So expensive..

[Dom]

This is just to moan about the price to drive my car now, its impossible!

Car tax takes the piss already, and even worse, anyone taken a butchers at the proposals for next year? :n:

Even worse is petrol, when I passed my test in Feb it was 92p a litre where I live, and last night I paid 105.9p a litre.. It felt like I was being raped on a petrol forecourt :wall:

[Rob-6]

thats life!

[Krys_23]

If i'm doing some serious running about pointlessly i can easy go through £20 a day in fuel. Madness.

[Mr_X]

isnt petrol duty going up 2p soon?

im paying 115.9p atm :(

Its stupid, it really is, especially with the amount young people have to pay for insurance which just adds to the burden.


And of course if you have a saxo its £££££ on repairs every year

[saxo_90]

drove past a garage the other day and both petrol and diesel were £1.10
WTF is happening !!!

[liam_VTR]

petrol is supposed to be goin up again in september i have heard :n:

[fossie]

The Government are fuckers - wasnt it like down to 89p not so long back and they creep the effing price back up

[TomBob]

The government putting more duty on? No wonder everyone hates labour.

For me to get 6 months road tax on my 1.1 saxo costs me £68.75.

For my mum to get 12 months road tax, (she can't get 6) costs her £35 on her 58 plate fiat 500 1.2.

And this is all due to how 'green' a car is, and takes no notice of miles per galon. It can do 11 miles to the gallon but if it emmits less than 100g of CO2 then you don't have to pay anything.

They should just stop car tax, like they have in Gibraltar.

[kyle_0790]

shit happens.. sometimes literally.

[Dom]

isnt petrol duty going up 2p soon?

im paying 115.9p atm :(

Its stupid, it really is, especially with the amount young people have to pay for insurance which just adds to the burden.


And of course if you have a saxo its £££££ on repairs every year


I should stop moaning, 115.9p is much worse than what I pay..

Worse thing anyone could do is vote in conservative with there piss take "Green" ideas..

[Mr_suv]

said in the times teh other day they recon it will be £1.20 a litre in most places across the uk by the fall of the year

[gazwhittle]

exactly why im having my c2 converted to lpg next year. 50p a litre FTW:D

[JamesR]

No matter what happens enthusiasts will pay the price for petrol.

Electric cars / hydrogen cars are for puffs!

[jimbo06]

when i first got the S at the beginning of this year petrol up our neck of the woods was 88p a litre, now its about 109 a litre here aswel!

[Liam_]

Tax on the later VTS' is a standing joke. :(

[Saxo_theedge]

Its because in this country when the goverment goes "ok were puttin up petrol prices" everyone gets angry but does nothing, at the worst they write an angry letter, oh no an angry letter, i bet they laugh and throw it in the bin.

[stevie_m]

talking about it going upto atleast 125p a litre at christmas time, i remember when i passed in '97 is was about 62p... those where the days.

Personally don't think it should have ever went as high as the 90p range


have a right good look at the piece about petrol from 2000 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/800040.stm)

[makaveli144]

Im going to stockpile it if its going to go up that much, it cost me 111.9p today for VPower.

[Add91289]

petrol isn't seen as a necessity, its classed as a luxury. so more tax.
but you cant do much now a days with out a car. the country is after all built round road networks.

[Add91289]

Im going to stockpile it if its going to go up that much, it cost me 111.9p today for VPower.

doesn't petrol go dodgy if left to long? ;)

[Garry_T]

i know how you feel mate

[Lloydie]

yeh it is a joke

[Dom]

Of the 106p we pay, 75p goes to Gordon Brown.. Surely they should reduce fuel duty by 10p or something?

[bootsey]

unlucky mate

my tax, insurance and m.o.t are all due nextmonth, within a week of each other !!!:n:

[Mr_X]

shame the british arnt more like the french

[tinytim6666]

its a joke.

[TomBob]

Of the 106p we pay, 75p goes to Gordon Brown.. Surely they should reduce fuel duty by 10p or something?

What the fuck?

Is that really how much duty there is?

[Dom]

That was a rough calculation, give or take 2-3p but yes that's how much goes to the government.. It only costs 30p a litre to drill, pump, refine and deliver to the petrol stations, that's including the petrol companies profits.. the other 75p goes into the governments pockets to cover the overspending in other areas of there fucked up budget and to pay for the recession.. fucked.

[scholesyy]

i got a 2.5 v6 mondeo st200 as well and it does crap mpg. so much so that im selling it now cos its killing me on petrol costs. if im lucky i can get 25mpg but its generally far lower. put my foot down and it does 4mpg. my vts seems amazing on fuel in comparison lol

[savo]

I remember shortly after i got my vts in 2007 i was paying £1.30 a litre..hope it doesnt get that bad again. Paying £1.04 at the minute.

[Leesey]

Takes the piss, and yes apprently its going up in september again... vat is going back to 17.5% and there adding another 2p to fuel. I even considered selling my S but the diesel i want is just out my price range! :-(

[Mr_X]

Takes the piss, and yes apprently its going up in september again... vat is going back to 17.5% and there adding another 2p to fuel. I even considered selling my S but the diesel i want is just out my price range! :-(

didnt they up the duty to compensate for the cut in vat?

[hellovts]

LOL one of the main reasons i sold my cammed vts, tax on it was a joke same as a focus st .. mental and the fact i knew it was going to go bang the way it was being treated lol..

but if your moaning about petrol in general maybe you shouldnt be driving? just plop in a tenner and take it easier everywhere, a vtr is bloody cheap on fuel i had a vtr when i was 17 years old lol but i understand how easy it is to have a lead foot lol

insurance is a joke aswell for young drivers esp at 17/18 just passing their tests GRRRRRRRRRR even my st which aint the fastest thing iv driven is still near 1grand full comp im 19, redicilous imo

thats life though

[dj_russell]

lmfao i dont look nomore how much things cost im past careing v powers probably a rip off now again i never looked at the pump today i cant be arsed to know how much gordon browns having off me. all i know is he can suck my cock i will not go and buy an electric car.

[hellovts]

lmfao i dont look nomore how much things cost im past careing v powers probably a rip off now again i never looked at the pump today i cant be arsed to know how much gordon browns having off me.

same here :y: but v power owch lol

[CitroenSport]

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/general-consumer-issues/65497-new-road-tax-proposal.html

[benwh555]

talking about it going upto atleast 125p a litre at christmas time, i remember when i passed in '97 is was about 62p... those where the days.

Personally don't think it should have ever went as high as the 90p range


have a right good look at the piece about petrol from 2000 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/800040.stm)

I remember those days, i passed the same year. I'm sure i remember 59p wen i 1st passed lol. But its been here before, and i think its going to get a lot higher i'm afraid.

[Bound]

shame the british arnt more like the french

True actually. Look at their drinking and smoking laws, there pretty much aren't any, vending machines in the streets that sell beer etc.

But they don't have a binge drinking problem, they're bought up differently, respect alcohol, etc, the British are just stupid when it comes to drink, and can't handle it.

Although, the homeless situation in France is bad. My friend came back recently and said this woman with no arms or legs was selling miniature Eiffel towers of her back.

Scary shit, makes me think of zombies tbh.

[goodall3518]

This is just to moan about the price to drive my car now, its impossible!

Car tax takes the piss already, and even worse, anyone taken a butchers at the proposals for next year? :n:

Even worse is petrol, when I passed my test in Feb it was 92p a litre where I live, and last night I paid 105.9p a litre.. It felt like I was being raped on a petrol forecourt :wall:
i LOL'd.


The image of some little old man with a petrol nozzle...


"Bend over boys...."

[Bound]

Fucking balls in my opinion, there should be regulators which cap it at 80p or something (I don't know exactly how much, but it should be capped).

2/3's of the final value is tax, So it's entirely the goverment (I know if OPEC raises prices etc, but it fluctuates anyway).