Baz Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 After many years petrol in France was cheaper than the UK when based on Stirling. Using the average Supermarket prices as of this weekend and the current exchange rates this is no longer the case. I am travelling to France on Thursday so I will be filling up in the UK for the first time in possibly 20 years. Whilst the gap is narrowing for Gazole, France is still cheaper.Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 This is a daft question but how much is gaole in France then? I've never really taken notice as I fill up to the brim in Luxembourg (1.007 euros per litre - yes that's 1.007 not 1.07) and I'm flying on fumes by the time I get back. Usually have to have a little top-up in Belgium at 1.17 euros. I bought some diesel in the UK over Christmas at 1.08 POUNDS per litre, that's 1.45 euro [:'(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 1.20 litre for diesel today in local Intermarche. 1.38 litre for 95 petrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I saw diesel at €1.35 today... [6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 On an autoroute three weeks ago, SP98 was 1,52€/litre compared to 1,32€/litre at our local Super U. This morning 95 was 1,34€, 98 was 1,36 and gasoil was 1,20€. I have never seen fuel so expensive in the last 18 years in France as it is now and it looks like continuing to rise fuelling strikes by fishermen,truckers and workers in general at the moment,plus increasing the prices in the supermarkets of our everyday needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 But Pierre is right, the fuel hikes are going on in the UK too. £1.05 to £1.10 is the norm for diesel there at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Can't remember exactly when, 1st quarter of last year I think, it was possible to find gasole for under €1 around here.A bit more now [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Is there a French equivalent to www.petrolprices.com ?This is a great site for finding who is offering the best fuel prices in any part of UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 [quote user="Alan Zoff"]Is there a French equivalent to www.petrolprices.com ?This is a great site for finding who is offering the best fuel prices in any part of UK.[/quote]Voila:http://www.zagaz.com/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 [quote user="Alan Zoff"]Is there a French equivalent to www.petrolprices.com ?This is a great site for finding who is offering the best fuel prices in any part of UK.[/quote]and this is the official one: http://www.prix-carburants.gouv.fr/[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Great. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Anglia Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Sadly, I am convinced that the fuel companies and the government, (because of the extra VAT), have been trying to force the public in the UK to accept the £1 a litre for fuel for AGES.Now it's sneaked over that price, watch it fly. I predict £1.50 before next year[:@]And STILL the petrol companies insist they make hardly any profit from fuel.......And STILL the UK government refuses to lower the the fuel duty or the extra VAT it gets from the windfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 [quote user="Ford Anglia"]And STILL the petrol companies insist they make hardly any profit from fuel.......And STILL the UK government refuses to lower the the fuel duty or the extra VAT it gets from the windfall.[/quote]Why should they reduce taxes, prices etc ? More and more vehicles are being registered, more product is being sold so no need to. Do you know anyone who drives fewer miles because of increasing costs ?Johnnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 [quote user="Ford Anglia"]Sadly, I am convinced that the fuel companies and the government, (because of the extra VAT), have been trying to force the public in the UK to accept the £1 a litre for fuel for AGES.Now it's sneaked over that price, watch it fly. I predict £1.50 before next year[:@]And STILL the petrol companies insist they make hardly any profit from fuel.......And STILL the UK government refuses to lower the the fuel duty or the extra VAT it gets from the windfall.[/quote]I agree that the price of fuel will zoom up now - Smart cars are looking more and more attractive.I do believe the petrol companies make hardly anything from fuel, in fact their main revenue source (by a long way) is oil exploration and speculation.Consider that only about 10% of a barrel of oil can be used for fuel, then approx the same percentage on each of plastics, fertilisers, chemicals etc. More than half the barrel is only good for bunker fuel and laying on roads. By the time it gets to the pumps, the poor guy running the filling station is getting one or two pence per litre. Can't think of any other commodity that is sold on such a slim margin so no wonder they sell all sorts of other stuff to make a living. I'm not a great lover of the big oil companies but they are necessary and come in for unjustified flack over fuel IMHO. Much more worrying is if the price of fertiliser goes through the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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