What price do you pay for unleaded petrol in your country

[motorbikez]

As per thread we in the UK are paying a ridiculous £1.18 per litre for 98RON
or in US gallons $9.08 whats the rest of you guys round the world paying.

[CamNeelyphile]

$1.10 per litre for regular 89 octane, $1.25 per litre for 93 octane. This is in Canadian funds which right now is approximately on par with U.S. funds.

So... @ 4.55 litres per Imperial gallon, that makes it $5.69 per gallon of premium octane fuel. I believe the conversion factor from Imperial to a U.S. gallon is 0.8333, so that makes a U.S. gallon worth $4.74 here in the Toronto area. Did I do that right??

Of course if someone farts in the Middle East then it immediately shoots up 15 cents a litre and takes weeks to come back down, if ever.

[OSM62]

1,4€ for one litre.

[motorbikez]

$1.10 per litre for regular 89 octane, $1.25 per litre for 93 octane. This is in Canadian funds which right now is approximately on par with U.S. funds.

So... @ 4.55 litres per Imperial gallon, that makes it $5.69 per gallon of premium octane fuel. I believe the conversion factor from Imperial to a U.S. gallon is 0.8333, so that makes a U.S. gallon worth $4.74 here in the Toronto area. Did I do that right??

Of course if someone farts in the Middle East then it immediately shoots up 15 cents a litre and takes weeks to come back down, if ever.

About half what we pay then so the canadian government havn't jumped too much on the tax fuel bandwagon.

[motorbikez]

1,4€ for one litre.

Roughly 10% less than the UK Michael

[GeeBee]

In Poland: 4,41 PLN/liter. That translates in 1,25 Euro or 1,92 USD/liter for 98RON

[CamNeelyphile]

I was in the state of New York last week and I think premium fuel was $3.40 per gallon. I am sure that Shiva can give us the latest price.

[Deans BMW]

$3.25 per US gallon up here in Show Low, Az for regular.

[kralties]

Over here in Malta we get unleaded at 1.08 euro for a litre.

[Silverado_au]

As at this morning $1.49 (AUD) per litre for 98 RON which is $6.77 per gallon or at the current exchange rate $7.27 (USD)

[caratz]

1.38 € 95 Oct. 1.45 € 98 Oct.
This was the last time I was at the pump and paid 1.26 € for premium diesel for the car.

These prices are per liter.

[Dean]

With respect to motorbikez comment on the Canadian government being kind with taxes, I hate to inform you that without taxes our price would be closer to 30 cents per litre. The government even taxes the taxes. If I can speak for Canada, we're not happy campers about our price structure but all is relative from a global perspective.
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[bozaman]

I just filled up this past weekend with 91 octane (this is sold as "premium" in these parts..."regular" is only 85 octane, and "mid" is 87 octane) for US$3.35/gallon in the Denver, Colorado area.

I'm only expecting the cost to go up, especially with the Middle East fart factor being such an important issue in the energy markets these days. I can't really complain at all given the prices I'm reading about from other parts of the world.

[SHIVA]

most of these very high fuel prices include high tax surcharges. for example in NY premium which is 93 octane (US version = 98 octane Euro) price is close to 3.70. But in NJ, which is just next door the price for the same fuel is 50cents cheaper, because they have less tax. In the same note, price for a pack of cigarettes in NY is about $8, thanks to our asshole, billionaire, bike-hating mayor, whereas the same pack of cigs (not that I smoke mind you) is under $3 in most other states.

so, my point is that, the price of fuel is artificially inflated in many Euro and some US states, due to greedy governments and also let me say corrupt governments.

What makes me bring this up? The MCN UK just reported in order for police of certain region discourage people from riding bikes, they issued over 100 false speeding tickets to bikers, now those tickets thanks to info that was made available have been dismissed. Obviously there are a lot of illegal and unfair events such as these going on, since normally only a fraction are ever caught. So, if you think fuel is high, thank your elected officials for taxing us to death...

that's my rant for today... S

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/ ... =EPI-99346

Police admit speed camera scandal

By Steve Farrell

Politics & the law

20 March 2008 16:45

Police have admitted dropping 120 speeding cases over allegations a camera operator “fixed” the speeds.

A force insider had earlier told MCN an operator was accused of deliberately setting speed readings to make it appear motorists were travelling faster than they actually were.

Kent Police this afternoon issued a statement which included: “We've suspended a member of police staff on a procedural matter pending an internal investigation. This is standard practice while an inquiry is conducted.

"Kent Police is investigating the way in which speed camera equipment was used on a particular occasion. We cannot go into detail until enquiries have been completed. Speed enforcement by the Kent and Medway Safety Camera Partnership continues as normal…

“It is a procedural issue that relates to the use of the equipment. For guidance - the equipment cannot be 'fixed' to read a higher speed. This is an operative issue.
“We have discontinued 120 cases as a precaution while we investigate.”

In November MCN exposed a leaked internal Kent Police email telling officers use of all laser speed guns had been suspended. A sergeant admitted people may have been wrongly convicted due to devices being used incorrectly.

The force has since refused to co-operate with all enquiries on the matter.

[motorbikez]

No suprise there Shiva the UK politcians and police are very anti bikers
Indeed RED KEN the mayor of London supressed an article which proved using bus lanes was safer for motorcyclists and cyclists and reduced accident rates by 40%.However its good press picking on bikers as there is an election for mayor coming up soon.

Dean the UK has virtually the lowest pre tax fuel in the world but our greedy government takes over 70% of the pump price in tax and VAT.

[Eka]

I see one gas station from my window and in Helsinki looks like:
95E=1,43€/l
98E= 1,47€/l

Automatic stations are few cents cheaper.

[immunity]

95 = 1.10 Euro
98 = 1.30 Euro


BUT in Greece every petrol shop is abusing while they mix petrol with water :O ...:/

[caratz]

It make me laugh and want to cry at the same time, when I see Americans complaining about the cost of their fuel.

Take it at a very bad case scenario, $ 4.00 a gallon. Take a gallon at 4.5 liter ? Nay 4... that is one dollar a liter for simplicity's sake. For simplicity's sake, let's take a dollar at 0.66 per Euro or 1.50 $ per Euro.

It means you guys pay half of what we do. And you complain ?????

[SHIVA]

it doesn't work like that caratz, our fuel is way too high here. just because you allow your government to tax you guys to death, or because dollar is weak against Euro that doesn't make one dime of difference...

we should be paying $2.5 a gallon and not a penny more, the rest is pure government and corporate greed and sheepish people who never say no to anything any more.... S

[caratz]

Scooze me, but the taxes you pay are supposed to pay for the roads you use and all kinds of other stuff. However if you want infrastructures, someone has to pay for them, and it's your tax dollars who do that. You want something you have to pay for it. I'm not going to get political here Shiva. Besides, the fact that petrol is priced in dollars, makes it proportionally more afordable to us. As I have stated in another post, the day the petrol producing countries decide they don't want dollars anymore for their commodity, that is the day that the US will be confronted to an unpleasant reality.

Here we pay taxes, too much, it's true, but at least we have a feeling to get some benefits for them. Note, I said SOME.

[SHIVA]

this would be an endless discussion on what if anything taxes do... since they tax every single thing in the US and then they charge 20,000 dollars for a simple $5 stapler at the defense dept, to justify where the real money goes from all these taxes... there is enough money if any of this is managed relatively well, but there is so much corruption and over charging on services that the more they tax, they more they pocket... it's one big sham...

[GeeBee]

Not that I have the intention to step into this transatlantic debate but there is more to fuel up (sic!) this debate.

The January edition of Scientific American (yes, folks) contained an excellent article on how the US could deal with their dependency on foreign oil, written by experts.
You can find the article, A Grand Solar Plan, here: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-solar-grand-plan
It would require however a significant shift in policy and priorities, not to mention that one would have to adopt the concept of subsidies (Oops, that sounds so European!). 420 billion USD to be precise from 2011 until 2050. Basically a fraction of what the Iraqui war is costing....

Here are the key concepts:

"* A massive switch from coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power plants to solar power plants could supply 69 percent of the U.S.’s electricity and 35 percent of its total energy by 2050.

* A vast area of photovoltaic cells would have to be erected in the Southwest. Excess daytime energy would be stored as compressed air in underground caverns to be tapped during nighttime hours.

* Large solar concentrator power plants would be built as well.

* A new direct-current power transmission backbone would deliver solar electricity across the country.

* But $420 billion in subsidies from 2011 to 2050 would be required to fund the infrastructure and make it cost-competitive. "

SCIAM January 2008

[caratz]

this would be an endless discussion on what if anything taxes do... since they tax every single thing in the US and then they charge 20,000 dollars for a simple $5 stapler at the defense dept, to justify where the real money goes from all these taxes... there is enough money if any of this is managed relatively well, but there is so much corruption and over charging on services that the more they tax, they more they pocket... it's one big sham...

Aaah but now you are waxing U.S. politics. This is one subject, that as a foreigner, I don't get involved with.

[Gazk12]

Strange this debate about how much fuel is.

Can I ask a side question How many of you have changed the way you drive or ride since you have thought to yourself I am paying too much for fuel

I’m no kill-joy but I drive like I am following a funeral car, and drive a very old Diesel car, “cars they stop you getting wet and get me to work in a suite” however, chuck my leg over the seat of the bike and hang the cost of fuel, I ride for my enjoyment and put politics and the tax man to the back of my mind.

I’ve been off the road for eight months due to having a head on collision with a car on a single track road on my KTM last year!

Wednesday at long LONG last I was strong enough to get on the K12s, Whooo such a good day. So I got down to the local petrol station, filled the K up 15 quid SH!T, last time I did a fill up it was 11 quid, I’m not saying I got dead the same amount in but never the less FECKING HOW MUCH It’s a bike not a long distance lorry. So after a few hours out on the K12s the trip clock telling me I have 45 miles until I’m pushing the bike so a quick splash and dash and back home for a rest and a cup of tea.

So that’s about 13 quid in about half a day, but sod it the way I felt when I got my ass back on that seat was worth every penny.

Over the past few months I’ve chatted to a lot of mates and at least two are now considering giving up the bike due to the cost of fuel, it’s not just petrol but all fuel going up, gas and electric as well it’s having an impact on their wallets so it’s heating or fill the bike up!

Anyway I’m off to turn the heating up and open the windows to see if I can get some local global warming going so I can get back out on the bike over Easter, fat chance as its hailing and blowing a gale.

[cristibmw]

Prices in Romania from OMV (Austrian oil and gas company):
octane 100 (higher than 98 from OMV) = 1.21 eur/liter
octane 98 = 1 euro/liter