PetrolPrices.com backs the Telegraph to get a ‘Fair Deal for Drivers’

when and if some one is seting up a march im intested ive had it with the greed of goverment in direct taxing fule leeding the way every time fuel gose up cost of liveing gose up every thing gose by road time to bring down fuel prices

WHY O WHY ARE WE NOT SHOUTING ABOUT THE EVER INCREASING DIFFERENCE IN THE PRICE BETWEEN PETROL AND DIESEL . 2P IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THIS DAYLIGHT ROBBERY. CONSIDERING ALL GOODS AND SERVICES USE DIESEL IT WOULD BE OF GREAT BENEFIT TO ALL TO REDUCE THIS NOW.

What about a fair deal for all people.
How do you value peoples time.
Effort and dedication collects little return.
Food/Shelter and entertainment cost.
Little chance for the working to know their worth
with all the tax distortion clouding the issue.

Sorry but we are all still acknowledging the environment? Domestic transport accounts for a 'fraction' of the carbon footprint the human race exerts on the planets atmosphere. Your all buying in to the spin very nicely like a herd of sun readers. Stop it, jump of the environment bandwagon and point the fingers at those that continue to condone the experimental propaganda which is the brain child of society engineering boiffins and the Bilderberg Group. Think about why convincing the masses we have a experimental issue on Co2 is purely a catalyst to bring hidden agendas to fruition.

Why can't the government appoint a non-political body, or a cross-party group of MPs, to set the price of fuel for the whole of the UK. This would set the price that fuel companies could charge over the whole country - ie freeze prices and keep them the same everywhere, reviewing say on a weekly or monthly basis. I think that a lot of people, including the government, are taking advantage of the situation to make excessive profits on the changes in fuel prices. There is too much variation in prices from fuel outlet to fuel outlet.

The haulage industry were bought off by the Labour government. They are getting a deal while the average driver is getting the shaft. It is down to us to keep the pressure on the trolls in parliament.

Why are we complaining about the oil companies? Of the 35p rise per litre since last year, about 24.5p has gone to the government and only about 10.5p to the oil companies who are, after all, providing the oil.
It is all very well for the goverment to make sympathetic noises and worry about inflation, while all the time it is their huge extra take in taxex which is causing most of it.

Since first reading the blog petrol & diesel prices have continued to rise steadily by the weeks. Several attempts to access the Telegraph poll on fuel prices have caused my laptop to crash. Am I just cynical or does the government (deliberate small 'G') policy go far beyond stealing the livelihood from our pockets. Is the promise of vehicles running on water supposed to placate us while we supply the finance for such ventures, or, will there be such massive water shortages (real or imagined) causing huge investments which have to be financed from taxation. I must be too old, I remember when North Sea Gas was going to be so cheap they were virtually going to pay us to use it. How long can successive governments keep working the same con tricks, I thought you could only fool some of the people some of the time?

Alistair Darling is raking in 25 pence per litre MORE than he accounted
for in his budget and Gordon Brown seems to be on auto pilot now constantly
repeating how he feels the British peoples hurt at the cost of fuel yet he does sweet F A about it.
David Cameron says his party if elected will be able to knock 5 pence off a litre
a step in the right direction sure but what about the other 20 pence (a bit more
for their expenses no doubt)!Not bad is it 20% for us BUT 80% for them!
He needs to pledge to knock the full 25 pence per litre off before most people would vote for him.

Cannot anyone see that this is the death of the middle classes! Its happening before our very eyes and in slow motion!!! People with mortgageshouses to pay for, families to feed rely on the car to get to and from work. The car IS a necessity and the people NEED fair fuel prices to go about their daily working lives!
Soon all travel whether by road, rail, air or any other means will only be enjoyed by those who can afford it, because they have ALWAYS been able to enjoy it....THE VERY RICH!!!! The country as a whole is heading into the dark ages! We ALL know what to do about this if we dont want it to happen..and im not talking about using your vote either!!! Does ANYONE OUT THERE CONCUR???

Since the Chancellor set the budget in March 2008 he is getting 25 p a litre more than he budged for. Has anyone asked him what he is going to spend these £Billions on??

If he was getting 70p tax on a litre when he set the buget then it should still be this fixed rate of 70p a litre NOT a pecentage

By the way this is the 25p the truckers want as well

What a lot of people don't realise is that the ever increasing cost of fuel also means an ever increasing cost of food etc. The transport companies have to charge more to deliver the goods to shops, therefore the shops put the prices up to cover the increased charge.

Yes the cost of petrol has gone up and that MAY be out of our Governments hands, but the ridiculous amount of tax we have to pay has got be stopped. The Government has made millions of pounds extra since the cost of petrol has been going up so why so they not cut the tax for the foreseeable future to give people a break.

But they can't do that can they - they have to get the money to pay the ever increasing benefits that are paid out from somewhere!! What they don't realise is if more and more haulage firms go out of business there will be even fewer people paying tax through wages and another increase in people claiming benefits! Here's a radical idea cut the amount of some of the benefits that are paid to people and use that money to reduce the tax on petrol.

It is ridiculous

We as a nation, really do not understand the power we have. If we were all to unite and Boycott, the Government would have no choice but to listen to us and lower petrol prices!

I understand your concerns, Lee Jordan. However, your thinking is flawed. If one were to only take the case of the garage round Exeter way, whose fuel rose to £1.99 the litre, immediately following the strike threat of the other week.
His reasoning was superb. This would allow the motorist with the most need to have access to fuel when heeded. Of course what was not said was that if he had plenty, it would probably be because no one would enjoy being fleeced by this particular dogooder.

People, especially web developers, are in a unique position to tell us how to get Duggie Brown to reduce the tax levy on fuel instead of making himself look good to foreigners. They will not vote for him, next election. Come to think of it, neither will I.

This is a serious comment for the future of this site: Filter the search by average waiting time for fuel and "ration amount" I guess based on peoples own expereinces, so let everyone who does a search on the site, also let those searchers update the information they have found and how long it took them to get fuel at the locations found in their search on the site.

For example people will not need to know where fuel is cheapest, but where it's eaiser and quicker to get and people will not be worried about high prices IF high prices mean not waiting in queues. Start profile WHEN people usually fillup and offer advice on how to beat the queues, for example your site will from user generated content know that the best times to fill up around at nighter after 8pm.

Test it out first in a fake panic period, such as the two we've just had, because mark my words when the real panic buying gets here, price will be of little importance to the motorist.

I'm a web developer, let's make this happen.

When this Labour Government first came into Power, and what a scam that was, I remember that our good friend Darling was assigned to Social Services. Straight away, the noises he made about those who defrauded the system and how he would deal with them, was refreshing. Here, at last, was someone who would stand up and be counted.......
After some ten years of staying in the shade, he is now in the Chancellors' robes. And I have the feeling that he will be as effective in this role, as he was in the last.

So we might just as well stop complaining about the price of fuel and bend over, collectively, as what that bunch will be doing to us will need for us to take as painless a stance as we will be able to afford.
I thought about it before mentioning the word ' Scam' at the beginning. They promised us honest government, by honest people who would not have their hands in the tills....... Hah!

I am annoyed about the increased costs in car fuel.
What the hell is Gordon Brown doing about htis ?

i have a big family and therefore need a big car. the other alternative is to sell one big car for two smaller ones thus doubling my running costs but why should i do that after working so hard to get what i want....all the taxes have been on things we need to live comfortably...i.e, fuel food gas electicity and so on so the government KNOW we will continue to spend our hard earned to line thier pockets. i for one am not going to sit back and have the money i work for taken by government fatcats

The idea of boycotting certain oil companies is appealing but a series of 24/48 hr strikes by motorists is more appealing because it sends out a message about who actually controls the market. An empty forecourt is a powerfull message that motorists have had enough. Organization is the problem, maybe better to try a few local actions to see the response. How far are motorist prepared to go to make a point. petitions do very little, a sudden pain in the pocket is much more of a salutary lesson. Any good organisers out there.

I would just like to know where it is going to end - hitting 131.9 for Diesel in Berkshire now, how high will prices have to before the Great British Public rebel and say "We've finally had enough?". A month ago it cost me £30 to fill up - it is now costing me just over £37 - as this is going up almost on a daily basis, it makes it very hard to budget if you rely on your car to get to work, no wonder there is a credit crisis!

I wrote to Gordon Brown on the 5th June... in essence ... "the Treasury is gaining massively through high oil prices / extra fuel duty as most of us suffer. They should slash duty by 20p immediately. This would surely have a positive effect on food prices etc." or am I being too simplistic ? If the Govt received a few hundred thousand letters they might get the message and do something.

recently came back from sharm, petrol was £1.25 for a GALLON

Sir

I have just returned from a 2 week holiday in france diesel in france is cheaper then petrol,why is this so.

hi all

can you beleive those shell truck drivers earning £32.000 ayear and they have the balls to go on strike demanding more money get a reality check you are JUST truck drivers I spent 6 years in college and earn nowhere near that amount it makes me sick shell should sack the lot of them there a discrace

Great,not only do we have alarming petrol prices,but manchester has now been given the green light for congestion charges . There wont be any point going to work soon, it will be too expensive .

why would the government lower taxes on the fuel when they are getting more tax than ever out of us motorists ?

think about it, you need more of it to cover the same distance so the government cannot lose.

dont forget the government needs all the money it can get to pay for all the health care and benefits the asylum seekers are getting, money comes from somewhere

i bought my car in 2001 a 1.8 skoda as of next year i will have to pay £300 nearly to tax it even though its nearly 7 year old. my friend drives a 2000 3.2 vectra that drinks like a fish and his tax is over £100 pounds year cheaper.wtf

how can they be allowed to back date it to march 2001

hi can I mention some information you sent me seems to be a bit innacurate ,you sent me this recently

Station : Roseberry Filling Station
Address : Acklam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 8DL
Brand : Imperial
Distance : 2.89
Price : 52.9p
Updated : 02-06-2008
the postcode shows the garage on the opposite side of the road of where a garage is and that garage does not sell lpg , if you go to the postcode that you sent me this place sells vehicles but not petrol anymore , whowever I have found a garage about half a mile down this road that does sell lpg , regards Paul

I have just returned from a week in Cornwall - never before have I seen so many different petrol prices. For unleaded the range was from 113.9 up to 120.9 - what I want to know is why the difference - if the petrol is supplied by the same company why dont they all charge the same. Someone is making a hefty profit at our expense. Surely if the company can allow it to be sold for 113.9 in Cornwall why cant it be sold for 113.9 everywhere else in the country. Its not just the oil companies or government that are taking us for mugs - its the petrol station owners. As better proof of that - a station on my journey to work each day put its petrol up every other day of the week two weeks ag. Before I went to Cornwall it was 115.9 - today its 117.9.
Unfortunately I have to use my car to work as there is no suitable public transport - so as a nation we need to do something to force the greedy - money grabbing - thieving oil companies. Hit them where it hurts, stop buying from those stations that put their prices up just because they feel like it. If everyone did this they would soon learn. We just cannot put up with the increases, it affects everything, before long we weill not be able to afford food, we are nearly on the point of not being able to afford gas and electricity. Something needs to be done!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would also like the Government to think about the Disabled, i need to use my car for all my needs whether it is a long journey or even a very short journey to the local shop, the price of petrol has risen so much that some days i have to stay at home and ask my neighbour to pick a few items up for me at my local corner shop, i know i can park in a disabled parking bay but i have to have the petrol to get there first... have a heart, or even borrow one, but cut the outragious duty we are paying on Petrol..

Re 553
You are now entitled to use up to 2500 litres of home produced biodisel per year before you have to inform the government once informed you must pay duty on everything over that amount, I think you are only allowed 2500 per processor so if you and your better half both have diesel cars and use more than 25 litres each per week you are going to need a processor each.

Is it just me or did my O-level chemistry tel me wrong , that diesel is a lower grade in the process of refining and petrol and the greener unleaded as it became is the top notch before we get to polymer processing. therefore is it not easier/ cheaper to produce diesel. its just that having been a diesel owner since the early 80's when the people laughed at such ownership and deluded souls like myself paid premium to drive the sluggish tractor like cars purely because we had long lived engines with good return for high mileage, as the numbers of diesel owners has increased so has the price hike, are we not facing a demand v profit hike. from one who lives in a rural area, no buses, no gritters, works nights nearest hospital now 37 miles away so does a 74 mile round trip adding 2 hours to my working night to serve the public who moan continuosly re lack of beds, facillities, staff, to whom i must smile and speak at least 1 eastern european language as i am now accountable for every restriction imposed on me by gov.target uk! and pay through the nose for the privilidge.

Get rid of Gordon ASAP, and Labour.

They are causing to many problems in this country

Greenergy is a manufacturer and supplier of petrol/diesel to Tesco (Tesco also have a 25% holding in greenergy)and ALL the fuel Tesco sell has a 5% biofuel
mix in it so it should be cheaper but here in Bridgend South Wales Tesco are the first to raise their pump prices and with very few exceptions are nearly always the dearest in the area. Today they're selling normal petrol @117.9 ppl & diesel @ 130.9 ppl.
So to all of you advocating boycotting the big boys and using supermarkets please bare in mind that the fuel supplied by the said supermarkets might well be of a lesser quality I personally find that my car runs better and further on fuel bought anywhere other than from a supermarket.
However as is constantly mentioned the real reason our petrol/diesel is so expensive is the government tax on tax and we are quite simply urinating in
the wind if we think they are going to reduce it any time soon. Gordon Brown himself doesn't have a drivers license and has no idea how much it hurts us to pay such a very high price for our fuel yet he goes blabbering on about how he feels the hurt of the British motorist but blatently blames the "high world price of oil" Note to Gordon Brown :- It's no shame to admit that you were wrong and you now need to ease this back braking burden you have inflicted on the british public/motorists after all it's your stealth taxes that are to blame.
It could be 2 years to a general election and at the moment despite all the opinion polls you really couldn't get a cigarette paper between the main political parties so the fuel tax needs to be cut substantially NOW not as a last minute bribe on the eve of the election but I somehow feel that we will wait in vain.

Loads of good comments but why don't we do something, I am game for any good idea. Bring the government down, stop buying fuel, stop going to work but for gods sake lets do something.
You can't just blame this government, they are all the same.
Maggie got us to change to diesel and made it cheeper than petrol then it started to go up, we need to tell these people that we pay there wages and they should do as we tell them.

What would happen if all car owners refused to fill up for one day, did'nt go to work or go shopping or use there car for any reason, did'nt use public transport or taxies, after all the transport companys and moter bike owners have had a go and shown there disgust its about time the car owner had a crack

I have to travel to London every day a round trip of 100 miles, otherwise I need to find a new job, fortunately I have a diesel and can do the trips with a tankful a week, public transport is poor as I live in a rural area and the trip to the capital requires 3 changes to get to work.
I would gladly use public transport if the trip was easier but if I work late I don' get home and a 90 minute trip by car is an extra hour by train/ and bus, where are our taxes we pay for using a car going obviously not to the roads or transport system, probably lining someones pockets. If the government can't spend the money they fleece off us properly then give it back or reduce our costs. We have to let those in authority know that once they price us off the roads where will they get their money from then, they have to help the motorists be they businesses or families otherwise they will destroy this country.

Blair left Brown deep in the brown and smelly, so if he wants to get our vote next time round he better listen to us the people and dramatically drop the fuel prices. Most of it is goverment taxes anyway, and the fuel prices affect everyone.

Enough is enough!!!! What is happening to the £1m a day extra revenue that the govenment is getting from this huge hike if fuel prices. They are keeping very quiet about that!!! I have not seen the media ask them the question either.

It should be spent to provide a decent rural public transport system where those who live in rural areas are generally paid less and have the highest fuel prices. They have no choice but to use cars ot taxis!

Come on government be fair..............

How far does it have to go before HM Gov. do what we pay them to do
and sort this Fuel problem ?
And is it just me or is there a plot at hand by the fuel suppliers regarding
the pump price, all but one station in my area are charging the same price
No competition anymore.

I am not a business but a parent with a big old but still good diesel car, and a child who is away from home and three others still to ferry about. I don't want to pay these increases either. I have huge sympathy for businesses but don't leave it up to the diesel owning private citizens to meet these massive rises alone. I wishe the road tax increases were not retrospective. If I had bought a diesel now the government could stick me thses rises but I already own my car and have had it for some time. I would replace it but it is too expensive for me

@ 548 and others suggesting using cooking oil instead of pump diesel.
Good idea and basically nothing wrong technically with the idea.
HOWEVER
cooking oil used in your car qualifies as a road fuel and the HM Customs and Excise will want their cut. Duty is due and if you are caught not 'fessing up' and paying up they WILL prosecute.
Gordon's got this one covered too!!!!

Is it time that we showed the petrol companies and Mr Brown that they can not keep robbing us blind like this. Both the petrol companies and Mr Brown have driven the cost of fuel this high based on one factor 'money and profit'.

Enough is enouth is it about time we started to gain control back as the customer. Should we not boycoting petrol suppliers ie this Month all buy at Shell and boycot all others, next month we then buy at BP and boycott all others. This would mean that all bar the petrol supplier not boycotted will loss their profits for that month, they would have additional cost for storage.

Hopefully the companies being boycotted will start to understand that we are the customer and if they want our business they will have to start dropping the prices

dear sir,i feel fuel duty should be a MAXIMUM of 30p a litre.at this moment in time it costs me £102 per week with parking £80 fuel £25 parking . no joke.i think all these petitions have little or no effect as brown will listen to nothing or anybody the only solution ,i feel, is to park everything up until it is reduced..we, the motorist, have been a cash cow for far to long and it is about time we put a stop to it after all the government works for us we do not work for them, at least thats the way it should work not the way this mob will realise it.