Keeping an eye on petrol prices round and about Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.
When we first started keeping an eye on prices way back in 2008, petrol was 89p and diesel was 94p.
At the minute the cost of fuel is rapidly rising, but with out any middle east crisis, we have to look long and hard at the causes of these rises.
Cheapest stations within 5 miles of ST6 5XA for Unleaded
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 | 110.9p | Asda Wolstanton Wolstanton Retail Park, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-lyme, ST5 0AP Asda, 2.59 miles away, last updated on 10 March |
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 | 110.9p | Morrisons Stoke Ridgehouse Drive, Hanley, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 5NY Morrisons, 2.99 miles away, last updated on 10 March |
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| 110.9p | Morrisons Newcastle-under-lyme 1 Lower Milehouse Lane, Newcastle-under-lyme, ST5 9AL Morrisons, 3.36 miles away, last updated on 10 March |
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 | 110.9p | Sainsburys Hanley Etruria Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 5SA Sainsburys, 3.62 miles away, last updated on 10 March |
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| 110.9p | Morrisons Newcastle-under-lyme 2 Brook Lane, Newcastle-under-lyme, ST5 3HY Morrisons, 4.09 miles away, last updated on 10 March |
Cheapest stations within 5 miles of ST6 5XA for Diesel
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| 111.9p | Asda Wolstanton Wolstanton Retail Park, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-lyme, ST5 0AP Asda, 2.59 miles away, last updated on 10 March |
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| 111.9p | Sainsburys Hanley Etruria Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 5SA Sainsburys, 3.62 miles away, last updated on 10 March |
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 | 112.9p | Holditch Service Station Talke Road, Newcastle-under-lyme, ST5 7PJ Esso, 2.78 miles away, last updated on 10 March |
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| 112.9p | Morrisons Stoke Ridgehouse Drive, Hanley, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 5NY Morrisons, 2.99 miles away, last updated on 10 March |
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 | 112.9p | Shell Festival Cobridge Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 5JQ Shell, 3.34 miles away, last updated on 9 March |
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Just reading on PetrolPrices.com that fuel duty will rise again
I've just reading on PetrolPrices.com that fuel duty will rise again by a further 2p on the already inflated prices, in two weeks time. So for every pound we spend at the pumps, 71p is tax. Which brings a new meaning to highway robbery.
Despite pledges from Gordon Brown, we'll see prices at the pump going up again.
After looking around I found the following statement on WIKIPEDIA - "Many European countries such as the UK, France, and Italy use a high fuel tax to decrease dependence on fossil fuels (that often have to be imported), reduce traffic and reduce pollution."
That would be all well and good if we weren't paying inflated road tax and more importantly a greener alternative being invested in by a government that barely gives the motor industry the time of day.
Sources and reading material
http://www.petrolprices.com/blog/duty-rise-set-to-bring-fuel-tax-to-in-w...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7509245.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2000/world_fuel_crisis/933648.stm
http://www.petrolprices.com/peak-oil-theory.html
Phew
Am I glad I filled up a few days ago, saved 2p a litre there #:S
expensive tank full
I get the feeling fuel thefts will be on the increase again. Some cars will of less value than the fuel in the tank.
You could get a greener car?
Alternatives would be buying a car that had a better mpg?
Hmmm
But, would a nice, green car like that cope with the weather? I know I'd rather have my bit heavier car to get up the estate when it's all white - again!!!!!!!! Don't think I'd fancy the chances of getting any grip in that little thing.
I like
Matt I do not like green I prefer the nice bright red of my motor. Anyway come the revolution or lottery win I am going to get an Aston Martin V8 Global warming machine.