Proposed action to get fuel prices down in the UK

[Fat Tone]

Tony, you should know better

- the ex-oil executive

I know, I know, I'm taking my slapping like a good boy I thought it would raise an interesting discussion at least, and I have to give the unemployed around here something to write about

[GNEP]

I'm not unemployed anymore... started a new job a couple of weeks ago

[Fat Tone]

Didn't realise you had already started - I hope it is going well

[DentyCracker]

And we are complaining bitterly about paying 46p per litre here (J$53)
Granted, when I was in the UK petrol was J$25 here (about 30p then) (2002)

[Nowhere]

Lobby the government. They are the only ones with the power to either (a) flex fuel taxes to offset fluctuating product prices or (b) cap fuel prices nationwide. (a) is possible but I doubt will happen (the chancellor cannot afford it, unless he introduces a "windfall" tax on the oil majors, but that would hurt BP relatively more than Shell or Total or ChevTex or Exxon (note BP and XON are NOT the same ) as Exxon is a US coy and Shell is tax-resident in the Netherlands) and (b) would only be a measure for crisis times, and would be akin to nationalising the petrol retailers (...again - it's happened before ) otherwise you'd suddenly find it in rather short supply (ref. Nigeria's experiences here).
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I thought I'll make notice that our givernment some time ago lowered fuel taxes a bit so prices could be more reasonable...
Not very rich government...

[The PIT]

Problem in Sheffield is there isn't many petrol stations left.
Most have closed down as theres no profit left.
I've basically got a choice of two.