petrol price on the up again

[Simon T]

Read today that most mortoring organisations and supermarket chains are expecting petrol prices to hit betweem £1.11 and £1.15 by the second week in December, more in some locations. Plus, January 1st see's the VAT go back up to 17.5% so that will be another £2 on a car that has a 65 litre tank.

I think something at some point will have to give. Feel for the people who rely on their vehicles for a living, as this must eat heavily into operating profit along with other running costs.

[Rippers]

Gonna get to the stage when we can't afford to fuel performance cars

[Ben Purnell]

great robbing bar stewards all that bloody tax on petrol does my head in

[Simon T]

Typical Britain with the taxes - born free but then taxed to the death and beyond.

[igotblueblood]

Gonna get to the stage when we can't afford to fuel performance cars

Isn't that what they're aiming for; everyone driving Toyota Prius's?!

[dougs]

this sticks in my throat big time

why oh why do we get taxed soo much on petrol - robbing barstewards

[fordrallycar]

Tossers

[sixaxles]

you should try owning three lorries that get shut of 2500litres a week comfortably! at least i'm vat registered so that change won't effect me, diesel is 94.5p this week plus vat, me and the missus are seriously looking at going back down to one at christmas, not good as her dad is one of our drivers.
thats life though. the government just dont have a clue.

[Simon T]

you should try owning three lorries that get shut of 2500litres a week comfortably! at least i'm vat registered so that change won't effect me, diesel is 94.5p this week plus vat, me and the missus are seriously looking at going back down to one at christmas, not good as her dad is one of our drivers.
thats life though. the government just dont have a clue.

you're the kind of business that I referred to in my initial post then. Must be hard mate at the moment.

[FletchCossie]

What can we actually do about it?

We kicked up shit when it rose above £1, but now it's crept up no one has really cared.

[sixaxles]

What can we actually do about it?

We kicked up shit when it rose above £1, but now it's crept up no one has really cared.

people care alright but after the last fuel protests the government have made a few new rules to stop any more protests like last time, basically from what i've heard, if you are part of a protesst that actually prevents the flow of fuel(so to speak) then its more or less bye bye operator license - and you need one of those if you want to run wagons!

[Dan]

Isn't that what they're aiming for; everyone driving Toyota Prius's?!

I'd rather fucking walk or cycle than drive one of those!! I seriously mean that aswell, my Mrs Dad has one and it's fucking god awful, the most uninspiring, disconnected boring car I have EVER driven!!

[sixaxles]

you should try owning three lorries that get shut of 2500litres a week comfortably! at least i'm vat registered so that change won't effect me, diesel is 94.5p this week plus vat, me and the missus are seriously looking at going back down to one at christmas, not good as her dad is one of our drivers.
thats life though. the government just dont have a clue.

a little update..... ran out of money again last week so the decision has been made and my two drivers have been given their notice, which is christmas, providing i dont run out of money too much before then and then its back to one lorry, do away with workshop and expensive overheads and hopefully claw my way out of my 30k overdraft so if anyone needs a bit of trucking doing... i'm your man!!

[Dan]

a little update..... ran out of money again last week so the decision has been made and my two drivers have been given their notice, which is christmas, providing i dont run out of money too much before then and then its back to one lorry, do away with workshop and expensive overheads and hopefully claw my way out of my 30k overdraft so if anyone needs a bit of trucking doing... i'm your man!!

Sorry to hear that mate, have you considered selling the Escos? Depending on spec and condition (I don't know your car) you should clear half of your overdraft back which will be a lot better as you'll have less bank charges aswell!

[Simon T]

sorry to hear this chap, hard times in all sectors. Hope you ride this last part of the storm ok, I work for a nationwide franchised printers, so our outlets deal directly with many small and medium sized business's and i'm hearing that some shoots of recovery are showing at ground level.