petrol in the uk the cheapest in the world-is it?

Question

are there other countrys that pay more for petrol than we do, I no we have to pay for a lot of things with it, but I dont think they tell the truth- petrol is cheep taxes push the price up in rip of Britain. we just pay it

Answer 1

in saudi Arabia it is only 9p a ltr, y shud we brits suffer its appalling, but its no good us all moaning about it if we don't intend doing owt about it, Maggie thatcher once said once petrol went up over 50/60p a gallon road tax wud b abolished, pity she wasn't still in mayb something wud get dun about the rising prices,

Answer 2

Petrol price is decided by the vendor - in the Middle East, North Sea, Texas or Russia- and is much the same the world over, although individual countries may have deals with individual providers. How much it actually costs the man in the street, on the other hand (the purchase price), is affected by the retailers - and of course by tax. I heard that petrol in this country (UK) is a similar price to milk - until you add the tax. Could that possibly be true??

Answer 3

Petrol tax makes petrol in the UK some of the most expensive in the world. What the petrol companies charge is irrelevant.

Answer 4

Yes petrol would be amazingly cheap if it wasnt for the tax on it....
I got back from France at the weekend and was shocked by there prices - average 1.43Euros per litre (which is over a pound a litre) there diesel prices however are about half the unleaded prices.......
Saving on cigarettes is getting less and less though - save about a pound a packet now.

Answer 5

Tax, somthing like 80% of gasoline expenditures are tax. the actual value of manufacturing diesel varies in accordance to provide and demand, the a lot less those who use diesel the more cost-effective it really is because a particular quantity of diesel is a organic by ability of-made from oil refining, like LPG, yet when the decision for for diesel is larger then a larger percentage of the crude oil has for use to make diesel and it surely will develop into better severe priced to refine than petrol, desire it incredibly is sensible.

Answer 6

petrol in UK mega expensive. I went to america two years ago and filled up tank for 20 dollars. As a scot this riles me considering that we have offshore oil. Why mainland britain has such high tax on our own commodity is beyond reasonable.

Answer 7

Petrol is £1 a litre, but is pricey across europe also.

we arent the most expensive, but only just.

Answer 8

Petrol is cheap, the taxes are extortionate - I agree with you.

Answer 9

It's the tax that makes it expensive. About 65% I think

Answer 10

hi the tax man takes at least 47p in the £1.00 in tax thats more than most of europ