Bran
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Filled up today at Penton Hook, 205.86 litres, £401.32!
with 60/40 split and mdl discount paid £333.38
with 60/40 split and mdl discount paid £333.38
Expensive diesel on the river
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Chris_d
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I make that 1.60 a litre with the discount? it was 1.40 at Windsor this weekend, Bray slightly more at 1.42.
Bran
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Yes, board price is now 1.95 diesel 1.85 petrol, went up a few days ago!
Chris_d
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Are you sure we went past Friday pm, nearly stopped but tanks 3/4 full at least.
Bran
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Definitely correct as I can see the price from my mooring, the price must have gone up yesterday or today, bad timing on my part.
Fjord John
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Yep, I paid the 195ppl at penton yesterday and only noticed my berth holder discount wasn’t applied when I got back to my mooring. Grrr! Trying to get a refund…
Momac
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Where my boat is located (River Trent) some folks continue as before but it seems to me fewer boats are moving this year .
I can only guess the price of fuel is keeping folks in the marina.
I can only guess the price of fuel is keeping folks in the marina.
Bran
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Strangely the lady serving me said that someone served before me had not got the discount applied correctly. Hoped it would be sorted Monday when the offices staff return!
Bran
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Maybe I see the same here, let’s see.
Outinthedinghy
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There arrr other things going on on the River which are putting people off boating.
Cost of diesel is one factor but by no means the biggest one.
Cost of diesel is one factor but by no means the biggest one.
Momac
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Reduced leisure boat traffic is potentially giving C&RT ans EA excuses for doing less leading to decline in infrastructure leading to fewer boats .
Use it or lose it .
Use it or lose it .
Fjord John
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Thanks Bran, yep fingers crossed. I’m taking the boat to sea next week and can’t really afford to pay £2 a litre for the amount we’ll burn!
Mark26
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It doesn’t.
oldgit
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RCC now at £1.40. 60/40.
Fjord John
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It is starting to feel a bit pricey filling the old girl up, especially for sea trips.
Outinthedinghy
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Perhaps a little tour on a nice reach in a small pulling dinghy would suffice.
These days one can propel small craft with motors driven by elastic trickery.
Bigger boats tend to need fossil but there is the option of doing it in smaller boats.
I suppose it depends on priorities and what makes one tick.
These days one can propel small craft with motors driven by elastic trickery.
Bigger boats tend to need fossil but there is the option of doing it in smaller boats.
I suppose it depends on priorities and what makes one tick.
oldgit
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plus c'est la même chose..............
......its the same tired old refrain ?
Ages ago it was common to hear more "mature" boaters bewailing the fact that the price of Red was once 10p a good honest english gallon and it had gone up now to something outrageous as 20p a foreign litre ( £1.00 a gallon) and this was the reason their boats rarely moved these days.
Nothing to do with the fact they were all getting old and have alienated over the years anybody likely to go boating with them.
Wives long ago gave up pretending they were the least bit interested in anything to do with boats or boating !
......its the same tired old refrain ?
Ages ago it was common to hear more "mature" boaters bewailing the fact that the price of Red was once 10p a good honest english gallon and it had gone up now to something outrageous as 20p a foreign litre ( £1.00 a gallon) and this was the reason their boats rarely moved these days.
Nothing to do with the fact they were all getting old and have alienated over the years anybody likely to go boating with them.
Wives long ago gave up pretending they were the least bit interested in anything to do with boats or boating !
Fjord John
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Hi Bran, after a little chase on Wednesday they did the refund, so that’s good. Otherwise would have been over a grand to fill her up. And I do agree with OG’s sentiment that there’s little point moaning, but It is quite cathartic to have a winge sometimes. The weather is a prime example. Plus my partner is, luckily, still pretending to enjoy the boat. A couple of upgrades may have helped (the boat, that is).
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Windy_Stu
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Is the guy at Staines still selling?... i wonder what price he is at... never seen desil more that petrol .... Im on Optim contract thing so no berth holder discount.... :-(
Outinthedinghy
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Not sure if Chris is still running the diesel boat MERCHANT.
Always did clean red for a good price but I heard the boat was for sale.
Always did clean red for a good price but I heard the boat was for sale.