Fuel Prices

[Canal Navvy]

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@Lancs Lad was suggesting we'd be seeing a rum on the pumps

 

[Lancs Lad]

@Lancs Lad was suggesting we'd be seeing a rum on the pumps

Now that! Is a better scenario. Bl**dy dyslexic/autocorrect combo

 

[Storrsy]

@Lancs Lad was suggesting we'd be seeing a rum on the pumps

As a nod towards a time when Britannia ruled the waves.

 

[Gecko]

As a nod towards a time when Britannia ruled the waves.

The first of the three great traditions of the Royal Navy

Rum, Sodomy and the Lash.

 

[Canal Navvy]

As a nod towards a time when Britannia ruled the waves.

When "proof" rum was proved by pouring it over gunpowder and still being able to light it

 

[DaveDCB]

Crude has dropped a big wedge today…. Wonder if that means tomorrow…. Nah

 

[Quattromike]

Our local was offering derv for 169.9/L today, most folks up in arms about it but they still filling it into their vehicles.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Our local was offering derv for 169.9/L today, most folks up in arms about it but they still filling it into their vehicles.

Crackers even for the highlands that !
Mate was saying he's been quoted 1.25 for red!

 

[hiluxman]

Crackers even for the highlands that !
Mate was saying he's been quoted 1.25 for red!

173.9 at my local one on the pump.

Great when you've got a fuel card cos there's never a que.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

DA Roberts who are local to us and always the cheapest pump fuel available were at 162.9 for diesel yesterday, with the Esso garage on the bypass up the road only charging 153.9!
Roberts work on a fixed small (6ppl) margin and sell large volumes, and collect their own fuel from the refinery. They are essentially selling at the live ‘spot rate’, as their fuel in the tanks on their forecourt has generally been bought-in that day.
They are in the process of selling the business and were questioned online about the morals of the new owners as their current high prices appeared to be a complete move away from their usual approach - they claim their markup is the same as it always has been though, it is just that they are affected by changes in price more quickly than other forecourts due to the nature of their operation.

 

[V8Druid]

DA Roberts who are local to us and always the cheapest pump fuel available were at 162.9 for diesel yesterday, with the Esso garage on the bypass up the road only charging 153.9!
Roberts work on a fixed small (6ppl) margin and sell large volumes, and collect their own fuel from the refinery. They are essentially selling at the live ‘spot rate’, as their fuel in the tanks on their forecourt has generally been bought-in that day.
They are in the process of selling the business and were questioned online about the morals of the new owners as their current high prices appeared to be a complete move away from their usual approach - they claim their markup is the same as it always has been though, it is just that they are affected by changes in price more quickly than other forecourts due to the nature of their operation.

that is a big mark up on fuel (I used to sell 30,000l of derv a week)

 

[Lancs Lad]

DA Roberts who are local to us and always the cheapest pump fuel available were at 162.9 for diesel yesterday, with the Esso garage on the bypass up the road only charging 153.9!
Roberts work on a fixed small (6ppl) margin and sell large volumes, and collect their own fuel from the refinery. They are essentially selling at the live ‘spot rate’, as their fuel in the tanks on their forecourt has generally been bought-in that day.
They are in the process of selling the business and were questioned online about the morals of the new owners as their current high prices appeared to be a complete move away from their usual approach - they claim their markup is the same as it always has been though, it is just that they are affected by changes in price more quickly than other forecourts due to the nature of their operation.

Interesting. We've noticed Euro garages seem to be the highest round here....but not for the reasons you mention I suspect...

 

[Monkeybusiness]

that is a big mark up on fuel (I used to sell 30,000l of derv a week)

Some interesting figures here regarding the sale - my ‘man-maths’ suggests £1mil profit (before operating costs) on forecourt fuel sales. They are doing over 300000l of fuel a week from the forecourt apparently!
Reading the article suggests their margin is relatively low compared to competitors (but they may include the costs of their own transport etc within the markup, which others would be paying on the delivered-in price I guess).
They also have a very large bulk-fuel delivery business, but no idea what the margins are there.
The shop turnover surprised me the most - it’s very basic yet takes £600k a year!!!

Roadside Real Estate reveals ‘strategic’ purchase of DA Roberts

Ambitious new forecourt entrant Roadside Real Estate has announced an agreement to purchase Grindley Brook Garage near Whitchurch, Shropshire: another premier location with a fuel volume of nearly 17mlpa.

forecourttrader.co.uk

 

[Quattromike]

Local is 174.9 today
Getting a bulk delivery today which is 1.41 plus vat is 169 what a mess

 

[Lancs Lad]

Local is 174.9 today
Getting a bulk delivery today which is 1.41 plus vat is 169 what a mess

Frigging heck!
Could say you better on a card but having bulk will be nice...I've a horrible feeling this isn't going to improve swiftly ...soon as a talk of shortage then all hell will break loose

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Bought 1000 litres end of Feb and it was 5p up from the previous week @ £1.14.5
Panic bought another 1400l to fill the bowser and that was £134.95 (Ordered that the day Iran kicked off)

 

[CPS]

Local shop here is £1.41 thus morning.

The large guys are pushing 1.60. It's pure greed on there part as they have huge stocks from before anything kicked off

 

[6feetdown]

Oil has allegedly dropped today a bit i believe

 

[Stroppymonkey]

I just picked up 900l of FOC kerosene from a miss fuelled tank. I’ll call that a win for 3 hours work

 

[Monkeybusiness]

What did they think they were putting into it?!