2007-11-29 07:39:48 · 17 answers · asked by alanfrost1959 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
Because a lot of us have found alternative means of transport.
2007-11-29 15:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by Roger S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I got petrol today. £1 per litre. That's UK. I think the people answering you from US, Canada etc may not be aware how much we have to pay. Think the tax of that £1 is 50p. I'm a driving instructor and fill up 2-3 times a week at £25 each time. Thankfully it's not me paying. When I'm 'off work' and pay from my own pocket it breaks my heart. If I had to pay all the time I would use my car much less.
2007-11-29 08:29:19 · answer #2 · answered by Paula B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am up in arms every time I fill up. I almost had a heart attack the other day when I had to pay £1.05 per litre. They should get a defib machine on the pump nowadays. I'm just bracing myself for tomorrow when I fill up to drive to Scotland from the South of England. Still. The price we pay for not wanting to get abused or stabbed on a bus or train I suppose
2007-11-29 09:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by Harv S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a sellers market that's why. And we really don't want to get all sweaty and violent in petrol queues like the Yanks and French do we?
I think the world price of crude oil would reduce if the Yanks didn't waste so much of it in their 10mpg (imperial) 4x4's. They'd stop buying these things if they had to pay our type of prices at the pumps. It would be close to $8 per US gallon.
2007-12-01 04:51:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the cost of petrol is fairly reasonable,its the tax on it that is legalised robbery.because drivers were switching to diesel,they put the tax up on that even more than petrol ,even though diesel is cheaper to produce and costs less.
2007-11-29 07:45:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is what the labour govement set in there tasks to get more money...People will always want to drive, some people need a car, I dont drive but I know that my bus ticket will be going up...my wages, ask the govenment on mimimum wage.
2007-11-29 07:52:30 · answer #6 · answered by greenfingers thumbs up. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I drive 2 hours a day and I just don't care. Sure, I'd like to pay less, but what am I going to do? I still spend less on gas than almost any other utility.
2007-11-29 08:13:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it's cheap enough not to influence people's decision to buy it. When people have to decide whether to eat or drive, watch out for protests. Right now, the biggest decisions people have to make is which to drag on vacation behind their motorhome, the jet skis or the sand rail.
2007-11-29 08:13:18 · answer #8 · answered by Me again 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because if we ran our cars on mineral water. We'd be paying £4.99 a litre at some places.
2007-11-29 07:48:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because people keep buying to fuel their thirsty SUVs so they can commute from the suburbs.
If you are in the USA you have cheap fuel. We are $4.50/gal in Canada.
2007-11-29 07:44:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋