Comments on: Mortgage the house to fill up the tank… http://www.silversprite.com/?p=534 Gaddlöst bi samlar ingen honung. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:58:13 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Diesel and petrol prices, North Uist, 11th June 2008 at Silversprite http://www.silversprite.com/?p=534&cpage=1#comment-7951 Diesel and petrol prices, North Uist, 11th June 2008 at Silversprite Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:31:10 +0000 http://www.silversprite.com/?p=534#comment-7951 [...] exactly 10p a litre more expensive for diesel, and 6p a litre more expensive for petrol, than on May 4th i.e. 40 days [...] [...] exactly 10p a litre more expensive for diesel, and 6p a litre more expensive for petrol, than on May 4th i.e. 40 days [...]

]]> By: Laurie http://www.silversprite.com/?p=534&cpage=1#comment-7807 Laurie Mon, 05 May 2008 16:35:25 +0000 http://www.silversprite.com/?p=534#comment-7807 Guess I'll stop complaining about paying $3.75/gallon.... Guess I’ll stop complaining about paying $3.75/gallon….

]]> By: Robyn http://www.silversprite.com/?p=534&cpage=1#comment-7806 Robyn Sun, 04 May 2008 22:20:01 +0000 http://www.silversprite.com/?p=534#comment-7806 Unbelievable - the price per litre has gone up 10p since we were there at the end of March - that's crazy. For balance, here in Essex the pumps in towns are averaging at around 118.9 - so how the hell it can be justified for the prices to be SO much higher over there I can't imagine. Sure, you expect a difference - but that difference should be 10p a litre at the very most - not nearly double that as it now appears to be. The major plus point of motoring on the Hebrides is the fact that you can maintai much better fuel economy as there's not so much "Stop/start" - we've driven from Eriskay all the way up to Sidinish on North Uist in the past without having to stop at all - down here you'd be lucky to manage half a mile without encountering a roundabout, traffic jam or set of traffic lights! Unbelievable – the price per litre has gone up 10p since we were there at the end of March – that’s crazy. For balance, here in Essex the pumps in towns are averaging at around 118.9 – so how the hell it can be justified for the prices to be SO much higher over there I can’t imagine. Sure, you expect a difference – but that difference should be 10p a litre at the very most – not nearly double that as it now appears to be.

The major plus point of motoring on the Hebrides is the fact that you can maintai much better fuel economy as there’s not so much “Stop/start” – we’ve driven from Eriskay all the way up to Sidinish on North Uist in the past without having to stop at all – down here you’d be lucky to manage half a mile without encountering a roundabout, traffic jam or set of traffic lights!

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