Fuel Prices / Deflation

[dom]

Headline fuel prices are down to ten year lows and falling (significantly lower in real terms), and the price of industrial goods (engines, electronics, consumables, etc) is weakening the world over. Set against this is the fact that the European service sector (marinas, labour, etc) remains generally firm.

I was just wondering how all of this is affecting plans and aspirations over here in piston-land: travel further, ship your boats around more often (shipping rates are a sight to behold), just pocket the difference and smile?

 

[rafiki_]

For us, it will be a bit of a Brucey Bonus. Fuel is not the largest part of our boating budget, but as they say, "....every little helps..."

Actually, it will be interesting to monitor what happens at the marina pump.

 

[Whitelighter]

For me it will mean I might go a bit further this summer than planned. Fuel at the marina right now is 74p/litre so if that continues to fall it will be a bonus.

I dont think it will affect us hugely. Now when it shoots up again that might be a different story

 

[CX54WEK]

As fuel is such a small part if our boating (less then £1k a year) it won't make a blind bit of difference to us.

We will just continue boating as we always do.