How are fuel prices affecting you?



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With fuel prices continually rising, our video team spoke to independent petrol retailer David Yorke about the rising cost of fuel and the difficulties with being independent from all the major chains.  

How have the price increases affected your daily commute and leisure trips? Leave a comment in the box below.

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This article posted on April 30, 2008 at 11:15

10 Comments

  1. H. St. John Peasbody said: Apr 30th, 2008 at 13:44

    I no longer own a motor vehicle of any type: I rely on my mount and travel everywhere by horse.

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  2. Big Matty said: Apr 30th, 2008 at 16:25

    …. and im thinking of leaving my job, claiming job-dodgers allowance, having a couple of kids, selling my house, getting a council house, as then I might be able to afford to get sky TV and keep my car…….

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  3. J K said: Apr 30th, 2008 at 17:58

    YOU CAN ALWAYS GET ON YOUR BIKE!

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  4. neil-aus said: May 1st, 2008 at 07:09

    Just move from the uk to somewhere where the fuel is 60p a LT as there is less tax on it and also you could bye a car for 2/3 of the uk price. Where? any were else. We need it so we’ll pay for it. what ever it cost. that where they got us…..IN the usa its $3.60 a gal thats =40p per/Lt In australia its $1.40p/Lt thats 55p .Need i go on…

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  5. Gubiee said: May 1st, 2008 at 17:34

    Looks like its time to progress to Steam Power. Less Tax, more pollution and they cannot clamp a Traction Engine. Just goes to show how Barmy the UK is going… this is the 2008 not the 1908! Time to Emigrate I Think.

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  6. JC said: May 2nd, 2008 at 08:29

    Iv changed my car from a 1.4ltr to a 1ltr its made ahuge difference in money!

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  7. devon salopian said: May 2nd, 2008 at 08:43

    1.26 a litre of diesel and 1.12 unleaded in devon. best to drive a tractor on red diesel 60p a litre, no tax. oil is approaching $120 dollars a barrel and is expected to rise to $150 a dollar later just pray there is no flare up in the middle east or other oil hotspots, else $200 dollars is possible. nice to find and use a dollar sign on my toshiba!!

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  8. sam said: May 2nd, 2008 at 09:48

    try running a 2.5 turbo skyline! ridiculous fuel costs!!!

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  9. Mike T said: May 2nd, 2008 at 18:59

    The tax on fuel is outrageous its such a burden today! we are told to lift share use public transport bike etc and I know a lot of people try but in rural counties like Shropshire its not that simple my wife cannot get a direct bus to work and because she has to go out and about with her job drives every day, my elder son works in Wolverhampton at New Cross Hospital and my middle son works at Ironbridge Power Station on shift, myself I work all across the UK so that means we have to run 4 cars to get about! my youngest is in University in Liverpool he does use Public transport! will the Tories drop the tax on fuel “Not a chance”

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  10. devon salopian said: May 3rd, 2008 at 10:25

    the first thing to do is to lower the duty on diesel to that of petrol, but this cannot happen until brown has raised the divvy to pay for his 10p cock up. in spite of the 10p cock up i would still trust this goverment with the economy rather than the boris johnson school of economics that may cause londoners to stop singing maybe its because i’m a londoner etc. oh dear london what have you done, thank goodness there is not a congestion charge in shrewsbury, but wait those roadworks??

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