Fuel Prices

[JBell]

Put £50 of Diesel in the C on Monday at 114.9ppl at my local Sainsburys, Petrol was the same price.

Drove past Morrisons this morning and Petrol was 114.9 and Diesel was 111.9!!!!

 

[davemercedes]

Put £50 of Diesel in the C on Monday at 114.9ppl at my local Sainsburys, Petrol was the same price.

Drove past Morrisons this morning and Petrol was 114.9 and Diesel was 111.9!!!!

Same where I live. Diesel (and petrol) have both fallen to 112.9. I can't help getting a victorious feeling to see diesel at or below petrol. Oh, if only these prices would continue...

 

[SL63 Mark]

I wish they'd fall round here, still nothing under 117.9 that I've seen, must look harder, I have noticed petrol and diesel are the same price now though. I will check out Waitrose, they are usually our cheapest.

 

[Naraic]

£1.129 for diesel here...Belfast.

 

[pmw103]

Interesting discussion, I found this a few years back, gives a good insight into regional and fuel type variations.

hope its of interest.

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuel/

 

[A.J.]

£1.12 at Asda. Wouldn't touch it with a barge pole though !!

 

[JBell]

£1.12 at Asda. Wouldn't touch it with a barge pole though !!

Why????

 

[neilto]

Its ¢1.11 where I am at the moment

 

[V6Matty]

Its ¢1.11 where I am at the moment

and many of us would rather be there as well, i still miss trwveling through europe in the summer

 

[A.J.]

Why????

I am not an expert but Supermarket fuel is generally reckoned to be poorer quality than branded fuels. I don't want any problems with the injectors or DPF. Essentially I am a coward !!

 

[JBell]

I am not an expert but Supermarket fuel is generally reckoned to be poorer quality than branded fuels. I don't want any problems with the injectors or DPF. Essentially I am a coward !!

It's the same stuff, the supermarkets buy it off the oil companies. Diesel is a dirty fuel no matter where you buy it from

 

[bob 6600]

Diesel has been on par or cheaper than petrol at the pumps for roughly 2 weeks, some have taken longer to trickle down the prices.

112.7 at Asda, 2p more at Shell/BP

 

[BillyBoy]

It's thanks mainly to Saudi Arabia building a new refinery designed to produce diesel - it has bought down the wholesale price to about 3p below petrol, so the difference should not be short term. Unfortunately, I suspect the treasury will notice and tax diesel back up above the price of petrol.

WRT supermarket fuel, according to a friend of mine who worked for Shell distribution, the same tankers deliver the same fuel to branded and supermarket stations alike. The difference is the additive blend that is mixed in with the fuel an the station tanks are filled. That said, I've used supermarket fuel for more years than I care to remember without issue. I think they would have too much to lose reputation wise if their fuel was sub-standard and people started proving engine damage as a result of using it.

Cheers,
Bill

 

[television]

It's thanks mainly to Saudi Arabia building a new refinery designed to produce diesel - it has bought down the wholesale price to about 3p below petrol, so the difference should not be short term. Unfortunately, I suspect the treasury will notice and tax diesel back up above the price of petrol.

WRT supermarket fuel, according to a friend of mine who worked for Shell distribution, the same tankers deliver the same fuel to branded and supermarket stations alike. The difference is the additive blend that is mixed in with the fuel an the station tanks are filled. That said, I've used supermarket fuel for more years than I care to remember without issue. I think they would have too much to lose reputation wise if their fuel was sub-standard and people started proving engine damage as a result of using it.

Cheers,
Bill

Yes that is true what you say and only the additives put in, I use nothing but supermarket petrol, and always have done, as a pensioner every penny counts.

 

[ALFIEBEARD]

110.7 per litre at Morrisons in Carlisle. gonna go and fill up my old truck lol.

 

[turbopete]

same here at morrisons. asda is still 112.9 but i think they will follow suit soon.

 

[Ricardo_e220]

110.7 per litre at Morrisons in Carlisle. gonna go and fill up my old truck lol.

Just checked and it's the same in Darlington, I've got 1000 miles to cover before Saturday night so I'm up for saving a few quid!

Normally do tesco for the points through the credit clubcard. This all helps improve my pence per mile saving on running my own car for work.

3 weeks and I'll be in France where it's usually sub£1 for diesel (nice to finally see it cheaper here than petrol)

 

[Chrishazle]

Just fueled up the C220 this afternoon at Tescos Whitstable - 112.9p/l after their 2p/l price cut at 1pm. However, Clubcard discount of 20p/l! I've used virtually nothing but Tescos fuel in both cars (Moventum 99RON in the 968) for many months due to the clubcard discount, had no problems at all. I've also seen comparative tests of 98/99RO~N fuels, and Moventum came top!!

Once the clubcard discount scheme comes to an end (collect to 31 August, use accumulated discount until 30 September) I'll go back to checking local prices!

 

[Jeeringtowser]

Diesel has been on par or cheaper than petrol at the pumps for roughly 2 weeks, some have taken longer to trickle down the prices.

112.7 at Asda, 2p more at Shell/BP

I am always pleased to see a reduction in pump prices!
Frustrating however, I ran diesel cars for 25 years and have only gone back to petrol this year.
Oh well hey-ho, that's' life
Chris

 

[C350Carl]

It's thanks mainly to Saudi Arabia building a new refinery designed to produce diesel - it has bought down the wholesale price to about 3p below petrol, so the difference should not be short term. Unfortunately, I suspect the treasury will notice and tax diesel back up above the price of petrol.

WRT supermarket fuel, according to a friend of mine who worked for Shell distribution, the same tankers deliver the same fuel to branded and supermarket stations alike. The difference is the additive blend that is mixed in with the fuel an the station tanks are filled. That said, I've used supermarket fuel for more years than I care to remember without issue. I think they would have too much to lose reputation wise if their fuel was sub-standard and people started proving engine damage as a result of using it.
Cheers,
Bill

Not only that they would be in trouble with the 'Guvnor' as it has to conform to BS EN 590 for Diseasel and BS EN 228 for Petrol.

I switched to using Tesco Diseasel for a trial period (mainly whilst i can get up to 20ppl off) and i have noticed no difference in fuel economy or performance in the car. I have been using it for a good 4k miles now.

However once the fuel promotion ends i will go back to using either Esso or Shell.