On Wednesday the Chancellor will deliver the 2008 Budget – and with it a whole host of extra taxes on motorists. You can read about the plans, and the arguments for scrapping the majority of them, here on my blog:

http://www.petrolprices.com/blog/the-chancellor-must-scrap-the-p-fuel-duty-rise-93.html

If the planned 2p rise in fuel duty goes ahead, it will generate an extra £1 billion for the government, but the Chancellor has been under pressure from motorists and the haulage industry to abandon it. Reports suggest he is undecided at the moment, and could still be swayed. If you think he should scrap the 2p increase, make your views known on the blog.

sorry spelling blip above I meant to say    "put on hold " and not  put on holf

Your 106.6p per litre equates to $2.31 Australian.  As we're paying in the region of $1 40 per litre I suppose we're not doing too badly, but you have to take into consideration that Australia is a very big country so the distance that the majority of people travel by car, would be far greater.  There is some talk that the petrol will rise to $1.50 over Easter (well who would have believed it?).

As I don't drive a great deal, a tank of petrol lasts me several weeks.

  Gerry

Petrol (gas) here is now up to $3.50 a gallon and is heading towards $4.00.  That's approx 8 quid a gallon.  Since we drive everywhere in L.A., it really impacts us.

Just been to a garage here in town, my diesel  1.11 for a litre.   

   That is big, think I would have trouble parking that down town too.

Of course that depends on if its a US gallon or an imperial one.   1 US gallon = 0.833 imperial

There are 4.55 litres in an imperial gallon but only 3.79 litres in a US gallon

Here in NS we are paying $1.17 a litre (1.17 Canadian $ = 0.58672 British Pound) (1.17 Canadian $ = 1.18162 US $)  (1.17 Canadian Dollar = 1.26953 Australian Dollar)

(1.17 X 4.55 = 5.32355) :- 5.3235 Canadian   $ = 2.66957 British Pound or (5.3235 Canadian $ = 5.37635 US $)  or
(5.3235 Canadian Dollar = 5.77636 Australian Dollar)  Per Gallon Imperial

(1.17 X 3.79 = 4.4343) :- 4.4343 Canadian $  = 4.47832 US $ or (4.4343 Canadian $ = 2.22366 British Pound)  or (4.4343 Canadian Dollar = 4.81152 Australian Dollar) Per Gallon US.

I have been talking with my ship mates about the fuel costs etc and I'm cheesed off with them!

what with the hype and rubbish strewn around by the media they have labled my car as a "MUM TRUCK KIDDY CARRIER" "Chelsea Tractor" "Gas Guzzler"

ITS NOT!!!!!!!!

Yes it can go into 4 wheel drive yes it is a high body type with a rear door, that's where it ends
It HAS the lowest rated emissions in its class has the safest rating in its class, drives on the front wheels all the time unless the transmission detects a need for the rear wheel assistance HAS a shorter wheel base than a FORD MONDEO has an engine size of 1994 cc (2000) according to insurance companies So where is the resemblance to a GAS GUZZLING MUM TRUCK ?

Rant over I feel better now