The cost of petrol over here is crazy.
$2.98 a gallon
Highest it's been for years.
Tony.
$2.98 a gallon
Highest it's been for years.
Tony.
How much !!
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Still a Billy bargain compared to rip of Britain
Always has been such, even allowing for the smaller US gallon.
Whats that in english mate?
I wall guesstimate £2.20 ish a gallon
Yep that's cheap! If only eh.......
.....I have two cars to fill up this afternoon, one tank of petrol and one tank of diesel, and will be lucky if its under £100Still I dont begrudge all the tax paid on fuel and its put to such good uses...like MP expenses, and paying for Brexit consultants !!!!!
Hopefully I’ll put the right fuel in the right car
The amount of tax we actually pay is scary.
I'm sure people in the know will correct me but :-
20% on our income over the free limit.
70% ish on fuel?
20% Vat on most stuff we buy goes to government?
Stamp duty when we buy a house.
Death duty when we die, including the new rip off charges for probate.
Council tax
Business rates
Employers contributions
Employees pensions contributions, not a direct tax to the government I know, but governments way of relieving their cost for the elderly.
Car tax/RFL
I'm sure there's many I've missed.
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Seems expensive tony, we were only paying $2.20 or less, this Feb/March - and that was further west in the sticks
They taking advantage of the retired folks down there
Further west......I thought they just sat around playing banjos......when the do drive their pickups, they run them on moonshine
Shirl actually saw a station selling at $3.40/gal. the other day.
Tony.
Tony.
Seems expensive tony, we were only paying $2.20 or less, this Feb/March - and that was further west in the sticks
They taking advantage of the retired folks down there
It was when the Boss was here with her mate in Feb. too mate.
Tony.
It never ceases to amaze me how much fuel prices can differ in the US. Even stations next to each other can vary greatly. Unlike the apparent price fixing that goes on over here.
BTW @t-tony surely you mean gas not petrol? You spend enough time over there, I thought you'd almost be native and fluent in the lingo!!
He does drop several Americaland terms in @Keet, @hard top is very quick to correct him lol!It never ceases to amaze me how much fuel prices can differ in the US. Even stations next to each other can vary greatly. Unlike the apparent price fixing that goes on over here.
BTW @t-tony surely you mean gas not petrol? You spend enough time over there, I thought you'd almost be native and fluent in the lingo!!
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Glad this will last 650 miles
A slight difference to Tonys original post
