Still too cheap and costing not much more than a litre of bottled
water.

"Soaring petrol prices are set to hit £1.50 a litre by the autumn,
analysts warned last night.

Although drivers will feel the pain for months to come, Shell and BP
are preparing today to announce profits of up to £6billion for the
first three months of this year.

The contrasting fortunes between motorists and oil firms coincides
with the average price of unleaded breaking through the landmark £5-a-
gallon barrier (£1.10 a litre) this morning. MPs accused oil companies
of 'profiteering'.

The painful price rises have been spurred by the 48-hour Grangemouth
refinery strike by 1,200 workers over pensions, due to end this
morning, which ministers claim 'has cost the UK dear'.

Militant fuel protesters have vowed to bring chaos to Central London
today with a protest involving up to 500 lorries..."

No militant motorists then? Too busy just sitting on their arses and
whingeing as usual no doubt.

More:

Doug riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

So you ignored the responses last time you posted that, did you?

OK, if the Tesco prices aren't to your liking, how about Asda?

Eden Falls still - 35p/2 litres (17.5p/litre)
Own brand "Smart Price" - 17p/2 litres (8.5p/litre)
"Thirsty Planet" charity water - £1.99/6x1.5 litres (22p/litre)

On 29 Apr, 07:34, Adrian gmail.com> wrote:

I wasn't talking either the cheapest or buying in bulk so stop trying
to wriggle out of it. A typical litre of water at, say, a corner shop
is a quid a litre or more.

Petrol is much too cheap in relation to all the harm caused by it,
especially when aggrofuels are added to it.

Doug riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

So - common brands in supermarkets are somehow ignored, are they?
A 2 litre bottle is "buying in bulk"?

Admit it - bottled mineral water can easily be bought for less than a
tenth of the price of petrol. You Were Wrong.

Doug wrote:

"Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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On 29 Apr, 08:31, Doug riseup.net> wrote:

On 29 Apr, 06:59, Doug riseup.net> wrote:

What would that be per cubic metre, Duhg?

On Apr 29, 6:59 am, Doug riseup.net> wrote:

Bottled water should be far more expensive. What a waste to pump it
from the ground and ship it around the world to places that don't need
it.

Oil companies that make up less than 1/3 of the price while the
government tax/duty makes up almost 2/3.
Yet its the oil companies that are profiteering....

Are you saying they shouldn't have been allowed to strike?

Fod

Fod googlemail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

The duty take is within a couple of pence of when petrol was 25p/litre
cheaper a few months ago.
Yes, the VAT has risen - but not by much.

At 85p/litre, 13p was VAT and 47p duty, leaving 25p for the retail,
distribution, refining, extraction.

At £1.10/litre, 17p is VAT and 50p duty, leaving 43p for the retail,
distribution, refining, extraction.

The government's take has gone up 6p, on a 25p rise - or, if you prefer,
down from 70%% to 60%%.

Wish my business had made £4bn profit in three months.