Still too cheap but more realistic though.

"Petrol station bosses were accused of profiteering yesterday after it
was revealed that a garage was charging up to £2 a litre at the pumps.

The astonishing price - which equates to £9 a gallon - came on the
fourth and final day of a strike by Shell tanker drivers.

The AA said that the walkout, which could begin again on Friday, had
caused widespread shortages and long queues at petrol stations..."

More:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1026561/Up-1-4-garages-run-dry-today-petrol-drought-worsens.html

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Doug wrote:
> Still too cheap but more realistic though.
> 
> "Petrol station bosses were accused of profiteering yesterday after it
> was revealed that a garage was charging up to £2 a litre at the pumps.
> 
> The astonishing price - which equates to £9 a gallon - came on the
> fourth and final day of a strike by Shell tanker drivers.
> 
> The AA said that the walkout, which could begin again on Friday, had
> caused widespread shortages and long queues at petrol stations..."

No-one ran out round here. No queues. No extortionate price increases 
(due to the strike, at least...) Maybe we're just better prepared up in 
the North East?

I didn't panic buy fuel and somehow made it through the strike using 
only 1/8th of a tank in the 306 and a third of a tank in the Vectra 
despite having a family day out at the weekend.

-- 
Abo

On 17 Jun, 07:44, Doug  wrote:
> Still too cheap but more realistic though.


Good morning Doug (and the other Doug).

Second cut and paste of the day, thanks.

Of course it's profiteering and will not last. I note the artical says
the price is astonishing yet you maintain it's too cheap. What is a
realistic fuel price in Dougworld?

Doug wrote:
> Still too cheap but more realistic though.
>
Oh look, another car thread from Doug (who may or may not be Bollen) who
claims never to start car threads but does so several times a day.

"Doug"  wrote in message 
news:095e8b99-ba30-4538-80c8-8317f320293a@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

> "Petrol station bosses were accused of profiteering yesterday after it
> was revealed that a garage was charging up to £2 a litre at the pumps....

Something I would report to Trading Standards if I lived in the area. 
However, I've not seen any increases around here and had no problems filling 
up on Sunday.

The article should, however, make even you ask a few questions about the 
accuracy of your favourite newspaper. For example, how do they make seven 
percent of petrol stations, which they report as the number of stations that 
have run out, into the one in four of the headline? They also quote the 
offending petrol station owner as claiming that people are buying 'hundreds 
of pounds' worth of petrol instead of the usual '£5 or £6'. Even a newspaper 
reporter should question the disparity in those figures, even at his 
inflated prices, unless there was a queue of people with tanker trailers 
behind their cars in the forecourt at the time.

Colin Bignell

On 17 Jun, 09:11, "nightjar" <cpb@<insert my surname here>.me.uk>
wrote:
> "Doug"  wrote in message
>
> news:095e8b99-ba30-4538-80c8-8317f320293a@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>
> > "Petrol station bosses were accused of profiteering yesterday after it
> > was revealed that a garage was charging up to £2 a litre at the pumps.> Something I would report to Trading Standards if I lived in the area.

For what reason?

Abo wrote:
> Doug wrote:
>> Still too cheap but more realistic though.
>>
>> "Petrol station bosses were accused of profiteering yesterday after it
>> was revealed that a garage was charging up to £2 a litre at the pumps.
>>
>> The astonishing price - which equates to £9 a gallon - came on the
>> fourth and final day of a strike by Shell tanker drivers.
>>
>> The AA said that the walkout, which could begin again on Friday, had
>> caused widespread shortages and long queues at petrol stations..."
> 
> No-one ran out round here. No queues. No extortionate price increases 
> (due to the strike, at least...) Maybe we're just better prepared up in 
> the North East?
> 
> I didn't panic buy fuel and somehow made it through the strike using 
> only 1/8th of a tank in the 306 and a third of a tank in the Vectra 
> despite having a family day out at the weekend.
> 

Not like the Northern Rock then?

-- 
Moving things in still pictures!

®i©ardo wrote:
> Abo wrote:
>> Doug wrote:
>>> Still too cheap but more realistic though.
>>>
>>> "Petrol station bosses were accused of profiteering yesterday after it
>>> was revealed that a garage was charging up to £2 a litre at the pumps.
>>>
>>> The astonishing price - which equates to £9 a gallon - came on the
>>> fourth and final day of a strike by Shell tanker drivers.
>>>
>>> The AA said that the walkout, which could begin again on Friday, had
>>> caused widespread shortages and long queues at petrol stations..."
>>
>> No-one ran out round here. No queues. No extortionate price increases 
>> (due to the strike, at least...) Maybe we're just better prepared up 
>> in the North East?
>>
>> I didn't panic buy fuel and somehow made it through the strike using 
>> only 1/8th of a tank in the 306 and a third of a tank in the Vectra 
>> despite having a family day out at the weekend.
>>
> 
> Not like the Northern Rock then?

Haven't done business with them since I was a kid. Their problems 
haven't affected me any differently to the rest of Joe Public.

-- 
Abo

In article ,  says...
> 
> "Doug"  wrote in message 
> news:095e8b99-ba30-4538-80c8-8317f320293a@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> 
> > "Petrol station bosses were accused of profiteering yesterday after it
> > was revealed that a garage was charging up to £2 a litre at the pumps> 
> Something I would report to Trading Standards if I lived in the area. 

Why? Whats worth reporting is the fact that in my area, they're all the 
same price and put their prices up exactly the same at the same time 
even though they've not had a delivery.


-- 
Conor

I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't 
looking good either. - Scott Adams

"Paul Weaver"  wrote in message 
news:aebe1f47-6c60-479b-94c5-ddfd34abffb5@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com...
On 17 Jun, 09:11, "nightjar" <cpb@<insert my surname here>.me.uk>
wrote:
> "Doug"  wrote in message
>
> news:095e8b99-ba30-4538-80c8-8317f320293a@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > "Petrol station bosses were accused of profiteering yesterday after it
> > > was revealed that a garage was charging up to £2 a litre at the 
> > > pumps....
>
> > Something I would report to Trading Standards if I lived in the area.

> For what reason?

Because it is their duty to investigate whether any consumer legislation was 
breached by the action

Colin Bignell

In article ,  says...
> 
> "Paul Weaver"  wrote in message 
> news:aebe1f47-6c60-479b-94c5-ddfd34abffb5@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com...
> On 17 Jun, 09:11, "nightjar" <cpb@<insert my surname here>.me.uk>
> wrote:
> > "Doug"  wrote in message
> >
> > news:095e8b99-ba30-4538-80c8-8317f320293a@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com.> > > > "Petrol station bosses were accused of profiteering yesterday after it
> > > > was revealed that a garage was charging up to £2 a litre at the 
> > > > pumps....
> >
> > > Something I would report to Trading Standards if I lived in the area.
> 
> > For what reason?
> 
> Because it is their duty to investigate whether any consumer legislation was 
> breached by the action
> 
And in your mind, what was?


-- 
Conor

I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't 
looking good either. - Scott Adams

NM wrote:
> On 17 Jun, 07:44, Doug  wrote:
>> Still too cheap but more realistic though.
> 
> 
> Good morning Doug (and the other Doug).
> 
> Second cut and paste of the day, thanks.
> 
> Of course it's profiteering and will not last. I note the artical says
> the price is astonishing yet you maintain it's too cheap. What is a
> realistic fuel price in Dougworld?

They used to say £5 a gallon. Now that is here they're saying perhaps 
£10 or £15 a gallon...

-- 
John Wright

"What would happen if you eliminated the autism genes from the gene pool?

You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and
socialising and not getting anything done!" - Professor Temple Grandin

John Wright wrote:
> NM wrote:
>> On 17 Jun, 07:44, Doug  wrote:
>>> Still too cheap but more realistic though.
>>
>>
>> Good morning Doug (and the other Doug).
>>
>> Second cut and paste of the day, thanks.
>>
>> Of course it's profiteering and will not last. I note the artical
>> says the price is astonishing yet you maintain it's too cheap. What
>> is a realistic fuel price in Dougworld?
>
> They used to say £5 a gallon. Now that is here they're saying perhaps
> £10 or £15 a gallon...

Who are "they"?

"Conor"  wrote in message 
news:6bqak0F3dlv19U1@mid.individual.net...
...
> > Because it is their duty to investigate whether any consumer legislation 
> > was
> > breached by the action
>
> And in your mind, what was?

It could be a breach of The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading 
Regulations, which include a general ban on conduct below a level which may 
be expected towards consumers. However, it is very new legislation, it came 
in on 26th May, and there is no case law yet to decide exactly what that 
means.

Colin Bignell

nightjar <cpb@ wrote:
> "Conor"  wrote in message 
> news:6bqak0F3dlv19U1@mid.individual.net...
> ...
>>> Because it is their duty to investigate whether any consumer legislation 
>>> was
>>> breached by the action
>> And in your mind, what was?
> 
> It could be a breach of The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading 
> Regulations, which include a general ban on conduct below a level which may 
> be expected towards consumers. However, it is very new legislation, it came 
> in on 26th May, and there is no case law yet to decide exactly what that 
> means.
> 
> Colin Bignell
> 
> 
> 
But, the goods news is that, on the "jobs for the boys" and "turkeys who 
won't for Christmas" front, the State may well be employing a few 
thousand more people reliant upon the public purse to research and then 
enact this latest bit of legislation.

-- 
Moving things in still pictures!

In article ,  says...
> 
> "Conor"  wrote in message 
> news:6bqak0F3dlv19U1@mid.individual.net...
> ...
> > > Because it is their duty to investigate whether any consumer legislation 
> > > was
> > > breached by the action
> >
> > And in your mind, what was?
> 
> It could be a breach of The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading 
> Regulations, which include a general ban on conduct below a level which may 
> be expected towards consumers. 

How is upping the price of a scarce commodity with a high demand 
unexpected or against the premises of capitalism?

-- 
Conor

I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't 
looking good either. - Scott Adams

"Conor"  wrote in message 
news:MPG.22c3200c2b5a91439896b1@news.enta.net...
> In article ,  says...
>>
>> "Conor"  wrote in message
>> news:6bqak0F3dlv19U1@mid.individual.net...
>> ...
>> > > Because it is their duty to investigate whether any consumer 
>> > > legislation
>> > > was
>> > > breached by the action
>> >
>> > And in your mind, what was?
>>
>> It could be a breach of The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading
>> Regulations, which include a general ban on conduct below a level which 
>> may
>> be expected towards consumers.
>
> How is upping the price of a scarce commodity with a high demand
> unexpected or against the premises of capitalism?

How are either of those relevant to whether it is unfair trading?

Colin Bignell

Brimstone wrote:
> John Wright wrote:
>> NM wrote:
>>> On 17 Jun, 07:44, Doug  wrote:
>>>> Still too cheap but more realistic though.
>>>
>>> Good morning Doug (and the other Doug).
>>>
>>> Second cut and paste of the day, thanks.
>>>
>>> Of course it's profiteering and will not last. I note the artical
>>> says the price is astonishing yet you maintain it's too cheap. What
>>> is a realistic fuel price in Dougworld?
>> They used to say £5 a gallon. Now that is here they're saying perhaps
>> £10 or £15 a gallon...
> 
> Who are "they"? 

In this case Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and the like.

-- 
John Wright

"What would happen if you eliminated the autism genes from the gene pool?

You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and
socialising and not getting anything done!" - Professor Temple Grandin

When Doug goes on about the billions in profit (and its effect on the 
planet) made  by big business the dross here (and you know who you are  :) 
are very quick to defend big business, profit motive etc. and slag off the 
scroungers etc.

BUT  when  a garage attempts to reduce demand as supply may be limited or 
even maximise its profit in the short term the "girls" and the IT nerds  go 
appoplectic

Nice to see clarity of thought and consistency - LOL

Tooomy wrote:
> When Doug goes on about the billions in profit (and its effect on the 
> planet) made  by big business the dross here (and you know who you are  :) 
> are very quick to defend big business, profit motive etc. and slag off the 
> scroungers etc.
> 
> BUT  when  a garage attempts to reduce demand as supply may be limited or 
> even maximise its profit in the short term the "girls" and the IT nerds  go 
> appoplectic
> 
> Nice to see clarity of thought and consistency - LOL 
> 
> 

Yes it would be 'Nice to see clarity of thought and consistency'

-- 
Tony the Dragon

On 19 Jun, 16:55, "Tooomy"  wrote:

> Nice to see clarity of thought and consistency - LOL

Says the fuckwitted cunt who wrote "TfL tried to keep congestion
charge increases total CO2 in London."

LOL indeed

Let the anger go Briony (or is Britany)  Blackhead :), otherwise you'll 
screw up your drag act

To be serious though - You come across as getting really angry wth people 
for pointing out  the truth.

I suggest your master plan of posting  here several times a day, threatning 
Doug, using LOADS of 4 letter words will soon see a return to the £2 
GALLON - not!

"BrianW"  wrote in message 
news:b7958b72-6044-45aa-9a77-b9fa382406de@z24g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On 19 Jun, 16:55, "Tooomy"  wrote:
>
>> Nice to see clarity of thought and consistency - LOL
>
> Says the fuckwitted cunt who wrote "TfL tried to keep congestion
> charge increases total CO2 in London."
>
> LOL indeed

On 23 Jun, 14:16, "Tooomy"  wrote:
> Let the anger go Briony (or is Britany)  Blackhead :), otherwise you'll
> screw up your drag act
>
> To be serious though - You come across as getting really angry wth people
> for pointing out  the truth.

I would rather that, than come across as someone who is really thick,
ignorant and uneducated.

> I suggest your master plan of posting  here several times a day, threatning
> Doug, using LOADS of 4 letter words will soon see a return to the £2
> GALLON - not!

Well, Timmy, your master plan of making yourself look like a complete
retard is working beautifully.  Do keep it up (and give us all a laugh
in the process).