Ninehigh
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 06:32 PM |
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Fuel price petition
Please sign:
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/347
Cheers
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 06:45 PM |
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a tenth?
I spend just under a quarter of my take home pay just to get to work and back. 
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multanen
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 07:03 PM |
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Off topic: Fuel prices here in Finland are almost exactly same as yours (for example E95 costs 1.58 eur/l here).
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zilspeed
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 07:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
a tenth?
I spend just under a quarter of my take home pay just to get to work and back.
That cant work.
I used to spend about 11% on getting to and from work and that was my breaking point.
I found another two guys who live local to me and who also work near me and set up a car sharing scheme.
I now spend 3.5%, which is more like it.
Doesn't work for everyone, but if you can do it, I seriously recommend it.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 07:56 PM |
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I lost my last job due to fuel prices... It became about 60% of my expenses
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focijohn
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 08:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
I lost my last job due to fuel prices... It became about 60% of my expenses
That is sickening.
+1 for the car sharing scheme. I've recently started with a lad i work with, we're even trying to use the works 205 diseaseal and if that
comes off we will be quids in.
Anyone going slower than you is an idiot. Anyone going faster than you is a maniac.
Too many targets but too few bullets.
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focijohn
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 08:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
I lost my last job due to fuel prices... It became about 60% of my expenses
That is sickening.
+1 for the car sharing scheme. I've recently started with a lad i work with, we're even trying to use the works 205 diseaseal and if that
comes off we will be quids in.
Edit- Just tried to confirm my email address and its saying "page not found"???? I will continue to try
[Edited on 7/8/11 by focijohn]
Anyone going slower than you is an idiot. Anyone going faster than you is a maniac.
Too many targets but too few bullets.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 08:44 PM |
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Well I was a minicab driver... A tankful would cost £80 and last 4 days (less if weekends were involved)
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myke pocock
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 09:24 PM |
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Call me negative if you want to, but Ive filled in a number of petitions in the past and where has it got us? Aint it time to try something else
although I have no idea what at present. The motorist has and always will be a nice and convenient way to raise tax and in times like this do you
think a petition will do it. Like pissing into a hurricane and expecting not to get wet. Wait for hydrogen fuelled cars and then see what they tax!!!!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 09:29 PM |
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True, but then I know how many times I've told this "government" what I would like them to do as part of their representation of me
and I will remember this next election time.
However there are alternatives that I've been pestering, like the Honda FCX, and synthetic petrol
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 09:31 PM |
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Agree with Myke - those "petitions" are a waste of space it seems!! Has anyone heard of one that the government have actually taken notice
of??
Cant wait for my company's new office to open. Shower facilities so i can cycle to work. Just ordered a carbon frame from China to build another
bike for work / winter, so will be interesting to work out how long it takes to pay for itself (assuming £800 total build cost which will be about 1
1/2 tanks of fuel soon  )
[Edited on 7/8/11 by Paul TigerB6]
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