Anyone felt the pinch yet?

Notice a good proportion of my hotels are quiet this week. But with the jubilee round the corner and pride the week after maybe folk are simply saving their trips for that.

Cant help but feel the media are driving a lot of it. They seem hell bent on us heading into a recession. Making people panic and stop spending.

They should be telling everyone its all gravy.

Only area Ive felt it is diesel. £154 to fill my van the other day. That's taking the piss.

2 hours ago, tomski said:

I remember when they stopped lager and the new bitters in were over 4 quid years ago. Blew my mind. Then told I supplement the Camra drinkers. Barely go in now.

Whenever I get asked if I'm in Camra I tell them I wouldn't join any club that would have me as a member.                          One of Groucho's,

2 hours ago, tomski said:

I remember when they stopped lager and the new bitters in were over 4 quid years ago. Blew my mind. Then told I supplement the Camra drinkers. Barely go in now.

Someone on here has paid something daft for a couple of pints of Guinness if I remember.

4 hours ago, only1swanny said:

What's a flat white?  

Is that coffee with milk? 

Swanny - doesn't buy coffee out when there is a perfectly good kettle at home

 

Like a stronger latte (I think)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61770710

9 hours ago, gonzo said:

£1.92 for diesel at station here in Blackburn. 

Drove by the same garage 8 hours later and its now £1.94

How the fuck can they do that

15 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Drove by the same garage 8 hours later and its now £1.94

How the fuck can they do that

Robbing bastards

Rishi is fucking loving it. 

Getting back his furlough money. 

3 minutes ago, stevieb said:

Rishi is fucking loving it. 

Getting back his furlough money. 

It wasn't Sunak's money. It was ours.

6 minutes ago, Cheese said:

It wasn't Sunak's money. It was ours.

Technically he just pressed a few zeros on a keyboard and created it out of nothing. 

But  we will be paying for it. 

FACTs

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

Drove by the same garage 8 hours later and its now £1.94

How the fuck can they do that

We usually quite well here that Sainsbury’s and Asda are next door to each other so compete on petrol.

Whoever updates the priced at Sainsbury’s must have had Thursday off as they were at 1.70 while Asda had gone up to 1.75, but now it’s at 1.78 apiece 🤯 

Get a fuel card you silly bastards.

I haven’t paid for fuel in years.

#Prepared

12 minutes ago, Spider said:

Get a fuel card you silly bastards.

I haven’t paid for fuel in years.

#Prepared

I will suggest that to the director of nursing. 

2 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said:

I will suggest that to the director of nursing. 

How much do you get per mile nowadays? Assume it’s gone up near 50p?

46 minutes ago, Spider said:

How much do you get per mile nowadays? Assume it’s gone up near 50p?

56p/mile for the first 3,500. Then drops to 20p/mile after. 

Advise we have been given is to drive slower. Old Doris waiting for her insulin and Kenneth needing his EOL pain relief can fucking wait. 

Couple of years ago I did a test a few times to settle a argument (long story not worth it) Filled my car drove across to Bolton to see my mum and filled it back up when I got back here. Pretty much bang on £6 each time (38 mile round trip) Filled up before I went across today and was curious after a conversation with a poster off here this afternoon so filled up again when I got home. £1.60

2020 petrol prices German unleaded SUV

vs

2022 petrol price Jap self-charging hybrid unleaded SUV

24 minutes ago, MancWanderer said:

Couple of years ago I did a test a few times to settle a argument (long story not worth it) Filled my car drove across to Bolton to see my mum and filled it back up when I got back here. Pretty much bang on £6 each time (38 mile round trip) Filled up before I went across today and was curious after a conversation with a poster off here this afternoon so filled up again when I got home. £1.60

2020 petrol prices German unleaded SUV

vs

2022 petrol price Jap self-charging hybrid unleaded SUV

Think you’d probably need to do a longer journey as a valid comparison really. Must admit I always fill the car back up just before payday (or after any sort of lengthy trip) so always have an idea of what it costs per mile.

Makes it easier for the car thieves, too. 

1 hour ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Think you’d probably need to do a longer journey as a valid comparison really. Must admit I always fill the car back up just before payday (or after any sort of lengthy trip) so always have an idea of what it costs per mile.

Makes it easier for the car thieves, too. 

Yep. Did it a while ago. Was in an argument with work about reimbursement for work miles on the car saying that it didn’t reflect the increase in prices. Came back back saying they have a 3 monthly review with HMRC. Anyway, without going into my work laptop a 400 mile round trip to head office in Hertfordshire used to cost around £70 over two years ago. Same trip a month ago cost around £50/£60. I think

Anyway. Point is I’m never going back to any car that isn’t electric or hybrid. For tootling around in a hybrid I spend fuck all. For motorway journeys is spend less

10 hours ago, bolton_blondie said:

56p/mile for the first 3,500. Then drops to 20p/mile after. 

Advise we have been given is to drive slower. Old Doris waiting for her insulin and Kenneth needing his EOL pain relief can fucking wait. 

I’d be driving my own car for first 3,500 miles then walking. Call it £10/gall and your car averages 30 mpg that’s 33p/mile so it’s actually costing you money to be able to work without even considering insurance, tyres, servicing, consumables, etc. 

27 minutes ago, MickyD said:

I’d be driving my own car for first 3,500 miles then walking. Call it £10/gall and your car averages 30 mpg that’s 33p/mile so it’s actually costing you money to be able to work without even considering insurance, tyres, servicing, consumables, etc. 

Luckily I only work til 3pm so I never hit the 3,500 (yet) some of the full time girls have and there's not a chance I'd not be kicking off about it. Guarantee all the big bosses have company credit cards all their expenses go on too. 

Drive slower my arse. 

I'm sure the mileage allowances will start to rise soon; employees will be booting off left, right and centre otherwise.

Remarkable thing now, is that the cost of the petrol for my tools is rapidly approaching the cost of electricity for the van. Just small engines in mowers, strimmer, blower. 

20 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

I'm sure the mileage allowances will start to rise soon; employees will be booting off left, right and centre otherwise.

Remarkable thing now, is that the cost of the petrol for my tools is rapidly approaching the cost of electricity for the van. Just small engines in mowers, strimmer, blower. 

Long overdue, I’d also like the government to reduce the tax take on fuel, currently they take 55p in the pound,  if we hit £2 per litre that’s £1.10 in tax, surely they could half the tax take and take the same figure as they’d take if it was £1 per litre. 

Mileage at our place was pretty decent at 45p a mile.  No sooner was I given areas further afield to cover, the bloody fuel prices shot up.  You can still make on it but it's a helluva lot less.

We have a limit too, around 8500 miles I think, where the rate drops to about 15p or sommat. No feckin way will I be using my car if that happens.

1 hour ago, Duck Egg said:

Mileage at our place was pretty decent at 45p a mile.  No sooner was I given areas further afield to cover, the bloody fuel prices shot up.  You can still make on it but it's a helluva lot less.

We have a limit too, around 8500 miles I think, where the rate drops to about 15p or sommat. No feckin way will I be using my car if that happens.

That's what I don't understand- if you're doing the miles required to do the job, then why should the rate drop after a given number?

1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Long overdue, I’d also like the government to reduce the tax take on fuel, currently they take 55p in the pound,  if we hit £2 per litre that’s £1.10 in tax, surely they could half the tax take and take the same figure as they’d take if it was £1 per litre. 

The thing that has always done my napper in is that we pay VAT on the fuel duty as well. 

2 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Long overdue, I’d also like the government to reduce the tax take on fuel, currently they take 55p in the pound,  if we hit £2 per litre that’s £1.10 in tax, surely they could half the tax take and take the same figure as they’d take if it was £1 per litre. 

 

58 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

The thing that has always done my napper in is that we pay VAT on the fuel duty as well. 

I think fuel duty is a set figure of around 58p per litre, but yes the Govt put VAT on the whole thing.

So, at £1/litre the Govt makes 58p plus the VAT on £1
at £2/litre the Govt makes 58p plus the VAT on £2

Therefore, the Govt are taking more tax each time the price goes up, hence their reluctance to do anything about the rising costs.

Furlough needs paying for.