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Old 20 October 2001 | 06:41 PM
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Just filled up with Optimax in Bishop's Stortford - now down to 77.9p / litre, only 4p more expensive than regular unleaded and 1p cheaper than LRP!! When was SUL last this price?

Then managed to set-off the alarm on the BMW behind me when starting up, causing a minor panic in the petrol station shop!

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Old 20 October 2001 | 06:51 PM
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Down to 75.9 @ Shell South Anston (A57 between M1&A1)

AND you get double plus points for Optimax

NUL is now 71.9 round here.

Old 20 October 2001 | 08:04 PM
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what's with the reduction on petrol price lately?
Old 20 October 2001 | 08:10 PM
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Where's Shell in Stortford? thanks Jen
Old 20 October 2001 | 08:11 PM
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I haven't seen SUL under 80p here in Scotland
Old 20 October 2001 | 08:56 PM
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get over here lads, nul is 54p a litre and sul is 65p a litre.

if you drive an oil burner its 47p a litre
Old 20 October 2001 | 08:57 PM
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suba: oil prices have collapsed after 11th Sept. Haven't seen petrol collapse yet but most of the price is tax anyway.
Old 20 October 2001 | 08:58 PM
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jon i presume your talking about a trip over the border! By the way where is SUL available, seems hard to find around my way.
Old 20 October 2001 | 10:19 PM
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Jen,

Shell I use is in Rye Street in the town centre - road on which Grange Paddocks pool and Hunts Peugeot are situated.

Always seems to be the first around here to adjust prices.

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Old 20 October 2001 | 10:28 PM
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Optimax is 76.9 in Fleet
Old 21 October 2001 | 01:53 AM
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why not use www.ispypetrol.co.uk tells you where the cheapest is.
Old 21 October 2001 | 02:04 AM
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Bug eye wonder: Your spot on mate. Compare the prices from Northern Ireland to Southern Ireland and youll see why fuel smuggling is a MAJOR problem

sul: north 82p v 65p south
nul: north 78p v 54p south
diesel: north 79p v 47p south

All prices are quoted in stirling per litre.

It cost about 45 quid to fill the evo up north ( 50 litre tank ) and only about 30 quid to fill down south ( rough estimates ) A saving of 15 quid a tank cant be ignored.
Old 21 October 2001 | 02:07 AM
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forgot to say that i never have had a problem finding super over the border. if you email me ill tell you where we get our super from.
Old 22 October 2001 | 11:17 AM
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Thanks Hugh, I'll give Optimax a go now I knwo where to find it. Jen
Old 22 October 2001 | 11:31 AM
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Thanks Hugh, I'll give Optimax a go now I knwo where to find it. Jen
Old 22 October 2001 | 11:38 AM
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here in good old n.ireland it's about 73.9 for regular unleaded. days ago it was 79.9 upwards. apparently the lack of flights is meaning that theres a real surplus of oil about and as the arabs want their money they won't cut production so we benefit

do people acutally use more petrol when its cheaper? i mean, the difference in price is nice, but for the average user i wonder what impact it has.

i guess if the prices where to stay down people would buy cars with more thristy engines!!
Old 22 October 2001 | 10:13 PM
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73.9p ???? wheres that at? the cheapest ive seen it is at 77.9 ( from a reputable garage )

you must buy from a smugglers garage mate
Old 22 October 2001 | 10:35 PM
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Me thinks i am getting ripped off.

SUL 81.9p
Unleaded 69.7p

12.2p a litre more expensive how can they justify that !!!!
Old 23 October 2001 | 04:32 AM
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you and the rest of england/ scotland. it was good to see something being done about it last year, but now everyones fogotten they are still being robbed.
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