| Re: Motorists still being ripped off as oil prices fall, but petrol stays high |
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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: John WrightJohn Wright Date: Sep 18, 2008 11:03
Doug wrote:
> You have got to ask yourself, "Is it really worth having a car at
> all"? Isn't it time to break the habit?
>
> "Frustrated motorists are failing to see the benefit of slumping oil
> prices as crude yesterday dropped below $100 a barrel, the AA has
> warned.
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> The AA said drivers were being short-changed by up to 6p a litre as
> oil giants fail to pass on the benefits of tumbling crude prices.
>
> It said that even allowing for a six week lag between oil prices and
> pump prices, motorists still appeared to be being 'ripped off' and
> that oil companies were 'dragging their feet..."
So, not some sort of Damascene conversion then, just another perverted
attempt to bash motorists. Perhaps though one day you will find that
motorists are actually not pampered, but hard pressed, and at the mercy
of governments and "big oil"
--
John Wright
"What would happen if you eliminated the autism genes from the gene pool?
You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and
socialising and not getting anything done!" - Professor Temple Grandin
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