Fuel Protests next week?

Bugger

 

Quote from a Treasury spokesman:

What?! That's a complete non sequitur.

The only fuel of which I'm aware which is sold free of duty is the "red diesel" stuff used by farmers.

Now, farmers may between them use more than half the fuel in the UK -although that sounds very very doubtful to me - but I very much doubt that they comprise the majority of consumers!

It's bollocks like that that makes people distrust anything the government tells them, even when it is telling the truth!

 

BP Ultimate was 104.9 per litre at the BP station at the top of the A34 near the M40.

Screw that it was only to get me home. 95Ron did the trick.

 

Aviation fuel, public transport and agriculture are all tax free fuel beneficiaries, they probably make up half of all the fuel used in the UK.
Of course, it's of no use to the majority of people who rarely use public transport, fly maybe twice a year and don't own a farm, but it makes a good statistic nontheless.

Incidentally they all have powerful lobby groups too. (EDIT - and of course 'public' transport is now run by private companies, who all make a profit from the fare paying public and the government subsidies they receive, don't have any restrictions on pollution caused by buses, trains etc. and rarely run transport on non-profitable routes).

Personally, I don't see another protest working, but good on them for trying.

Better than the 'don't buy fuel from BP' or whatever bollocks it was the last time i got a chain email.

 

Aviation fuel is the one that escapes attention. Tax is very low on that.

That industry also seems to escape attention in the area of atmospheric pollution.

As far as I'm aware they don't fit catalytic converters to airliners and they discharge pollutant gases over huge areas.

Maybe there would be more mileage (sorry) is moving the focus to this apparent anomaly?

Given that the government is obviously anti-motorist, I don't think we can expect much sympathy via traditional arguments.

 

I'm all for protests - the government need to stop penalising the motorist as far as I'm concerned.

 

Fortunately for me I can afford the fuel prices but I will support the group with whatever I can. It is time the motorist in this country formed a serious lobby to influence policy and stop being such soft targets. Anyone else going to join in?

 

93.9 Super at my local Tesco.

Not bad seeing as the Shell which was the cheapest in the area by far had gone up to 99.9

Luckily I only have a 45l tank
Downside is that it lasts about 200 miles.

 

Ahhh. Thanks for clearing that up.

Well, it's still weasel words from the government (no shocks there though).

 

Will the S run well on aviation fuel? i know some people used to use it for drag racing motorbikes.