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Mercenary/opportunist petrol stations

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Post by Jasonn » Sat Sep 04, 2021 5:47 pm

I was running low on magic go juice and couldn't get to Tesco or my local Shell (combination of road works, Saturday traffic and my impatience) so pulled into the local Esso for their super duper now 99 RON fuel.

The pump had a, large sticker saying that their "Supreme" is now protecting cars that have to have E5 - not that fussed as our cars can use E10 but at 1.559 per litre they've clearly ramped up their prices.

Has anyone else noticed this?

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Post by 3.0Rich » Sat Sep 04, 2021 6:21 pm

Had to do the lazy option today, wasn't sure local Tesco was open (intermittent lately) so opted for some BP Ultimate at £1.54 a gallon.

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Post by flybobbie » Sat Sep 04, 2021 6:42 pm

My local Shell no longer have the electric display on, so they must be too embarrassed to show the prices.
I've gone back to Sainsbury's super unleaded.

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Post by Mr Tidy » Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:42 pm

3.0Rich wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 6:21 pm Had to do the lazy option today, wasn't sure local Tesco was open (intermittent lately) so opted for some BP Ultimate at £1.54 a gallon.
Bargain - please let us know where that one is! :lol:

Although you probably meant a litre. :wink:

I've had to use Shell and BP a couple of times (like when I had a fe days in Wales) and noticed that their Super Plus is way more expensive than their Regular, so haven't bothered trying the new Esso. As my nearest filling station is Tesco I just stick to Momentum.
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Post by 3.0Rich » Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:55 pm

Oops! Yes, bit optimistic there :D .
Had an enjoyable few hours at Hemingford car show today, and some good fun driving back.

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