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Scots petrol prices ‘to hit £6 a gallon’

The SNP claim further fuel price rises would damage economic recovery
Damien Henderson, Transport Correspondent

Drivers face paying £6 for a gallon of petrol at Scottish forecourts by January.

A toxic combination of rising oil costs and increasing Government taxes will result in the average cost of a litre of unleaded petrol in the UK leaping 8% by the beginning of next year – from 116.0p to as much as 125.9p.

With some parts of the Highlands already charging 126.9p, the hike would take the cost to more than 136.0p a litre – or £6.23 a gallon by the new year.

The Retail Motor Industry Independent Petrol Retailers Association (RMI Petrol), which represents one-third of the UK’s 9000 forecourt sites, claimed a rebound in the global price of crude oil will add 4p a litre to the cost of diesel and petrol within the next three weeks.

However, the overall hike is being driven by increases in fuel duty and VAT, which already account for more than 74p of the 116.0p paid for an average litre of petrol.


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I wonder if this will change the minds of some taxi drivers in Dundee who do not want a fares increase

The way i see is if we do not except a rise we will be taken a cut in earnings l

Here we go, the Tartan turd flingers hollering about things we already know, ......yes its difficult, its just as difficult for our English, Welsh and Irish neighbours also......If anyone is likely to sink Scotlands economic ship its the SNP themselves.

Better the SNP making an arse of it than the English parliament

The English dont have a Parliament.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

They'll blame each other no matter who's at fault..

That's my point,we are more than capable of making an arse of things so we do we need London based parties to do it for us .On the other hand we might just prove people wrong

Good point, would you like an English parliament

Better still...would you like our Scottish parliament...you can have em if you want them

Not particularly.....I want a totalitarian dictatorship, run by me (obviously).

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Your wish is granted.....welcome to captain cabs Totatilitarian empire..cheapest fuel in the world...

I thought I had found the cheapest diesel and that was on the A1 in North Yorkshire £112.9 at a shell station last week

How about you rule England and i rule Scotland and skippy could be the Queen

What do you mean could?

That aside, how can you still want a royal family with obvious imbreeding

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

We like them...they make the rest of us appear normal!!