Petrol hits $5 a gallon in cali

[55starchief]

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[ianjpage]

posted on there saying what about us poor brits paying ~$7 per gallon!!!

[Titsy]

Quoting: ianjpage

what about us poor brits paying ~$7 per gallon!!!

And the rest...

[ianjpage]

Quoting: Titsy

And the rest...

It works out about that if you use 1.03 per litre......

[EDGE]

it's $9.35 if you use 1.03/litre

[55starchief]

Quoting: EDGE

it's $9.35 if you use 1.03/litre

is that a US gal or a UK gallon?

[ianjpage]

Quoting: EDGE

it's $9.35 if you use 1.03/litre

Erm how did ya get that...

1.03 per litre

3.785411 liters per gallon (US)   (FYI 4.54609 liters per gallon (UK). )

So 1.03 X 3.785411 = £3.89897333 per US Gallon

£3.89897333 conveteed to USD using 1gbp = 2.01 USH comes to...

$7.86764116 USD

[EDGE]

im using uk gallons... as that's what we buy, but yeah, it is bigger than a US gallon.... i'd love to know why too....

[55starchief]

Quoting: EDGE

im using uk gallons... as that's what we buy, but yeah, it is bigger than a US gallon.... i'd love to know why too....

well apparently
A Imperial (UK) gallon is legally defined as 4.54609 litres (~277.42 cu in), which is about 1.2 U.S. liquid gallons. This definition is used in the United Kingdom, and is based on the volume of 10 pounds of water at 62 °F. (A U.S. liquid gallon weighs about 8.33 pounds at the same temperature.)

So im guessing it has something to do with our location on the planet and the equator etc

[Allanv]

Its £1.12 for teh diesel here

[F Body]

Quoting: Allanv

Its £1.12 for teh diesel here

= £5.08p per UK gallon

[55starchief]

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as stated before it has nothing to do with traders or the retailers or even the oil companies its the fukcing government

[F Body]

Quoting: 55starchief

or even the oil companies

How many Billion £ profit did the oil companies make ?

Sorry I remember now that they said it was only from the oil extraction side

[Allanv]

Quoting: F Body

Quoting: Allanv
Its £1.12 for teh diesel here



= £5.08p per UK gallon

I do get 50.2mpg though and that is for Vpower diesel but saying that on J18 for bath they are selling normal diesel for £1.15

[Fieldy]

im sorry, but there's fudge all we can do about it except carry on burning it, so why upset yourselves and work it out??

[55starchief]

Quoting: Fieldy

im sorry, but there's fudge all we can do about it except carry on burning it, so why upset yourselves and work it out??

we can do something we can educate the masses that its not the fault of the oil companies but the government. with 33 million drivers and an election coming up thats a lot of votes

[Fieldy]

but dude....the next government will keep it up, it's one of their biggest and easiest incomes....


If you were coming to power, you wouldn't drop it if it was worth millions in tax revenue to yourself and your whole party.......

If anything, say David Cameron ever got to power, he would use it as A 'green tax' saying how we don't need to drive.......

I might be wrong though.....

[F Body]

Quoting: Fieldy

so why upset yourselves and work it out??

True but I did notice that it's 1.099 at our local Asda today and that's the cheapest place round here

[philoldsmobile]

at 125mpg i really don't care!

[philoldsmobile]

Quoting: F Body

True but I did notice that it's 1.099 at our local Asda today and that's the cheapest place round here

ouch, asda is 102.9 shell is 103.9 and the rest are 105 / 106.9


except BP ultimate 102 - thats 249.9