour, and the wealthy buy houses to rent out to DHSS tennents thus supporting their future investments at the TAX PAYERS expense? This Labour party are a disgrace to us all. Blair and Brown should go down in history as the worst ever leaders of democracy.

I think the fuel hikes should be bothered about but what's happened to the ASDA guy who said not too long ago that nobody should be paying more than 1 pound per litre if I remember correctly or did that mean just for that week.Brown, Cameron -that bampot of a chancellor and most of the other m.p's are all the same, slash their wages and no expenses theyre supposed to work for us,instead they stay safe in the bubble they created on the sly whilst the public face risks of redundancy=no money daily. I suppose we can always rest assured that they will allow more illegal immigrants etc to stay and milk off the rest of the public money that when needed the newly redundant worker cant get oh and no doubt a pay rise for parliament to offset the price of petrol/diesel.

Let us not worry about the fuel hike but sort out the real problem get brown out now not next may every one speaks but no one wants to act get together and get him out.

Out of all your contributors is there anyone out there that can assist me in building a biodiesel maker, by that I mean of places where I can pouches the required equipment cheap and notes on its operating.
Like all farmers I am tired of Mr Browns fuel tax and wish to save a little so I can replace my fencing, put up a new ewe/lamb shed and all that requires repair or replacement on a farm.
Is there anyone who is knowable in this area?
Await a reply.
Eddy

In Scotland just west of Glasgow we are paying 96p per/ltr for diesel, and 95p for unleaded 95p per/ltr. its cheaper to shop outside my own area than buy fuel locally you can save as much as 4 pence a ltr, which after this increase forced on us by (Mr Turpin ) oh sorry Mr Brown. will rise to just under £1 a litre.
stuff tesco's points on your card i always buy elsewhere now, Tesco is the dearest in my district and I will bypass it knowing that I can get fuel cheaper .
This is not the way to win over voters for the ''New Labour '' Mr Brown.

Gordon Brown, wrecked our pensions which were the best financed in the entire world and squandered the money he stole as a result, is now desperate for funds. Therefoe, there is no chance whatsoever that he will reduce fuel duty as it will stop his squandering of OUR money dead in its tracks. The only change to fuel duty will be increases, on the spurious grounds that such a move will be "green". However, the increased funds he collects, will also be squandered. He should resign from public office in disgrace for his financial mismanagement and dishonest and boastful presentation of the results of his chicanery, rather than slipping, unelected, into the Prime Minister's office.

i have noticed every week the petrol prices go up i went to fill up on monday and it was 93.9 and i drove the same petrol station on tuesday it had gone up to 94.9 so can anyone explain why the petrol prices going up

Ofcourse the government is going to apply tax to all viable fules.
It's got to be one of the most lucratuve revenue streams for them.

My question is what's going to happen when cheap, non-polluting fuel is available? Well the answer is we will be taxed more for even owning a vehicle and taxed for the distance you drive. I'm sure the government will call it a "road dispersion" charge or something stupid.

You see, this pollution lark is all a bit too nice for them. So when it doesn't work anymore they will have already introduced GPS tracking (or road charges) to cover themselves.

There will be no end when the climate change issue goes away.
Just death & taxes as they say.

In the future, how would you feel in your smart car if you pay per mile you drive?
Bet you'd wish you had a nice comfy 4x4 to make the best of the trip...

My local garage is that shop that is always bragging about (every little helps)
T. I would rather travel outside the town because i know that i can get my diesel some 4-5pence cheaper elsewhere.
Tesco's is 91.9 for diesel and getting dearer.

Another 2p increase per litre on petrol and diesel in 6 months time. Thanks very much, Mr Brown

hi

I own a baby merc to. (smart car for2)
and it simply the most economic of mini super minis ever!
its cheap to run on petrol.
get this.
I fill it up. it takes from empty around £22 to a full tank. £25 and its brimming!

anyway, that was over 2 weeks ago and, i drive everywhere. i drive lots to my boyfriend in London, and all over oxfordshire and am always running errands for family and friends.

I love the turbo charge thing it has its so cute and also that its got that semi automatic gear box.
took a few days to get used to not having a clutch but my GOD its the easiest thing ever now.
just having a SPARE foot doing nothing is quite nice!

has twiin air bags and obviously the safety cell and fog lights and a wicked interior.
mines all customised and has such cool alloys.


sorry getting carried away.
:P

but yes- petrol is hidiously expensive but if your running a VERY VERY economic car like the Smart car, your laughing.

I still agree that bigger 4x4's should be taxed so much and they should pay through the nose for petrol.
Most ppl who drive them are dare i say it- women, dropping tarquin off at school.

and usually on their MOBILES!!

grrrr!
road tax- £40 a year.
yippee!

used to have a fiat seicento. but seriously that was guzzling petrol.
I was spending £150 a month on petrol. and this was just to go back and fourth to a really pants job.


so chucked the car, chucked the job and got my life sorted out!


now im happy, a happy wriggler.

have a good day
:)

There seems to be a downfall with this site. I use it to check petrol which is good but am thinking of changing to lpg, did a search and it shows just one petrol station that sells lpg and its 30 miles away across the solway - and the actual miles would be nearer 60 as I cant cross the solway by car anyway!!!

did a google and find my nearest lpg station is only 7 miles away which make it more viable.

My real worry now is whats going to happen to lpg prices in the next 2 years as I recon it will take 2 years to pay any investment off.

Just looking at the prices I have found lpg is running between 50 and 60% cheaper than petrol.

Our Goverment is as GREEN as a POST BOX!!!!! they are using the enviromental situation as an excuse to invent a new TAX GENORATOR.

If they realy cared for the enviroment WHY do they charge VAT on
Energy saving lights
Loft insulation
Biodiesel

YEP that last fuel duty increase was applied to Biodisel and LPG.
HOW GREEN IS THAT.

Matthew
Re your last comment. "Amen to that."
On another note, what about shipping, I believe there is a port in Britain that produce more CO2 than all the motorists combined. The government has tackled airlines so why not shipping lines, or maybe they already do. Unfortunately I can not find much info on this. Does anyone out there know.

We should keep in mind, however, that Britain contributes less than 2% to global CO2 emissions. The Americans are not lifting a finger, whilst emissions from both China and India are rising rapidly.

I personally think we have done enough until America starts to take action. British and European citizens should not be expected to sacrifice whilst the Americans are being selfish and arrogant.

I agree the government could be doing far more to promote greener fuels. LPG, for example, is taxed lower than unleaded and diesel fuel but is still taxed more than the standard VAT rate of 17.5%. The added tax on LPG should be removed, therefore leaving ONLY the standard VAT rate of 17.5%.

Grants should also be restored for LPG conversions. The initial cost and hassle of conversion puts most people off the idea of LPG fuel.

I also think VAT should be lowered on the most green vehicles - such as the Toyota Prius, the Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 diesel, etc.

There are other simply steps the government could be taking to reduce Britain's CO2 emissions - such as eliminating VAT from energy-saving lightbulbs whilst raising taxes on standard inefficient lightbulbs.

It also annoys me why governments keep obsessing with motoring - as if motoring is the only cause of CO2 emissions. Apart from the recent increase in Air Passenger Duty, British governments have hardly done a thing to combat CO2 emissions from aircraft!

Where is the incentive to convert to LPG?, i've been digging and it seems that the gov withdrew grants in 2005, Just seems that the gov doesn't really want to go greener cus they ain't gonna cream as much cash as with normal fuels.

Thanks Rod.

John Irving, I don't agree with Rod about taxes "having to come from somewhere", but we seem to agree on many other points.

I believe in a progressive taxation system. Indirect taxes are regressive, therefore hitting the poor the hardest. I oppose such high levels of fuel duty. I believe private car CO2 emissions should be combatted by increasing Excise Duty on the biggest, most polluting vehicles. I do NOT support our ridiculous levels of Fuel Duty.

I believe the emphasis for our taxation regime should be placed on direct taxation, not indirect taxation. It was the Tories who had the obsession with indirect taxation - they kept rewarding their wealthy friends via income tax cuts, etc., whilst passing the tax burden onto the poor via indirect taxation. The Tories introduced the community charge (poll tax), they increased VAT from 15% to 17.5% and they introduced the Fuel Duty Escalator.

So, John, I don't appreciate you making those assumptions about me. I appreciate that your financial situation must be extremely difficult at the moment.

As a disabled person who is unable to work, I have to rely on state benefits. I have a motobility car which I am finding hard to run because of lack of income. Pensioners Have a guaranteed income of Approx £114 and they say Pensioners are struggling to cope. To the unthinking people who state " Revenue has to come from somewhere" is it right that people who are on low income are taxed even more? My income? Approx £82 per wk, £32 less than than a pensioner. Some people really should learn to think.

good on you mathew (number 78 ) you are the only one amongst all the right wing bigots to speak any sense?
the taxes have to come frm somewhere so why not petrol?

So you'd prefer to wait two weeks to see your GP and to wait approximately 18 months for surgery on the NHS, as we did under the Tories?

it is time that the tax was lowered, not increased.
john brewer.

Doesn't anybody get fed up with people moaning about tax? Believe it or not, we are still one of the lowest taxed economies in Western Europe.

To the people who keep saying "I cannot feed my family", perhaps you should stop buying Plasma TVs and going down the pub.

If it wasn't for tax you wouldn't be able to send your kids to school or get treatment on the NHS. If we had a privatised health system you'd be paying far more for your health insurance than you pay now - Just look at the US.

In Sweden you can qualify for free childcare whilst you work - would they have this benefit without their high tax rate? Of course not.

The fact is that if taxes were reduced you'd be left to pay for many of the services you're taking for granted - such as NHS treatment free at the point of use.

If you spread the cost across a large population you will see a reduction in costs per capita. Would you like to pay the huge fees required to get yourself adequate health insurance in America?

Change the damn record.

It has been my belief that the people that will be hardest hit will be those that can least afford it, people who cannot afford to change there car every few years will not be on the road.

This will leave plenty of space on the road for family's that run 2, 3, or 4 cars.

And of course buisness men who run tax deductable cars, and petrol.

Lets not forget all government ministers as well, riding around in ther subsidised transport.

Then there is the Military how many have they got, all of this subsidised by people who cannot afford a car, it must be some sort of a sick joke???

I have one question for the right wing conservative moaners in this blog -

IF THE TAX WAS NOT PUT ON PETROL WHERE WOULD THEY SUGGEST THE TAX WAS COLLECTED FROM - PERHAPS MORE ON INCOME TAX, RAISE VAT ???

A Tesco near me is still at 87.9 for unleaded and 91.9 for Diesel, they are such a rip off. Sainsbury's don't seem to be cutting prices like they were last summer, neither do Morrisons. I guess you're lucky if you live near an Asda, they need more forecourts across the UK to make prices fall in all areas, not just a selected few

In the West Midland's area, Asda and Shell slug it out at 83.90p/litre for 95r.
Both are at 86.90p/litre for Diesel.

Even at these prices their profit margin is above 4% of pump price. Which is classed as very good money.

At present no other "Supermarket" or "Major" has joined the fight, if you could call it that.

In answer to 71 - YES- we are all making a lot of money at the moment - about time too - I can finally feed my family

nice to see that the fuel prices seem to be slowley falling again :)

Local supermarkets are now being levelled on price by the oil company stations in my area, which are usually 3-4p per litre more expensive. Is this a sign that supermarkets are not being as competitive as they should be?

i like petrol. i love to watch the prices go up and down then up again. i check this website 3 times aa day. breakfast, lunch and dinner. i have 50 stations near me and i check the hgihest and lowst prices, then find out the average for the county using my calculatior i got in a cracker

Fuel costs and taxation now seems to be more about "Global Warming". However serious it may be, global warming is being used as just another tool to increase taxes on anything and everything which might just be associated with it.

From this should we believe that we now have a giant glass tube around the UK rising to the far reaches of the upper atmosphere and therefore protecting just us from the effects of G.W. What utter garbage, we are just having more and more tax taken out of our pockets to fight other country's wars and allow Gordon Brown to give our hard earned money away to the African Continent and its mass of corrupt leaders - £80billion expected this year? There does not appear to be an end to this man's greed and will to destroy this country, dragging every one into more and more debt, whilst our own Health Service is now on its knees, local taxation spiraling upwards, the scam society seemingly encouraged by government (remember the war time spivs - same cause?).

There is now so much wrong in this country that it will take a magician to sort it out - Brown is a spiv, not a magician.

Just pay up lads and stop moaning, the UK is becoming a war zone in itself.

Colin Outram.

My local Tesco (with no other local supermarket competition) is now the most expensive in the area @ 88.5 ppl for 95RON. The locals don't seem to be able to get enough of it.

No wonder Tesco is make such huge profits.

Why can't people just shop around. I find it so annoying.

Any Non-Refiner or Supermarket could sell 95r at 83.90p/litre.
Their profit would be 3.37p/litre or 4.03% of the pump price.

With Diesel at 86.90p/litre, their profit would be 3.32p/litre or 3.82%.

Anything above 3.00% of the pump price, is classed as good money.

The Sainsbury's above should read 87.9 for Diesel

Prices in Eastbourne, East Sussex

Unleaded / Diesel per litre

Asda 84.9 / 87.9
Tesco 85.9 / 88.9
Sainsbury's 84.9 / 97.9
3 local Esso garages 85.9 / 88.9
Total garage 87.9 / 92.9
Somerfield 87.9 / 91.9

Spot Crude in NW/Europe closed at $50.76/Bbl on 12th Jan 2007.
Contract Crude bought from OPEC closed at $49.13/Bbl.
Non-Opec Crude closed at $48.00/Bbl approx.

On the Products Market NW/Europe, Spot Petrol closed at 18.52p/litre.
Diesel (Sul/50ppm) closed at 21.90p/litre.
Differential between the two fuels = 3.38p/litre.

All Retail Prices, including "Supermarkets" are well in excess of the base costs for both fuels.

Tesco and Asda have dropped prices to 84.9p for unleaded and 87.9p for diesel in Stafford.

"Oil prices fall beneath the $52-a-barrel mark for the first time since May 2005". Quoted from the BBC.

Call me cynical if you like but when oil or fuel tax goes up, the pump price rises almost immediately. There does not seem to have been any drop in pump prices in my region recently especially from our friends at Tesco where they only have a competitive price when there is another supermarket rival in the immediate area.

Spot Crude in NW/Europe closed at $52.18/Bbl yesterday the 10th Jan 2007.
Contract Crude bought from OPEC closed at $50.56/Bbl the same day.
Non-Opec Crude closed below $50.00/Bbl.

Somewhere, somebody is making a lot of money, just by buying in one market, and selling in another. No refining needed.

Avg Retail Prices are barely dropping. A rather strange state of affairs.

I AGREE, if Tories get into power they have vowed to bring back the fuel duty escalator, in return for reducing taxes in other areas like halving the council tax.

This isn't Labour's fault. They have actually frozen the Fuel Duty Escalator - blame the Tories! If the Tories were in power now you'd be seeing far higher fuel prices - fact. There's no arguing about it. Stop reading these Labour-bashing tabloids.

Whilst New Labour is basically a Tory-Lite Party, I'd still vote for a Labour government anyday. The Tories are the ones who increased VAT from 15% to 17.5% and they were the ones who first introduced the Fuel Duty Escalator - therefore giving Britain the world's highest petrol prices. The Tories are the fans of indirect taxation, not Labour.

It's also a good job we have the supermarkets providing fuel, since without them we'd see Texaco and Shell, etc., charging higher prices. Anyway, it's the Fuel Duty that gives the British the highest fuel costs in the world, not the fuel companies.

I think Fuel Duty is one of the worst things about this country. Why do we pay the highest fuel costs in the world when the selfish and arrogant US of A won't contribute towards reductions in CO2 emissions? Why is the unfair burden left on Europe, and Britain in particular?

Out of the three main parties, Labour is the most sceptical about increasing Fuel Duty - since they recognise indirect taxation hurts the poor most. The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats both want to resume the Fuel Duty Escalator.

So... vote for the Tories or the Lib Dems and you'll be seeing even higher fuel prices. :)

Oh I'm sorry... I forgot... everything's Labour's fault! *sigh*

i totally agree with you guys its a total joke i have to travel 9 miles to local tesco as local garage charges 89.9p for unleaded 4p a litre more than tesco.

i travel 520 miles from wales to lancashire every month to see my daughters and the tesco petrol was cheaper there than here and asda even cheaper back there.....seems to me its all bowt robbing as much cash from the motorist, and i will never vote for labour again they are an insult to their working man ethos....hand rubbing, money grabbing, taxing, goverment who are just so far removed from reality its unbelievable.

Petrol / Diesel is no different from many other items, and sufferers from the rules of "supply and demand", as well as the rules of competition.. In time of high demand, prices will tend to go up.

If there is a lot of competition, prices will be lower ... but why would anyone want to sell anything at a massively lower price (and thus profit) than they need to? As a result, where there is good competition, the prices will tend to be fairly similar: the garage only needs to be 0.1p/litre cheaper to be "the cheapest in town"!!!

Re costs of going a few miles to fill up at a lower price: when you are filling up with 60 litres, then a 1p price difference is a total of 60p, which covers about 5 miles. So a mile or two is probably worth it... but otherwise I agree 100%, I generally don't go out of my way to fill up. (and given that my local filling station is 200yds from home, I can save that way PLUS help a local business to boot!!!)

I find it rather strange and damn right annoying that petrol companies started pushing up prices in the lead up to the Xmas holidays (well above the nice Mr Browns increase.)
As many people got ready to set off to visit family/friends all over the country, and with flights grounded at many airports, the prices steadily rose until I was paying 94.9 pp litre for diesel.
Surprise surprise now the season of goodwill has passed the price has now dropped and I now pay 89.9 pp litre!!!!
What unashamedly exploitation by these money grabing *******s

... Unless you're passing the station on the way to somewhere. :)

As for Fuel Duty - public transport should never have been privatised. The way to cut carbon emissions is to significantly reduce the cost of public transport - not to continuously increase in Fuel Duty.

Just look at the recent price hikes made by the railway companies. It's ridiculous. Soon we'll be stuck in our houses going nowhere if things don't change!

Vote for moi! - I'll bring your prices down! :P

Those of you driving a few miles to get fuel 1p per litre or cheaper should spare a moment to consider the cost of the trip, it could easily cost more to do the trip than you would save on refueling at the nearest location. My rule of thumb would be don't go more than around 2 miles out of your way, and then only if filling up most of the tank.

Environmental taxes, as a proportion of national income, have fallen under this Labour government. The cost of motoring would probably be higher if the Conservatives were in power - especially with this phoney "Green" David Cameron.

Sir,
Once again the motorist has been made the Whipping Boy by a Goverment that likes wasting money, for those in the rural areas, there is no other choice than to travel by car. also it puts the price up on products that are transported by road. if one works out the tax paid in the UK, it works out at about 75% of every pound earned.
yours sincerely
J.V.Appleton

Most of you seem to forget that it was the CONSERVATIVES who first introduced the Fuel Duty Escalator back in the early 90's. Labour actually freezed this to give relief to motorists! Why on earth do you keep blaming Labour? Blame the Tories!

The Tories are promising to re-introduce the Fuel Duty Escalator if they become elected. What planet are some of you on? Why the constant Labour-bashing?