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Originally Posted by northwind
Sure it's mostly tax, but, petrol and diesel's still stupidly cheap for what it is and what you get. But it's limited and non-renewable yet it's still cheap. Cider costs twice as much and it's just squashed apples. Sure I wish it was cheaper, it's just about my single biggest cost but in terms of bang for buck it's still pretty damn good. And there isn't enough oil left and it's getting harder to extract, so, it's not going to get cheap any time soon.
(I may have said the exact same thing in the last fuel thread. Still true)
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Northy, I think you are missing the point slightly. Fuel "may" be cheap considering what you are getting, but it's the increases that are affecting people not the cost. It is pretty necessary for most people who work, cider is not. 15 to 20% increase in the last year or so is quite a lot to stomach. I probably pay in the region of £200 per month in private miles, so an increase of this magnitude probably costs me in the region of £400 per year extra. That's a significant amount of cash out of my disposable income. I also have a company car. The government rate for diesel is 12p per mile. This doesn't cover the cost of fuel at current pump prices. If I claim over and above this to actually cover my fuel costs, it would be considered a taxable perk...so I am paying more frikken tax.