The Great Diesel Rip Off

[CW7]

Just filled up and there is an 11p differential between diesel and unleaded. Thought demand for diesel had plumetted with there being no demand due to sales of diesel cars going through the floor. Surely the unleaded should be more expensive or is this just another case of rip off Britain?

 

[Goat Eyes]

Sales of diesel cars haven’t gone through the floor.

 

[Butcher's Coat]

I was in Berlin last week ( I know, pathetic, look at me) - and the price of diesel was 1.24 euro a litre. Petrol was 1.35 euro a litre.
Diesel should be way way cheaper over here too

 

[Rick O Shea]

Just filled up and there is an 11p differential between diesel and unleaded. Thought demand for diesel had plumetted with there being no demand due to sales of diesel cars going through the floor. Surely the unleaded should be more expensive or is this just another case of rip off Britain?

You should've just filled up with unleaded then...........

 

[BigPete]

Get it from the scrappy much cheaper

 

[roker beach]

Diesel should be more expensive, the particles go significantly deeper into our lungs than petrol, and that includes clean diesel.

I fully accept I’m biased on this as my lungs are damaged and when I run in a built up area you wonder if it’s actually doing any good. Living by the sea has its advantages but some cities have a real problem.

 

[Lambchops]

I was in Berlin last week ( I know, pathetic, look at me) - and the price of diesel was 1.24 euro a litre. Petrol was 1.35 euro a litre.
Diesel should be way way cheaper over here too

Diesel is a quid a litre here, unleaded 1.15 - its all creeping up in price

 

[yamar1]

Cherrys the game like.

 

[Mr Redknapp]

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[Rainhill]

My father in law used Red diesel for years. Am assuming he's gone legal now.

 

[Hair Flick]

This article looks into it and concludes :-

“Put simply, diesel is more expensive than petrol because fuel retailers have found a solution to making big additional profits without the risk of losing customers.”

Why is diesel more expensive than petrol? | OSV

 

[Deleted member 29601]

I was in Berlin last week ( I know, pathetic, look at me) - and the price of diesel was 1.24 euro a litre. Petrol was 1.35 euro a litre.
Diesel should be way way cheaper over here too

Same in Rhodes at the minute. Diesel much cheaper as it used to be back home 20 year ago or whatever. Government said diesel better and everyone should get diesel cars then increased the price. Fancy that.

 

[PhilSAFC]

Rip off like. Follows up last week. £67 for a full tank. 400 miles worth

 

[WhoAreYa73]

There’s days that the price drops. I just haven’t worked out what days are the cheapest yet I know for a fact Friday - Sunday they put it up though. Come the end of the month it goes up aswell, absolutely disgusting tbh.

 

[HANDSOME_DAN]

The tax element is really high like, I’m sure it’s sixty odd pence a litre, pretty much 50%.

In real terms though fuel is pretty cheap these days, plenty of cars will do 60mpg, 20 years ago you’d be happy with 30mpg. So although cost per litre is high, you use a lot less.

 

[AndrewP]

1.21 the other day when I filled up

 

[Scimmy]

I don't know what you're moaning about. Your diesel car will achieve many more MPG than it's petrol equivalent. Only right diesel should cost more, I reckon.

Dirty smelly dieselses.

 

[Ludwig]

Sales of diesel cars haven’t gone through the floor.

Love diesels me , serviced regular then no problems !

 

[Patch]

I was in Berlin last week ( I know, pathetic, look at me) - and the price of diesel was 1.24 euro a litre. Petrol was 1.35 euro a litre.
Diesel should be way way cheaper over here too

Similar in Italy

 

[KatManDont]

iirc, Gordon Brown with the use of fuel tax made diesel more expensive then unleaded. Encouraged everyone to go diesel then whallop!