Pipeline - discounted fuel
26-11-2005, 10:18 AM
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Anybody of a green persuasion politically should probably desist from reading the rest of this blog because it is about a motoring enthusiast who has come up with a simple yet ingenious way for people to save money on their petrol.
The idea is for private car drivers to club together so they can negotiate a bulk-buying discount from petrol stations in a similar way to big companies.
The concept is straightforward enough and thanks to Ben Scammell, a veteran campaigner for cheaper fuel who is organising the scheme, it might - just might - become a reality. He has established a website called www.pipelinecard.org and says he has used his contacts in the industry to negotiate an "in principle" deal with a national fuel retailer.
He says the petrol company, which he won't name but has service stations throughout the UK, has promised to provide a discount of between 5p and 10p per litre of fuel to everyone who signs up to the website provided the number of registrations reaches a certain level.
Mr Scammel will not reveal how many people must join the scheme before the retailer will offer the discount but he has assured Times Online that the scheme requires less than 100,000 people – a figure that seems eminently achievable once news of the campaign spreads.
"We launched the website a couple of weeks ago and the idea has already caught the imagination of car enthusiasts and motoring bloggers," Mr Scammell told us.
"We already have tens of thousands of registrations but we need the word to spread further. Depending on how much publicity we get we should achieve the target by the first quarter of next year.
"The idea is very simple, there’s no charge for the card, no registration fees, and no other costs. It’s a very straightforward bulk-buying proposition."
Mr Scammell, who drives his high performance car 1,000 miles a week, said he had the idea after setting up the website www.fairfueltax.co.uk.
"Everyday you hear someone complaining about the cost of fuel – I got bored about people moaning so thought I would try to do something positive about it. All the big companies have fuel cards so why not the consumer?"
We will keep an eye on the scheme and let you know if it proves successful.
Anybody of a green persuasion politically should probably desist from reading the rest of this blog because it is about a motoring enthusiast who has come up with a simple yet ingenious way for people to save money on their petrol.
The idea is for private car drivers to club together so they can negotiate a bulk-buying discount from petrol stations in a similar way to big companies.
The concept is straightforward enough and thanks to Ben Scammell, a veteran campaigner for cheaper fuel who is organising the scheme, it might - just might - become a reality. He has established a website called www.pipelinecard.org and says he has used his contacts in the industry to negotiate an "in principle" deal with a national fuel retailer.
He says the petrol company, which he won't name but has service stations throughout the UK, has promised to provide a discount of between 5p and 10p per litre of fuel to everyone who signs up to the website provided the number of registrations reaches a certain level.
Mr Scammel will not reveal how many people must join the scheme before the retailer will offer the discount but he has assured Times Online that the scheme requires less than 100,000 people – a figure that seems eminently achievable once news of the campaign spreads.
"We launched the website a couple of weeks ago and the idea has already caught the imagination of car enthusiasts and motoring bloggers," Mr Scammell told us.
"We already have tens of thousands of registrations but we need the word to spread further. Depending on how much publicity we get we should achieve the target by the first quarter of next year.
"The idea is very simple, there’s no charge for the card, no registration fees, and no other costs. It’s a very straightforward bulk-buying proposition."
Mr Scammell, who drives his high performance car 1,000 miles a week, said he had the idea after setting up the website www.fairfueltax.co.uk.
"Everyday you hear someone complaining about the cost of fuel – I got bored about people moaning so thought I would try to do something positive about it. All the big companies have fuel cards so why not the consumer?"
We will keep an eye on the scheme and let you know if it proves successful.
26-11-2005, 10:31 AM
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As far as fuel prices go, the futures bright, the futures red 
Seriously though, not a bad idea in principle, but if anything bring fuel prices down it will mean a loss in tax for the government so they will increase the % duty to recover the losses and fuel will end up the same price again!
Seriously though, not a bad idea in principle, but if anything bring fuel prices down it will mean a loss in tax for the government so they will increase the % duty to recover the losses and fuel will end up the same price again!
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