On Mon, 05 May 2008 21:14:50 +0100, Pete M
wrote:

Ivan wrote:
Pete M wrote:
Ivan wrote:
A few short months ago the prospect of diesel fuel breaking through
the £1.00 a litre barrier appeared to be unlikely, but with it now
costing over £1.20 a liter that's nudging £5.50 a gallon, this got
me wondering just how much it would have to reach before people on
this newsgroup reached a point where they would be seriously
thinking about giving up their car? .. My own threshold would be
somewhere around £10.00 a gallon and that would be it.


Unfortunately the kicking that the government received last week still
doesn't seem to have sunk into their thick heads. They're still
considering "reviewing" the 2p fuel hike they've got planned for
Septemberish.

Unfortunately, they seem to think that the 10p tax band makes more
difference than ripping the motorist off for £30-50 a month more in tax.

However there's more to it than just "the motorist". The cost of diesel
hits everyone because it is passed on to the price of all goods, since
diesel is the fuel which is used by almost all transport (rail included
- freight locos are diesel). So *everything* goes up as a result and
inflation spirals. At the same time a lot of hauliers are going out of
business because they can no longer make a profit.
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