Showing posts with label LATVIA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LATVIA. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 March 2011

ARE WE BEING CONNED WHEN WE BUY DIESEL IN THIS COUNTRY?



We've decided to got to Spain for the month of May for a holiday.  On researching the best way to go, I came to the conclusion that we diesel drivers are being conned big time in this country.


Diesel in my area is £0.09/ liter more expensive than unleaded petrol.  Why is that?  It used to be £0.04 cheaper!  Diesel on the Continent can be 25% cheaper than petrol.  In fact apart from in Britain, it's only more expensive in Latvia, Switzerland and Sweden.
Diesel cars, I'm told are 40% more efficient and are less polluting than petrol cars.  So why the difference?  Well, as far as I can see the only reason can be down to the Government and the oil companies in collusion.  
 How else could you explain it?