British Gas Prices Top $5.79 a Gallon

[mulethree]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=535&ncid=535&e=10&u=/ap/20040602/ap_on_bi_ge/britain_gasoline

By THOMAS WAGNER, Associated Press Writer

LONDON - As rising oil prices pushed gasoline past $5.79 per gallon in Britain, truck drivers threatened strikes and cabbies filling up at the pumps complained about working extra hours to make ends meet.

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In Britain, the Automobile Association said the average cost of unleaded gasoline was about $5.79 a gallon Wednesday, an increase of 14 cents from Tuesday.

But some filling stations were charging more than $6.31 per gallon for unleaded fuel and one, Total Gas in west London, was selling super unleaded for $7.93.

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Britain's fuel taxes account for nearly three-quarters of the cost of gasoline and are among Europe's highest. The level of fuel duty for gasoline is currently $3.30 per gallon.

[physioex]

1. Taking out the duty for gasoline...

We are paying about the same here in the Pacific Northwest..

[tigereye]

2. no, we don't need hybrid or other cars

no there is plenty of oil (sarc)

Yes, we need Hummers. Sigh.

[physioex]

3. Speaking of Hummers...

Isn't it funny to see those dorks spend well ove $70 to fill up their vechicles...I bet the Hummmer and SUV dealers are a hurtin...

[tigereye]

5. they are so absurd. I can't understand why people buy them.

I feel embarrassed to see them! I spent $22.00 to fill the tank with the lowest grade. But then I read that the Brits are paying 5 plus dollars per gallon. ( whatever that is in pounds.) I can still remember when gas was 9 cents per gallon and it going up to 17 cents was a big deal.

[Kellanved]

7. so do I

And I don't have a Hummer. With the exchange rate as it is, the price is actually more like $90.

Bummer is: Intellectually I support artificially high Gas prices: it will move the Industry away from fossil fuels earlier.
Strict environment laws have shown ironic advantages before. Good example: The European Refineries are very new, as the strict laws forced the owners to build new plants. As a result the US has to buy Gas from the EU, as the US rust buckets can't keep up with the demand (of course that is a major reason for the gas price rising faster than the oil Price).

[AndyTiedye]

10. Hummers and other Huge Gas-Guzzlers Get a Special Tax Break!

They've been getting rid of the tax breaks for conservation and replacing them with
energy-wasting tax credits like this one.

[Frodo]

12. Why can't we all just get along?

Let's try Hybrid Hummers?

[Massacure]

4. Conservation - 1, OPEC - None

:D

[physioex]

6. Al-Qaeda is more enraged than ever.....

OPEC is a wide open target. Now that this country is more oil dependant, just one catastrophe and we might be seeing $4/gal....

[SidDithers]

8. Remember, bigger gallon

1 British Imperial gallon = 1.2 US gallons

But that's still a lotta green for gas.

Sid

[Kellanved]

9. IMHO the Article uses US Gallons

Considering that's it from a .com source (not .co.uk) and that the the liter is the normal unit in the UK nowadays.

[SidDithers]

11. Yeah, rereading the article, you're probably right.

However, it would be alot clearer if they had given the /litre price as well.

Cheers.

Sid

[D-Notice]

13. Petrol prices over here...

The media are making a big deal about the prices being over 80p/litre.

Some of the tabloids for predicting it'll go past 90p, even topping £1/litre

Not really bothered - don't have a car... too expensive!