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Old 7th June 2022, 21:09   #41
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That was another reason for me selling the Bear, my V8 ZTT 400. When i attended the Frimley breakfast meet it was a round trip of 380 miles. I had to fill up to get there and fill up to get home. Those with a nervous twitch look away now.

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Oh! But the noise was worth it.
I was plucking up the courage to drive the 260 to my brother in laws in Moniaive. Round trip is 1000 miles. Just heard they are moving to Spain. Might be cheaper now to fly over there now.
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Old 7th June 2022, 22:37   #42
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I just cant see myself going into a petrol station & being robbed blind for a can of petrol when I can use the leccy fly mower At least Dick Turpin had the courtesy to wear a mask when he robbed people
Glad your mowing. Been mowed buy th goverment is another matter. There mower hight scalps. Leaving bare earth.
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Old 7th June 2022, 23:44   #43
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It takes me about 4 hours to mow my lawn with my petrol mower. You would need a good battery or a long power lead to do my garden

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There is another solution - sheep. They also taste good!
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Old 8th June 2022, 07:10   #44
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There is another solution - sheep. They also taste good!
Now thats a thought, quite a good one really but the flowers would suffer and the wife would not be happy. They keep the grass in the field neat and tidy. Not sure I want lots of "dark pebbles" in the garden.

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Old 8th June 2022, 15:25   #45
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07 June 2022 11:07 hrs - 25.75 liters 95 octane E10 @ 171.9 ppl

Read about prices up 33p over two days and places selling at 202.9 ppl (petrol) and 204.9 ppl (diesel) I decide to go back and fill the tank to the brim!

07 June 2022 21:10 hrs - 20.4 liters 95 octane E10 @ 178.9 ppl

From the same company site. They may have had a delivery in the times quoted but I wonder.

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Old 8th June 2022, 16:20   #46
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My local station was 173.9 for petrol and 176.9 for diesel this morning just checked prices as I need to brim mine so will now cost about £6 extra to fuel it. Getting ridiculous I use anything from 2-2.5 tanks per month just for work. I’ll check the other station shortly although for the last few days it’s been 14p more expensive than the jet station.


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Old 8th June 2022, 16:56   #47
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Here this morning put £60 in at £1.799 a litre this afternoon put another £75 in had gone up to £1.899 a litre i am hoping it will start to come down again soon as people just cannot afford to pay these prices and the knock on effect of transport cost will be passed on through everything
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I wonder if we the public were to boycott a major chain of filling stations if they would lower their prices?

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Old 8th June 2022, 18:05   #49
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I wonder if we the public were to boycott a major chain of filling stations if they would lower their prices?

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I doubt it, would need a massive number of people to be actively involved and lets face it most people will continue to drive everywhere regardless of costs.


I regularly see people around my estate driving off to come back less than five minutes later as they nipped to Tesco Express or the local Co-op which are a few hundred yards away. Doesn't seem to occur to them that they have lower appendages that are capable of supporting and propelling them beyond the end of their garden.
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I doubt it, would need a massive number of people to be actively involved and lets face it most people will continue to drive everywhere regardless of costs.


I regularly see people around my estate driving off to come back less than five minutes later as they nipped to Tesco Express or the local Co-op which are a few hundred yards away. Doesn't seem to occur to them that they have lower appendages that are capable of supporting and propelling them beyond the end of their garden.
Plus they probably have no idea of the fuel consumption on short journeys and with a cold engine.
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