humptygrumpty Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I know Urabug , its going to have to come to somthing soon , most of us are paying almost a mortgage in fuel costs per month now , just to get to work. Its bloody ridiculous. Nigel Bridgman-Elliot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBigFoot Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Hi Folks, For those who don't know I run the Voe shop. Since the 5p Derogation was introduced all we have done in terms of fuel pricing is to round up the fuel cost price to the nearest whole pence and charge (essentially) cost price. With only one or two exceptions where we've added perhaps 1p, today however the prices have increased to such a level that we can no longer survive on the 5p derogation and we have had to impose an additional margin on a permanent basis. These constant increases have got to stop - something has to be done. Shetlanders need to act (sooth moothers like me included). I guess my question is do folk here care enough to actually DO something or do we just like blowing off steam?! For your interest here are the wholesale prices given to me today: Diesel (Quantity of 3000 litres) 126.3p/per litre + VAT = 151.56p/per litrePetrol (Quantity of 4800 litres) 121.4p/per litre = VAT = 145.68p/per litre It is not just the suppliers who are at fault, the government are taking a MASSIVE percentage of the price we all pay at the pump and they surely cannot justify this any longer. If the 5p derogation did not exist the prices (wholesale) could be said to be 156.56p/litre and 150.68/litre which is far in excess of the differential that Sam Chambers of Scottish Fuels indicated should exist between here and 'some' other retailers south. Why am I telling you all this - well I'm fed up with ever increasing, never decreasing costs from fuel suppliers! Fuel rip-off resumes as Scottish Fuels and Highland Fuels sneakily conspire to push up prices againSee link http://maciverblog.co.uk/2013/02/19/fuel-rip-off-resumes-as-scottish-fuels-and-highland-fuels-sneakily-conspire-to-push-up-prices-again/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/it-now-costs-100-for-a-tank-of-petrol-so-wheres-cheapest-111145356.htmlDumfries in Scotland tops the table of the most expensive place to buy fuel in the UK. Prices in the Scottish town average 145.9 a litre, costing owners of vehicles with 70–litre tanks more than £100 to fill up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUCK NORR1S Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 I've noticed fuel prices creeping up in Lerwick(not sure about country prices) over the last couple of weeks again! WTF is going on? Has the price of a barrel gone up again? Has it been all quiet on the fuel front so suppliers have decided to increase? Mods - Apologies, even with the search bar I couldn't find the current fuel thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 You can keep track of changes in the oil price on the BBC News page: Go to BBC News - Home Click on the Business tab, then the Market Data -> Commodities and you'll get the graph of oil prices at the top. Change the graph x-axis to 12 months and you can see what's happening: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market_data/commodities/143908/twelve_month.stm ... and it looks like prices have been pretty steady for the last month or so at around $105/barrel after a fall from the winter high of around $115/barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetstorm Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Paid £144.9 on the road going north of Lerwick. Back in Aberdeen £138.9, so now only 6 p difference for Diesel. Last time we visited it was 20p difference. How long has it been around the £1.45 mark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owre-weel Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Paid £144.9 on the road going north of Lerwick. Back in Aberdeen £138.9, so now only 6 p difference for Diesel. Last time we visited it was 20p difference. How long has it been around the £1.45 mark? It will be 11p dearer as Shetland receives the governments 5p subsidy or what ever its called! Considering it is only supposed to cost 1p extra per litre to get fuel here, you have to wonder where the extra 10p goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owre-weel Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 I see, according to the news, that the OFT has decided not to continue with its investigation into the extortionate fuel prices in Shetland. This is nothing other than a blooming disgrace. Watch our fuel prices creep up again now that the suppliers are off the hook. When they can justify the difference between the cost south and cost here, allowing for the extra to get fuel to Shetland, I will eat my hat! Until then we have no alternative but to be seen for mugs every time we fill up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fionajohn Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 i wonder who bought off the oft we will always be at the mercy of the shetland mafia untill we become part of the nordic league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckle Oxters Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Is dir much difference in price atween da pumps in Shetland? I'm thinkin I need to go on an economy drive (pardon the pun!) noo after Christmas and I'm winderin if it's worth going out of my wye for a fill. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ll Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) Interesting that Shetland is just a stop on the fuel tanker’s delivery route and that Lerwick does not have any berthing charges that should make the pump price higher.Distance from Scottish fuels to the main pumps in da toon is probably all under a mile.If you start phoning both Scottish Fuels and Highland Fuels other depots in the mainland (compared with Shetland) for both road fuel bulk prices and heating oil, a young pupil could figure out there is something not quite right.Seems the OFT maybe don’t want to look too hard.Tesco can bottle and transport and sell their 2 litre bottles of water for 17p, or 8.5p per litre, so why they need many times more than this to take up in a bulk ship- even after the government subsidies would need to be clarified. Edited January 8, 2019 by ll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keedle Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 Six pence difference between Leasks and Jims garage yesterday ! ( 50 yards between them ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckle Oxters Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 Whit een is da cheapest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keedle Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 Leasks is cheaper. Muckle Oxters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckle Oxters Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 Thanks Keedle. Does anybody ken how dey compare to Soond Service Station? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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