What do you think about the rise in Petrol Prices, and what can we do to put pressure on the powers? Any ideas

Question

Im so fed up with the rising prices everytime i go and fill up at the petrol station. There has got to be something we the public can do, surely. Any ideas?

Answer 1

I am hoping that the lorry drivers do what they did a few years ago and block the pumps.... it will be a pain for a while, but at least the strike had an impact on prices.

Answer 2

Supply & demand says while ever people are clammering to buy the stuff it's cost will be high only way to reduce cost is to reduce usage

Answer 3

If it's any consolation you get resigned to it. I can remember back in 1977, I'd bought my first car and I was absolutely insensed that petrol had gone up to 50p a gallon. There was talks of strikes and protests, but nothing happened, and we all continued to drive....and pay through the nose.

Answer 4

Everyone - and I mean everyone - just needs to stop buying the stuff for a month. That'll make them take notice when they lose tax revenue and the oil companies lose profits.

It'll never happen though because people won't give up their cars for a month. Look at what happened during the last blockade - even those who said they were in favour of the blockade were in the queue for any petrol station rumoured to have petrol, whatever the price.

Answer 5

It's all down to APATHY the politicians arent frightend of the people anymore if more people voted at election time we would have a bigger voice.

Answer 6

Yes, there is. Write letters to all your legislators and tell them to stop kissing the butt of the oil industry. We need an energy policy based on a shift to renewable resources, not oil.

Second, buy a more fuel efficient car.

Answer 7

I hope they bang it up as high as they can,thereby put millions of so called vehicles off the road for the planets sake,try walking through the traffic without a breathing pump and not just see but feel  what damage you are doing, TALK ABOUT BEING SELFISH?

come on now with you wild EXCUSES???????????

Answer 8

We need some new politicians that dont already have their hands in the cookie jar, plus we need to start getting back some of the money we loaned to other countries.

Answer 9

Simply stop buying petrol and go by public transport or get a bike, or walk. Then the petrol companies will be compelled to cut prices and you could drive again. But why drive better to use the transport, share a coffee at the station, discuss Gordon Clown with your fellow travellers. Be happy !

If you want to get angry blockage roads, refuse to goto work until there is a proper public transport system.

MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN !

Answer 10

Drink less petrol :)

Answer 11

Perhaps a genuine fuel strike, where we don't buy petrol for a week. & I don't mean filling up the tank the week before, then using the car anyway. One where we WALK or TRAIN to work. This would certainly cause a HUGE loss in cash.

Answer 12

come to italy... the most expensive petrol in europe

in fact probably most expensive motoring when you take into account that not only do we pay road tax but also tolls on the roads and if you buy a car you pay for change of ownership..

you think you've got it bad!!!

Answer 13

how much is petrol in the uk, its only 119c per ltr. in ireland, thats in euros

Answer 14

Well it goes something like this:-

Fuel continues to go up in price (Mainly due to the unfairer fuel duty imposed by the government).

Deliveries of food and goods increase in cost.

Food prices increase in the stores.

People have to pay more to travel in either the car or public transport.

Because these people have less money to spend and the things they want to buy have gone up in price, they buy less.

The lower the amount of things people buy the lower the margins supermarkets can get away with.

In short the country heads full speed ahead into a recession.

Not that I am blaming the upcoming recession on fuel cost's only, however it plays such a key part in economy of the UK that it has almost a disproportionate effect on it.

Ja.