The price of the $ - NB

[LadyInBed]

With the $ falling against the £ and oil priced in $, I haven't yet seen a drop in UK fuel prices or does anyone know better.

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[sailorman]

surely u dont expect a reduction nigel?.

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[Koeketiene]

In case you're wondering - rip off Britain is not a myth, it's here now; and doing very well. Thank you very much.

This brings me to another question: red diesel is supposed to be duty free, right? And for this I pay approx £0.35/ltr.
NATO personnel at the base where I work get the diesel for their cars (white) duty free. And for this they pay approx £0.21/ltr.

Where does the missing 14p go? Thieving government or thieving oil companies?

<hr width=100% size=1>Fair winds.
If not... reef early!

 

[capsco]

simmilar to interest rate increase it has gone on borrowings, but not on savings????

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[halcyon]

It went up the other week our way ?


Brian

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[jonjo]

> [21p] NATO personnel at the base where I work get the diesel for their cars

This is hardly a reliable statistical sample of the free market economy in action is it?

> And for this I pay approx £0.35/ltr.

The usual explanation is that it is more costly to distribute marine diesel to the leisure market in small quantities from a floating storage tank.

Anyhow I changed my politics this year and now support the end of duty free diesel for leisure boating, let's hope it turns back the clock in the Solent.

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[mickshep]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!.......... Savings.......!Splutter........!Ha ha ha.....! Passed on to the punter......Hee Hee! What Planet????? Mike.

<hr width=100% size=1>My Mum say's I'm not a fat b@st@rd, just heavy boned.

 

[longjohnsilver]

Yeah, and I'm voting for the tax the wind party! ;-))

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[halcyon]

Turn the clock back to were ???????

Brian

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[jonjo]

> to where?

A time when far fewer boats in the Solent had sliding patio doors.

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[Solitaire]

Ask the marina!

<hr width=100% size=1>Boating is <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.powerboattraininguk.co.uk>Serious Fun</A>

 

[Heckler]

will it affect the gin palaces? from about a quid a gallon to nearly 4. will that mean the sunday afternoon race to get back to the marina past us parked yotties come to an end?
stu

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[extravert]

I believe that red diesel, although exempt from the 'road vehicle use' bit of the tax, still has VAT applied at the fuel rate of 5%.

That will account for another whopping 1p per litre difference, assuming the NATO lot pay no VAT either.

<hr width=100% size=1>One day, I want to be a real sailor. In the mean time I'll just keep trying.