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Old 11-09-2005, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Katie
I always get the oddities talking to me,....don't I AJ?
You most certainly do - it's a good job you have decent people like me talking to you too
Old 11-09-2005, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Katie
I always get the oddities talking to me,....don't I AJ?
You most certainly do - it's a good job you have decent people like me talking to you too
Sorry decent person, you seem to have mistakenly logged onto AJs account...
I jest mate....you're only a dead man when there's no protests and katie had to go out into the cold cruel dark world alone for petrol for fuck all lol
Old 11-09-2005, 11:00 PM
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You would have had to go out & get some eventually anyway babes - this way you can do it later rather than sooner

Anyway - i was looking out for a mate - so be grateful
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Originally Posted by AJ
You would have had to go out & get some eventually anyway babes - this way you can do it later rather than sooner

Anyway - i was looking out for a mate - so be grateful
looking out for a mate and found me instead...bad luck you
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Old 11-09-2005, 11:50 PM
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Old 12-09-2005, 12:33 AM
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Paid 89.9p today for fuel












Old 12-09-2005, 02:12 AM
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I last filled up a week before National Day (did 200 miles that weekend) and I still have half a tank
Old 12-09-2005, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by RichardPON
The price of petrol hasn't gone up over the past five years parallel to oil prices and the rise in inflation. Governmental budgets are expenditure regulated, so that they don't end up with non-transferable monies between departments (so I am told by a civil servant in that area).
Rich, the public service costs may have increased at a rate greater than inflation though Think about the more expensive NHS services, war in Irak, costs of providing additional security here, etc... I probably forget loads too

Had fuel costs not increased, something else would have (think of it as a stealth tax). I don't necessarily agree with the way the money is being spent, but taxation is a necessary evil.
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just been to fill mine up..
by the time i got to the pump ..the queue was 15 cars long
Old 12-09-2005, 10:38 AM
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havent seen to many queues around here but no doubt they will start.

Petrol is cheaper in Watford
Old 12-09-2005, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by frog
Had fuel costs not increased, something else would have (think of it as a stealth tax). I don't necessarily agree with the way the money is being spent, but taxation is a necessary evil.
Indeed, last protest saw Labour reduce petrol tax by 10% and since then road tax has gone up and other stealth taxes introduced. What's the betting the same will happen again?
Old 12-09-2005, 10:57 AM
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i dont think it will make a difference.

all the panic buyers will be buying more than normal, and as its only lasting til friday, what good is it gonna do?

i have 10 litres of petrol and 30 litres of diesel - if i cant buy any when i go the petrol station, or im going to be a que, then sod it - it'll be a duvet day and no work for me
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