Noticed this today, from 1st August ASDA have promised to fix prices of Unleaded and Diesel at 105.7p and 106.7p per litre!
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Drivers will pay no more than 105.7p per litre on unleaded and 106.7p on diesel at all of our 272 petrol stations.
The move comes just in time for holidaymakers getting ready to head off on their travels, from the Scottish highlands to the South coast, meaning there will be more left in their pockets to spend on holiday treats."
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delboyd to beanieman4eva
1 Aug 1674#16
Can confirm - Filled up at Morrisons Saturday, car is now in pieces on the drive.
ched999uk to beanieman4eva
1 Aug 1634#26
All pump fuel sold in UK has to pass EU specifications!!! So supermarket fuel will not destroy your car at all. 'Premium' fuels may exceed EU specs and have better detergents or better anti knock properties but you are paying for them.
just think back when Shell introduced 'Formula Shell' that was unleaded petrol but there was no British Standard for unleaded! Shell didn't tell people it was unleaded with a lead substitute. They also charged regular or higher prices for the 'Formula Shell' and due to UK tax laws they paid less duty and thus more profit on the petrol! Subsequently it was proved that 'Formula Shell' was destroying engines (lots of Rovers if I remember).
Hence why pump fuel now sold in the UK has to pass EU test.
Sorry for long post, I used to test fuel and lubricants and it always bugs me when people say XXX brand of fuel destroys or damages engines.
Best advice is vary where you buy your fuel from. If you can feel the effect of premium fuel, can afford it, your vehicle specifies it, or think you will be keeping the car for many years then the extra cost may well be worth it.
indianajon to skyarsenal
1 Aug 1632#5
Should've gone to spellchecksavers
heada
1 Aug 1620#35
Yes I will, thanks.
OK, so you are now becoming rather boring and tiresome.
The link you posted quite clearly states that the petrol was contaminated with silicon at the refinery/storage stage. This has nothing to do with the quality of the fuel itself, contamination of goods happens in all industries (horsemeat lasagne anyone?).
Admittedly if I could afford to drive (never mind own) a 'supercar' I would probably put 'Superfuel' in it. By 'supercar'; I mean Aston Martin, Bentley etc. or very top-end German/Italian. I cant afford one, so I dont and it doesn't matter. IF I could afford one I wouldnt give a toss about fuel costs anyway, and I dont think I would worry too much about adapting my driving style to make sure I get the best MPG either.
I drive an ordinary 7 year old average family car that doesnt give a flying **** what I put in it, or how much it costs. It just works - and it does about 45-50 to the gallon and thats all i want it to do.
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pablobanez
1 Aug 16#1
Filled up this morning at this price!
heada
1 Aug 16#2
Thanks for this, I'm touring in uk this month so this will save me a good few quid.
ramiuk1 to heada
2 Aug 16#95
touring UK? i recomend you drive past most of it
skyarsenal
1 Aug 161#3
I don't know why but I find Asda tesco fuel doest last asking as other the established brand's own stations
m5rcc to skyarsenal
1 Aug 162#4
Because it's poor quality
indianajon to skyarsenal
1 Aug 1632#5
Should've gone to spellchecksavers
mcormack to skyarsenal
1 Aug 16#71
Yeh, it's the same with their bread............
hooray henry
1 Aug 166#6
OOooo thats so nice of them,what a lovely gesture,they must love their customers to do this ?
Or is it because the price of oil has dropped from $51 a barrel to c. $44 barrels right now. A 10% drop and they only knock off a penny or two.
delboyd to hooray henry
1 Aug 16#7
Couldn't really care less if it's cheaper to fill up...
jonesm123 to hooray henry
1 Aug 16#66
The thing you have not taken into consideration is the fall in the value of the pound as oil is traded in dollars. Everyone is felling the fallout from Brexit even though they don't know it every time they fill up.
davidoneman to hooray henry
1 Aug 161#73
Exactly they have just been profiting for over a month and now after rac said afew days ago the price at the pump should be around 3p per litre lower asda drop it , fair play like but there should be some more regulation on price
1lluminati to hooray henry
1 Aug 16#85
Everyone who sells fuel does that. Guess you should just sell your car and you'll never get ripped off again.
Or you could just shut up complaining.
soldierboy001 to hooray henry
3 Aug 16#195
I think you will find that the lower price is close to 10% of the price of the fuel, no discount for taxes paid on the fuel.
natz265
1 Aug 16#8
Finally going in the right direction again
hooray henry
1 Aug 162#9
Marketing con. You`d save more instore by buying a buy one get one free box of cornflakes.
tinca
1 Aug 162#10
It obvious that sky is on a tablet or phone, it's because of Android /spellchecker that the sentence came out like it did.
On the subject of fuel quality all the supermarkets buy their fuel on the "spot market" so the quality of fuel will vary (but not by much). Motion lotion pricing is still a bit of a rip off although the government is mostly responsible as it taxes by the litre not by the cost of the raw material.
shug05
1 Aug 16#11
Typical. Always in time for the english holiday. :disappointed:
Opening post
"
Drivers will pay no more than 105.7p per litre on unleaded and 106.7p on diesel at all of our 272 petrol stations.
The move comes just in time for holidaymakers getting ready to head off on their travels, from the Scottish highlands to the South coast, meaning there will be more left in their pockets to spend on holiday treats."
Top comments
just think back when Shell introduced 'Formula Shell' that was unleaded petrol but there was no British Standard for unleaded! Shell didn't tell people it was unleaded with a lead substitute. They also charged regular or higher prices for the 'Formula Shell' and due to UK tax laws they paid less duty and thus more profit on the petrol! Subsequently it was proved that 'Formula Shell' was destroying engines (lots of Rovers if I remember).
Hence why pump fuel now sold in the UK has to pass EU test.
Sorry for long post, I used to test fuel and lubricants and it always bugs me when people say XXX brand of fuel destroys or damages engines.
Best advice is vary where you buy your fuel from. If you can feel the effect of premium fuel, can afford it, your vehicle specifies it, or think you will be keeping the car for many years then the extra cost may well be worth it.
OK, so you are now becoming rather boring and tiresome.
The link you posted quite clearly states that the petrol was contaminated with silicon at the refinery/storage stage. This has nothing to do with the quality of the fuel itself, contamination of goods happens in all industries (horsemeat lasagne anyone?).
Admittedly if I could afford to drive (never mind own) a 'supercar' I would probably put 'Superfuel' in it. By 'supercar'; I mean Aston Martin, Bentley etc. or very top-end German/Italian. I cant afford one, so I dont and it doesn't matter. IF I could afford one I wouldnt give a toss about fuel costs anyway, and I dont think I would worry too much about adapting my driving style to make sure I get the best MPG either.
I drive an ordinary 7 year old average family car that doesnt give a flying **** what I put in it, or how much it costs. It just works - and it does about 45-50 to the gallon and thats all i want it to do.
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Or is it because the price of oil has dropped from $51 a barrel to c. $44 barrels right now. A 10% drop and they only knock off a penny or two.
Or you could just shut up complaining.
On the subject of fuel quality all the supermarkets buy their fuel on the "spot market" so the quality of fuel will vary (but not by much). Motion lotion pricing is still a bit of a rip off although the government is mostly responsible as it taxes by the litre not by the cost of the raw material.
Heat added anyway