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Old 12 November 2007, 18:42   #1
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Fuel Blockade??
Has anybody heard of another possible fuel blockade of the oil refineries? I have just filled both the cars on the strength of the rumour!!
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Old 12 November 2007, 19:21   #2
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Not me,

But looks like you could be about to start one
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Read about it in the paper today. `bout time too, i paid 1.06 per litre of deisel today, cost me 71.10 to fill up my Transporter! Thats far too much. Are prices now more than at the time of the last blockade? When was that 5, 6 years ago?
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It's about 15p a litre more now.
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Old 12 November 2007, 21:26   #5
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Are prices now more than at the time of the last blockade? When was that 5, 6 years ago?
Yes - it was just over 7 years ago, and the price rise is pretty much in line with inflation... ...whereas the price of oil has roughly doubled in that time.
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Yes - it was just over 7 years ago, and the price rise is pretty much in line with inflation... ...whereas the price of oil has roughly doubled in that time.

but the dollar to pound was about £1 to $1.60 then so that must help us
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Word has it that fuel needs to double in price to realistically make us think about our driving activities.
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but the dollar to pound was about £1 to $1.60 then so that must help us
fair point the cost of oil in £ has only risen by about 40% in that time.
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Word has it that fuel needs to double in price to realistically make us think about our driving activities.
Double in price from now? Or double from when it was half what it is now?

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About £1.80 a litre supposedly.
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