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Old 19th June 2022, 09:53 PM
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Momentum was £195.9 a litre yesterday in Crediton.
Obviously with a 90-litre S8 tank "Pay at pump, limit £99" wasn't an option.....
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1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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Old 19th June 2022, 10:24 PM
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It's a great time to have a company fuel card I must admit...
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Old 19th June 2022, 10:25 PM
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It's a great time to have a company fuel card I must admit...
Or a nearly 7 year old Tesla
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Old 20th June 2022, 09:40 AM
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Momentum was £195.9 a litre yesterday in Crediton.
Obviously with a 90-litre S8 tank "Pay at pump, limit £99" wasn't an option.....
It was 194.9 on Sunday HP. Saw that nice shiny car and thought you could afford an additional bump in price.
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Old 20th June 2022, 09:54 AM
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Esso Supreme + diesel 210.9p...that's up 12p per litre in a week.
Bog standard Tesco petrol went up 9p last week over here (174.9p). Getting expensive to just cut the grass now.

Came across an interesting site that lists global fuel prices. Here's a screenshot of petrol prices, and I've highlighted the UK... if you can find it. The site is at:

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Old 20th June 2022, 10:26 AM
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It was 194.9 on Sunday HP.
Intriguing, I just checked the receipt, definitely 195.9 on Saturday.
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2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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Old 20th June 2022, 06:59 PM
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I put some fuel in at Costco last week, premium petrol was £1.86/L which is not bad considering most premium fuels are around the £2 mark, still an absolute rip off though.

Costco have raised their £99 limit to £120 although with just over 1/4 tank it still didn't fill it up
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Old 20th June 2022, 09:12 PM
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Cost me £136 to top up mine on Friday.
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Old 21st June 2022, 02:44 PM
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I put some fuel in at Costco last week, premium petrol was £1.86/L which is not bad considering most premium fuels are around the £2 mark, still an absolute rip off though.

Costco have raised their £99 limit to £120 although with just over 1/4 tank it still didn't fill it up
I have taken two two transactions by default at Costco now 🥴
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Old 23rd June 2022, 12:39 PM
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i paid £1.55 for diesel just as it started to rise and took a gamble and fetched 350 litres..

still got 200 litres left
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