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Nidge2
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 5:43 pm 
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£1.429 yesterday. Fuelcard at £1.4038!!! :D


Now £1.439. Fuelcard still £1.4038!!! :D


It's not a big saving is it 15p a gallon. You can't get a deal of petrol for 15p.
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and often pump prices are lower than fueld cards so any savings are wiped out, bunker cards are bad, you have to find the bunker first, i got lost in a truck once down Dover way at 2am, had to ring the transport manager...

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grandad
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:41 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
cabbyman wrote:
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£1.429 yesterday. Fuelcard at £1.4038!!! :D


Now £1.439. Fuelcard still £1.4038!!! :D


It's not a big saving is it 15p a gallon. You can't get a deal of petrol for 15p.

Maybe not much per gallon but in my case it totals over £1,000 per year so I will take it.

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skippy41
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gusmac wrote:
Hi Gus,

This is your petrol prices update from PetrolPrices.com. Your current settings are to receive e-mail updates every weekday.

PetrolPrices.com is now also available as an iPhone app:

Cheapest stations within 5 miles of AB15 xxx for Diesel

136.9p Sainsburys Aberdeen Garthdee Road, Aberdeen, AB10 7AY
3.09 miles away, last updated on 18 February

138.7p Asda Bridge Of Dee Garthdee Road, Bridge Of Dee, Aberdeen, AB10 7QA
3.06 miles away, last updated on 18 February

140.9p Shell Propeller Inverurie Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB21 9BB
2.73 miles away, last updated on 17 February

140.9p Morrisons Aberdeen West North Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AR
4.31 miles away, last updated on 18 February

140.9p Esso Pittodrie Express King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 3DF
4.5 miles away, last updated on 17 February



Esso 144.9
Shell 144.9
Asda 142.7
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jimbo
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:05 pm 
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skippy41 wrote:
gusmac wrote:
Hi Gus,

This is your petrol prices update from PetrolPrices.com. Your current settings are to receive e-mail updates every weekday.

PetrolPrices.com is now also available as an iPhone app:

Cheapest stations within 5 miles of AB15 xxx for Diesel

136.9p Sainsburys Aberdeen Garthdee Road, Aberdeen, AB10 7AY
3.09 miles away, last updated on 18 February

138.7p Asda Bridge Of Dee Garthdee Road, Bridge Of Dee, Aberdeen, AB10 7QA
3.06 miles away, last updated on 18 February

140.9p Shell Propeller Inverurie Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB21 9BB
2.73 miles away, last updated on 17 February

140.9p Morrisons Aberdeen West North Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AR
4.31 miles away, last updated on 18 February

140.9p Esso Pittodrie Express King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 3DF
4.5 miles away, last updated on 17 February



Esso 144.9
Shell 144.9
Asda 142.7



Still discounting, Skippy?

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jimbo
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Or buying work, as some would say?

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cabbyman
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Nidge2 wrote:
cabbyman wrote:
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£1.429 yesterday. Fuelcard at £1.4038!!! :D


Now £1.439. Fuelcard still £1.4038!!! :D


It's not a big saving is it 15p a gallon. You can't get a deal of petrol for 15p.


No, but when you buy fuel, do you go to the most expensive? If the fuelcard is competetive, I use it. If it isn't I don't. And all relevant filling stations are within 2 miles of home. It's not rocket science!!!
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gbone
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cabbyman wrote:

No, but when you buy fuel, do you go to the most expensive? If the fuelcard is competetive, I use it. If it isn't I don't. And all relevant filling stations are within 2 miles of home. It's not rocket science!!!


i must be in a minority here i just fill up and dont think about it,there are other areas of life where i can save more if i wanted to,im not going out of my way to find fuel 1-3p cheaper...if its 1.41 fair enough if its 1.46 ill manage....just do without the mars bar at the checkout :lol:



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My old Montego used to do 58MPG, it sounded like a tank but by heck was it good on fuel.
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mine did too,kicked out a lot of smoke and was noisy but it was economical and pretty fast as i recall
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Nidge2
PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:03 am 
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gbone wrote:
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No, but when you buy fuel, do you go to the most expensive? If the fuelcard is competetive, I use it. If it isn't I don't. And all relevant filling stations are within 2 miles of home. It's not rocket science!!!


i must be in a minority here i just fill up and dont think about it,there are other areas of life where i can save more if i wanted to,im not going out of my way to find fuel 1-3p cheaper...if its 1.41 fair enough if its 1.46 ill manage....just do without the mars bar at the checkout :lol:



Nidge2 wrote:


My old Montego used to do 58MPG, it sounded like a tank but by heck was it good on fuel.


mine did too,kicked out a lot of smoke and was noisy but it was economical and pretty fast as i recall[/quote]


Yeah 2 litre diesel went like a train but sounded like a tank.
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Nidge2
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Maybe not much per gallon but in my case it totals over £1,000 per year so I will take it.



We're on about 1 car.
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grandad
PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:28 am 
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Nidge2 wrote:
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Maybe not much per gallon but in my case it totals over £1,000 per year so I will take it.



We're on about 1 car.

And your point is what? When margins are tight you should make as many small savings as possible.

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Nidge2 wrote:
gbone wrote:
cabbyman wrote:

No, but when you buy fuel, do you go to the most expensive? If the fuelcard is competetive, I use it. If it isn't I don't. And all relevant filling stations are within 2 miles of home. It's not rocket science!!!


i must be in a minority here i just fill up and dont think about it,there are other areas of life where i can save more if i wanted to,im not going out of my way to find fuel 1-3p cheaper...if its 1.41 fair enough if its 1.46 ill manage....just do without the mars bar at the checkout :lol:



Nidge2 wrote:


My old Montego used to do 58MPG, it sounded like a tank but by heck was it good on fuel.


mine did too,kicked out a lot of smoke and was noisy but it was economical and pretty fast as i recall



Yeah 2 litre diesel went like a train but sounded like a tank.[/quote]

Thats because it had a quality British engineered (Perkins) engine

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Nidge2
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Maybe not much per gallon but in my case it totals over £1,000 per year so I will take it.



We're on about 1 car.

And your point is what? When margins are tight you should make as many small savings as possible.



Like I said with one car 15 pence worth of petrol isn't going to get you far.
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gusmac
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Like I said with one car 15 pence worth of petrol isn't going to get you far.


How many gallons do you buy in a year?

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Like I said with one car 15 pence worth of petrol isn't going to get you far.


How many gallons do you buy in a year?



30,000 miles @ 49mpg = 612 gallon or say 3000 ltrs

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