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18-02-2020, 04:54 PM
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Re: Cost of a Litre

Originally Posted by Mups ->
I just filled up at Tesco's garage this morning, and it was £1.21 ltr - that was petrol though.
I did the same last week at our Tesco - £1.229/lt.

What we are comparing here is economies of scale though. A village petrol station sells very much less petrol than your average Tesco's forecourt so, the owner will be paying a much higher wholesale price for his/her petrol, then his/her profit margin has to be added. The likes of Tesco can negotiate very much lower wholesale prices because of the volumes it buys and can, if it so wishes, sell the fuel on as a loss leader.
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18-02-2020, 06:06 PM
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Re: Cost of a Litre

Originally Posted by spitfire ->
Had no choice but to put fuel in at the local village service station this morning, now I remember why I don't do this very often. £1.66 per litre of diesel, couldn't get my breath, has anyone paid more than this?
Oh well - cheaper than wine.........
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18-02-2020, 09:06 PM
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Re: Cost of a Litre

Originally Posted by Percy Vere ->
I did the same last week at our Tesco - £1.229/lt.

What we are comparing here is economies of scale though. A village petrol station sells very much less petrol than your average Tesco's forecourt so, the owner will be paying a much higher wholesale price for his/her petrol, then his/her profit margin has to be added. The likes of Tesco can negotiate very much lower wholesale prices because of the volumes it buys and can, if it so wishes, sell the fuel on as a loss leader.
Our (previous) local garage hiked the price up during the last fuel shortage. When it was all over, I never went back there.
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19-02-2020, 05:03 AM
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Re: Cost of a Litre

Originally Posted by spitfire ->
Had no choice but to put fuel in at the local village service station this morning, now I remember why I don't do this very often. £1.66 per litre of diesel, couldn't get my breath, has anyone paid more than this?
I am paying $1.38 a litre for diesel. E10 petrol is about $1.27 to $1.33 locally but petrol prices change day to day. It doesn't seem that much has changed since I visited Britain a few years ago.

Then you paid about the same in Pounds for fuel as we did in Dollars; as the dollar is worth about 50p then your fuel costs are about twice ours.
 
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