Dick Turpin still at large on the A1M
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I HATE being held to ransom at services for fuel. So much so that I'll actually put £5 in and go off route to find a "normal" one, it's not the money with me, it's the principle... :evil: :evil:
Mike
Mike
Ducklakeview said:
North West Surrey
Ducklakeview said:
it's the money - bet its not just me that pulls off and looks for supermarkets on google mapsI saw £1.499 for super at a services a couple of weeks ago.. I just had water...
Mike
Mike
Liverpool
It’s been like this for decades though, so I can’t see how anyone (other than a non-native) can be caught by surprise.
If I need fuel in an emergency, then I’ll buy only enough to get me to a 'proper' garage.
According to my Fuelly records, I was paying £1.57/l for super in 2012/2013. Cheapest was £0.98/l in 2015.
If I need fuel in an emergency, then I’ll buy only enough to get me to a 'proper' garage.
According to my Fuelly records, I was paying £1.57/l for super in 2012/2013. Cheapest was £0.98/l in 2015.
Nictrix said:A couple of years ago we hit that for normal unleaded
Super was over £1.50.
Up until this the most I can remember paying was £1:44 at a wee single pump petrol station on the A68 going south that was on the way to the 2008 MotoGP at Donington. I was on my R1 which only had a small tank, needless to say I put a fivers worth in and filled up properly in Penrith.
Ye I'm fully aware of the "captive audience" which is the principal these rip off fuel stations operate on. I fell into that category as I was in hurry to get home and simply couldn't spare the time to go hunting in an unfamiliar area for a supermarket. Mores the pitymmm-five said:
Swiftly said:Firstly congrats on your new purchase Stu, its good to see you back in a zed
Christ that was one expensive fill up, I think I would have ventured off the A1 to find somewhere a bit cheaper. Hope you had a good drive back home mate
Cheers Nick
Drive back was interesting, schedule was thrown right out of kilter by the wheelchair. It wouldn't fit in the boot ! No matter what way it was offered up it would not fit! I'd tried it in DumfriesDik's Z4 and it fitted.........just! It soon became evident that Diks Z4 being a facelift model, there is a difference in the boot size/shape! After an hour and 15 minutes of trying and removing parts we finally got on the way with the wheelchair chassis on my knees. Good job I have no feeling in my legs!
Drive back was now into teatime traffic, which wasn't too bad, but our notion of a leisurely drive back with a meal stop, was thrown right out the window!
Was a wee bit frustrating though cause my mate who was driving isn't very motor savvy, I kept probing him for his thoughts on the drive all I'd get was "yeah it's alright"
Russ59 said:
I’m from Mansfield, can’t recall seeing many about.
Was it a forum member selling?
No
The guy selling it was a young bloke who'd been involved in a motorcycle accident some years ago and was unable to work as a consequence. He didn't even know about the forum, as that's the first thing I asked him.
I only put Shell V Power in my cars out of personal choice. I've seen a wide fluctuation in prices for it even in local garages not on motorways. At the moment the price per litre seems to range from about £1.26 to £1.36. Consequently one of them is getting a lot of my business and others virtually none of it!