A week later and still feeling upset

[SmithsInFrance]

Filled up the MH last week heading home from Spain. €112! The €100 threshold has been well and truly breached

That was in France, where we live. Brain refuses to recall the exact price per litre (too traumatised lol?) but think it was around €1.55, makes the €1.25 we paid in Spain seem a bargain, though it didn't feel it at the time.

MrS's Yorkshire war cry ("How much?!!!") could be heard across Western France

 

[Just smiffy]

Still cheaper then here in the uk, average £1.50 a litre of diesel…

 

[Silver-Fox]

Still cheaper then here in the uk, average £1.50 a litre of diesel…

You back home Smiffy?

No wonder the weather is crap

 

[Just smiffy]

You back home Smiffy?

No wonder the weather is crap

Yeah…. flying back out on the 6th feb though…

 

[Silver-Fox]

Yeah…. flying back out on the 6th feb though…

Wish I was

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[Figaro]

Yeah…. flying back out on the 6th feb though…

Thought you were there with a tent in the boot of a car, or am I behind the times ?

 

[SmithsInFrance]

Still cheaper then here in the uk, average £1.50 a litre of diesel…

Don’t tell Macron, we don’t want that price here lol

 

[dash300]

Don’t tell Macron, we don’t want that price here lol

Tell him £143.7 Asda Taunton today!

 

[SmithsInFrance]

Tell him £143.7 Asda Taunton today!

commiserations

 

[EuroTrotters]

Brits are being overcharged for fuel, the driver shortage was nothing more than a clever scam. Guess what !?. So many fell for it. We were in Spain at the time so did not have to contend with it.

The UK fuel prices are around 12p a litre more than they should be. The suppliers and the government are raking it in.

Here in Spain it’s around €1.37 (£1.14). Near big cities there are some discounted sites. I paid €1.26 in Alicante last week. Luckily the Audi we drive here returns 60+mpg.

But it could be worse, has anyone seen fuel prices in the Netherlands?.

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[SmithsInFrance]

But it could be worse, has anyone seen fuel prices in the Netherlands?.

Worse still? I wonder which country had the highest prices. In recent years Italy has always been higher than France

 

[Gromett]

the driver shortage was nothing more than a clever scam.

You what?

 

[Figaro]

.Ouch .... Similar to UK though

Netherlands Diesel prices, 10-Jan-2022.

Netherlands Diesel prices	Litre	Gallon
EUR	1.623	6.144

 

[EuroTrotters]

You what?

Where did we find all the lorry drivers after the price hike?
What made people start to panic buy?

 

[Jonny1953]

Here in Spain it’s around €1.37 (£1.14). Near big cities there are some discounted sites. I paid €1.26 in Alicante last week. Luckily the Audi we drive here returns 60+mpg.

When I left Spain in November it was costing me about €1.18/litre using my Esclat loyalty card, less than £1.00, filled up in Clermont Ferand on the way back and it was €1.55/litre

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[EuroTrotters]

When I left Spain in November it was costing me about €1.18/litre using my Esclat loyalty card, less than £1.00, filled up in Clermont Ferand on the way back and it was €1.55/litre

Was that on the motorway or ?........

 

[EuroTrotters]

.Ouch .... Similar to UK though

Netherlands Diesel prices, 10-Jan-2022.

Netherlands Diesel prices	Litre	Gallon
EUR	1.623	6.144

I did say "Fuel Prices". Diesel was always a reasonable price. You see a lot of Dutch cars running on LPG and filling up in Luxembourg

 

[Arnside037]

Tell him £143.7 Asda Taunton today!

Thats €1.72 for a litre this morning!

 

[599]

its not nice when fuel goes up but if you need it you need it what's the alterative stop at home looking at the back of the fire there will be plenty of time for that & there are no pockets in shrouds . we fuel up every time we are near a supermarket in Europe cheapest place never use a m/way pump at home we don't use the m/h much ( NOT M/H FRENIDLY LIKE EUROPE ) just the car & fill up once a month

 

[Gromett]

Where did we find all the lorry drivers after the price hike?

There is still a driver shortage, it has been mitigated somewhat by the wage rises bringing people back in. The license/test rules changed.

Also companies started training directly again, and paying big sign up bonuses.

But many companies are still struggling to get drivers.

HGV driver shortage eases as hauliers return to workforce

The number of HGV drivers in the UK grew by 30,000 in Q3, reflecting a 40% recovery since the pandemic

www.thegrocer.co.uk

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[Jonny1953]

Was that on the motorway or ?........

No, it was E,Leclerc in Clermont Ferrand North

 

[Riverbankannie]

Where did we find all the lorry drivers after the price hike?
What made people start to panic buy?

It was a short press release by one of the fuel companies saying that they were going to prioritise deliveries to motorway service stations that day because of driver shortage.

 

[Jonny1953]

It was a short press release by one of the fuel companies saying that they were going to prioritise deliveries to motorway service stations that day because of driver shortage.

Didn't help when the BBC sent their reporter, Phil McCann to report on it, gave the public ideas

 

[Kozikot]

£1 a Liter Jerez betwixt Cadiz Yesterday

 

[EuroTrotters]

There is still a driver shortage, it has been mitigated somewhat by the wage rises bringing people back in. The license/test rules changed.

Also companies started training directly again, and paying big sign up bonuses.

But many companies are still struggling to get drivers.

HGV driver shortage eases as hauliers return to workforce

The number of HGV drivers in the UK grew by 30,000 in Q3, reflecting a 40% recovery since the pandemic

www.thegrocer.co.uk

Yes, but not a shortage of drivers delivering fuel.

Why did diesel prices rise 15 - 20 % in the Uk whilst in Spain and other parts of Europe it was 5%?.

Everyone in the UK is just happy to have a full tank.

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[EuroTrotters]

Cespa today in Javea £1.085 litre

 

[Just smiffy]

Thought you were there with a tent in the boot of a car, or am I behind the times ?

I was, then a cabin and then an apartment…. In February it’ll be an apartment again as I’m flying out as I’ve met someone out there so will probably be doing short regular trips to see her…

 

[Gromett]

Yes, but not a shortage of drivers delivering fuel.

There was a slight shortage of fuel truck drivers, and one organisation tried to make political hay... Their statement leaked and caused a panic buying round, which meant the slight shortage of fuel tank drivers for one company became a major shortage of fuel tank drivers for all companies, until the panic buying subsided.

Why did diesel prices rise 15 - 20 % in the Uk whilst in Spain and other parts of Europe it was 5%?.

Free market capitalism and taxes.

 

[Figaro]

I was, then a cabin and then an apartment…. In February it’ll be an apartment again as I’m flying out as I’ve met someone out there so will probably be doing short regular trips to see her…

You've done it now, the NMC will be out looking for hats

Pleased for you though, nice to hear of people finding happiness

 

[Emmit]

I haven't paid more than 1.25€ save for arrival day in November when we arrived in Santander.
Since then www.komparing.com is my friend.

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