The world price of oil has gone down in the last month, but the June price of unleaded petrol or diesel remains around 82 pence per litre according to the Automobile Association
Why is unleaded petrol or diesel still 82p a litre ?
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This United Kingdom based blog attempts to draw public attention to, and to comment on, the Fuel Crisis caused by UK Government policy on energy i.e. petrol, diesel, LPG for use in vehicles, and for electricity generation, and the knock on effects on transport, food, domestic heating costs etc.
For a country with North Sea Oil and Gas,why are fuel prices so expensive in the United Kingdom ?
Most of the price for fuel that we pay is Tax to Her Majesty's Treasury, not directly anything to do with the world price of petroleum.
Is it really going to take blockades and protests in the streets again, like in 2000 under the Labour government, before the Conservative / Liberal Democrat Coalition Government listens to the people and abolishes the tax increases on fuel, which has reached over £1 £1.40 per litre of petrol in many areas ?
Or are they going to mismanage the Fuel Crisis, yet again, but this time invoke their Emergency Powers under the Civil Contingencies Act, or using the vast sureveillance powers of the state to snoop on peaceful protestors ?
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Why are diesel prices higher than un leaded by up to 4p/ ltr
Diesel bought at ASDA on 13/02/06 cost 83.9p/litre while unleaded on sale at 77.9, a 6p difference! The situation in the rest of the EU is the opposite with diesel about 10c/litre lower. Are petrol retailers using the high price of diesel to subsidise a price war on petrol?