icowden
Legendary Member
That's the nub right there. Last year is cost me £68 to fill the car. A few months ago it cost me £75 to fill up the car. Then that went up to £82. Soon it will be £90. At what point does it become prohibitive? Confused.com reckons that the highest diesel price today is £1.99 a litre - so £105 to fill up the car.That being said, i still don't think people putting an extra £20-30 in their tanks is going to change very much in the grand scheme of things, whether that is for leisure or commuting.
The price could escalate a lot more.
The more it rises, the more likely people are to start not using the car for short journeys. That said, it isn't people like me who are going to be most affected. Sure, I will be annoyed by the rise, but I can still afford to use the car and feed my family. It tends to be the very poorest where the car is essential for getting to a job after dropping the kids at school etc that will be most affected. Plus there will be a point where food prices rise to cover the fuel costs of getting it to the shop in the first place.
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