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grantsmith1985
13th September 2005, 16:44
RIght every one knows how unbelievable the Price is, unless you dont pay attention at all, lol.
Any one catch on the news last night that if you put £50 of unleaded into your car, the government takes £37 of it. smileys/smiley7.gif
saxx
13th September 2005, 16:45
seriously?
grantsmith1985
13th September 2005, 16:54
yer that is what was on the newst at about 1045 last night on bbc, shocking aint it!
Chris
13th September 2005, 16:58
That's like fags..... a pack of 20 only cost about 40p to make, the rest is tax.

Chris smileys/happy.gif
DevilDamo
13th September 2005, 17:00
didn't people not know that? when paying £1 a litre... 70% is tax. absolutely criminal!!!
al_VTR
13th September 2005, 17:19
yup - i knew it was something like that. its disgraceful really !!!!
grantsmith1985
13th September 2005, 17:29
Thats the thing, you know it is a lot of it goes towards tax but when you actually hear a figure like that its like WOW smileys/smiley3.gif
Dan
13th September 2005, 17:36
shocking. i cant believe how much petrol is going up.
Natalie
13th September 2005, 17:39
I know. I put £20 last week and got 21 litres. I put another £15 in last night and got 15.8 litres. its getting ridiculous. It was 73.5p when I first learnt to drive
grantsmith1985
13th September 2005, 20:04
RIght, ALL the fuel stations in my area have ran out of fuel apparantly, the only one with any left is sainsbury and that is 4 star smileys/smiley5.gif
Craig
13th September 2005, 21:26
i have 3/4 full tank my cars on the drive it isnt gunna be used and all petrol stations are empty
Gav
13th September 2005, 21:42
it was like 45p when i first started to drive. im 28 now.
addictedtosax
13th September 2005, 23:07
jesus 70%. smileys/bandit.gif chorey bastards! i knew they took alot of i 4 themselves but i only thought it was about 40p! why are the roads in this country so poor if they get all this money of us eh!? smileys/smiley7.gif
JayWard
13th September 2005, 23:19
yeah i agrre with you there..we pay all that and the roads are shite! havent been finished on the newish estate i live on and been here 4 years! sed they wud be done in 6months! oh and nearly everyone here has ran out of fuel too! stupid!
addictedtosax
13th September 2005, 23:26
topped up last nite myself! smileys/smiley17.gif mind u iv been keepin it full for a few weeks now, i saw all this cumin.
Saxonator
13th September 2005, 23:56
my local Tesco is at 92.9 and restricted the pumps to let out £20 max (as i and many others found out) all other stations have run out or not sellin any petrol

my tank was just over half full and i was amazed that £20 had gone into it just to fill it up