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Co-op round here £1.43. Think it has just gone up again today (Monday 23/O5)

Doesn't pay to count your chickens and shout about it!!!

Think some people are getting confused. We are talking diesel here.

Quote: Originally posted by Jax365 on 23/5/2011

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What irritates me is the 'point 9' bit, to make it look cheaper, surely no-one is taken in by this anymore? Even if you actually got the point 9 fill, how would they give you your point 1 change? Cut a penny into 10 pieces and give you a piece? No, it's rounded up to the next penny anyway, so the point 9 bit actually doesn't exist. Must be a law against that.

£1.34.9 (so that will be £1.35.0 then) at my tesco in Kidsgrove, Staffs.

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Do you really go in and buy 1 litre of fuel? Yes, it is rounded to the nearest penny, but if you buy 10 litres at 139.9p per litre, you pay £13.99 not £14, unless you go over the 10 litres.

Quote: Originally posted by Tigermouse on 22/5/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by Lassie on 22/5/2011

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I don't understand why Tesco price diesel/petrol differently at their stores. Surely they pay the same price for diesel/petrol regardless of which store its going to?

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It's not just Tesco, Shell petrol stations differ in price even in the same area. The one nearest to me is currently charging £1.37.9 for diesel - the one a mile away in the other direction is £1.38.9 and the one the far side of town is £1.40.9! So how do they work that out then? Same fuel, same town, why the difference?

BP is worse though, round here it's £1.45.9 - needless to say I don't go there!

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Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 23/5/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by Jax365 on 23/5/2011

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What irritates me is the 'point 9' bit, to make it look cheaper, surely no-one is taken in by this anymore? Even if you actually got the point 9 fill, how would they give you your point 1 change? Cut a penny into 10 pieces and give you a piece? No, it's rounded up to the next penny anyway, so the point 9 bit actually doesn't exist. Must be a law against that.

£1.34.9 (so that will be £1.35.0 then) at my tesco in Kidsgrove, Staffs.

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Do you really go in and buy 1 litre of fuel? Yes, it is rounded to the nearest penny, but if you buy 10 litres at 139.9p per litre, you pay £13.99 not £14, unless you go over the 10 litres.

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Yeah, just been past our Tesco this morning to take hubby to the station and diesel is down to 136.9, so filled up ready for the weekend. Thats the lowest its been for many months!

Thank you Mr Tesco, keep it coming down please!

Quote: Originally posted by Lassie on 23/5/2011

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Is there an organisation (such as OfCom) that regulates petrol garages? There must be someone to vent our feelings to (other than the Government, who do nothing).

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Down to 140.9 ltr for diesel in a local town here, but the other week the same place was charging 149.9.  Makes a change for the price to go down there at all, especially by that much, but still a shocking price.

I don't think the government does need to charge so much on tax - but they can - so they do.