alanfp Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 I've noticed in the last week that there is only 1p/litre difference in diesel and petrol prices at my local petrol station (£1.44 and £1.45) Does anyone know why the difference has reduced so much, so quickly? Petrol used to be 10% cheaper until very recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Shhhhhhhh !!!!!! Don't give the idiots any ideas or they'll double the tax 🙁 Diesel at Tesco Durham is £138.9 today 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanfp Posted May 25, 2023 Author Share Posted May 25, 2023 👍🏽 Why-Aye! I'm particularly interested because if/when I change my car, which might be later this year, I had been thinking that a 45mpg petrol car is just as cheap to run as a 50mpg diesel car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Today, Diesel at Tesco Durham is £136.9 per litre 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 10 minutes ago, unofix said: Today, Diesel at Tesco Durham is £136.9 per litre 😀 Today electric is 21.9p a kWh at home. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, iantt said: Today electric is 21.9p a kWh at home Sad, very sad 🙁 Out of idle interest how many miles do you get for 21.9p ? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, unofix said: Sad, very sad 🙁 Out of idle interest how many miles do you get for 21.9p ? 🤔 Have been getting anything from 6 to 7.5 miles but not this week. Noisey petrol vfr800 getting a clear out 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 1 minute ago, iantt said: Have been getting anything from 6 to 7.5 miles So almost exactly the same as my 2.0 diesel. which currently averages around 46mpg. which at the moment works out at 2.97 pence per mile. So your electric car is costing between 2.92p and 3.65p per mile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, unofix said: So almost exactly the same as my 2.0 diesel. which currently averages around 46mpg. which at the moment works out at 2.97 pence per mile. So your electric car is costing between 2.92p and 3.65p per mile So where are you getting diesel at £1.36 a gallon???? Derrr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Opps !!! School boy error 🤣 This is what comes of buying in litres and calculating MPG Doh !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 So 13p a mile then?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 45mpg is about 10 miles per litre so makes for easy mental calculation. It's about 13p per mile atm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 On 5/25/2023 at 11:56 PM, alanfp said: 👍🏽 Why-Aye! I'm particularly interested because if/when I change my car, which might be later this year, I had been thinking that a 45mpg petrol car is just as cheap to run as a 50mpg diesel car. Except petrol is for proper cars, and diesel is for buses 🤣 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 42 minutes ago, StephenFord said: Except petrol is for proper cars, and diesel is for buses 🤣 30 years ago maybe... Glad I spent a decade in diesels. Never would have happened if I'd listened to older relatives. Hate to think how much more I'd have spent in petrol over that decade. 😮 Still remember the first time I drove a decent diesel...instant torque and a huge power band from VNT boost. And easy 55-60mpg over a tank. And cheaper road tax. And no need to use the throttle for slow manoeuvre or the handbrake for hill starts. Didn't miss the hassle of the old NA petrol doing 35mpg at all! (Note, I say decent diesel, as I did learn to drive in a diesel, but it was a 206 with that horrible Ford 1.4 TDCI in it! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, TomsFocus said: 30 years ago maybe... Yep, that sounds about right! In 1988, I had a company car, a Peugeot 205 1.9 diesel. It was a lovely old beast. all the things you said, and of course, being a 'company' car I never actually paid for a penny of fuel myself. I even remember having to wait for the glow light to extinguish from the dash before starting her up LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 1 hour ago, StephenFord said: a Peugeot 205 1.9 diesel Still think of the XUD 9 with affection. Had two in Citroen ZXs, one n/a, one turbo. That glowplug light seemed to take ages on a cold morning! Only fault with either was that one glowplug failed in the n/a version (which stayed in the family for 13 years, so can't complain!). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 18 hours ago, unofix said: Today, Diesel at Tesco Durham is £136.9 per litre 😀 My local Tesco is 146ppl for diesel at the mo, E10 petrol 3ppl less. Nearby BP station is charging the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Our Tesco got diesel cheaper than unleaded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim H Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Saw it today, 1.42 petrol, 1.43 diesel. There's 2p difference between fuels at one station in my town too. However I paid, £1.37 for Shell unleaded in Whitby and even better got 59 mpg on my dash when I got home. 😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/3/2023 at 10:49 AM, iantt said: Our Tesco got diesel cheaper than unleaded Up at our caravan in the Dales this week, the local (community run) filling station had petrol at 142ppl, but diesel was 140ppl. Diesel still 2/3ppl more than petrol elsewhere round my way, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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