ditchcrawler Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 They were ordering a delivery for Friday at the pre increase price, deliveries after that will be at the new price. Selling 7000 to 8000 litres a week in the winter I don't think they worry too much about having the price their stock drop. I have no connection with them other than as a customer, just what they told me. I meant that chap selling it to Wheaton Aston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald Fox Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Honestly, how petty can you be? Diesel costs 'more or less' the same everywhere. Is there really any point in driving your boat 100 miles 'cos it's 1p cheaper there? How much do you spend on diesel anyway? We have found it's our LEAST cost narrowboating! Mechanics charge, what, 35 Pounds/hour? I was always amazed at the waste of time my Dad spent talking about so-and-so petrol station being a bit cheaper than the other - what of the greater risk of road accident getting to that cheaper petrol? Oh... we saved 15p when filling up! Saving pennies and wasting Pounds astounds me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricco1 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Honestly, how petty can you be? Diesel costs 'more or less' the same everywhere. Is there really any point in driving your boat 100 miles 'cos it's 1p cheaper there? How much do you spend on diesel anyway? We have found it's our LEAST cost narrowboating! Mechanics charge, what, 35 Pounds/hour? I was always amazed at the waste of time my Dad spent talking about so-and-so petrol station being a bit cheaper than the other - what of the greater risk of road accident getting to that cheaper petrol? Oh... we saved 15p when filling up! Saving pennies and wasting Pounds astounds me. I don't think anyone is going to cruise 100 miles to save 1p a litre. But some might pass several different places where fuel is supplied on their cruise so it doesn't make any difference at which one they stop at. So stopping at the cheapest one makes sense. Or it does to me, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Honestly, how petty can you be? Diesel costs 'more or less' the same everywhere. Is there really any point in driving your boat 100 miles 'cos it's 1p cheaper there? How much do you spend on diesel anyway? We have found it's our LEAST cost narrowboating! Mechanics charge, what, 35 Pounds/hour? I was always amazed at the waste of time my Dad spent talking about so-and-so petrol station being a bit cheaper than the other - what of the greater risk of road accident getting to that cheaper petrol? Oh... we saved 15p when filling up! Saving pennies and wasting Pounds astounds me. Has anybody actually suggested doing that? It is good for anyone CC'ing for example to know where the sources of cheapest fuel are. If posts don't interest me, I tend not to read or comment on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloggy Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 unlike a lot of suppliers the price at Wheaton Aston goes up and down with every delivery they get. just got 190ltrs there yesterday at 63.9p per ltr so for me it was worth travelling to . works out i saved myself about £25, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 unlike a lot of suppliers the price at Wheaton Aston goes up and down with every delivery they get. just got 190ltrs there yesterday at 63.9p per ltr so for me it was worth travelling to . works out i saved myself about £25, Likewise we can pay 10 to 15 p a lt difference and that saves between £15 and £20 on a fill up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangar Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 We found this very useful when out cruising for fuel prices http://diesel.fibrefactory.co.uk However it's only as good as people sending in up to date information....we did as we used places or saw prices and emailed in...and got a reply thanking us for doing so! As usual...no connection but a satisfied user! Cheers Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycloud Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Willowbridge have dropped another 5p this week to 79.9p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete & Helen Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Dont pass bridge 19 (Turners Garage) on the Shropshire Union if you need fuel. I found it to be cheaper by far. On the link above its showing as 65.4p. When I filled up in October it was only 70.9p then when others were more than 90p. They are a garage and so I believe they have a large turnover of fuel so reflect the current price better than a boat yard No connection just a satisfied customer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 We found this very useful when out cruising for fuel prices http://diesel.fibrefactory.co.uk However it's only as good as people sending in up to date information....we did as we used places or saw prices and emailed in...and got a reply thanking us for doing so! As usual...no connection but a satisfied user! Cheers Gareth I've had that site bookmarked for a while Gareth, but it seemed so out of date I thought it was a relic. Good to see it is alive and well (at least for some areas) and that its being updated by such as yourself. As you say it's only as good as the info boaters send in. Thanks for flagging it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Honestly, how petty can you be? Diesel costs 'more or less' the same everywhere.But this is just blatantly untrue, isn't it? Some canal-side sources can manage "non propulsion" prices around the "mid sixties" pence mark, others are still well into the eighties or even nineties. It is not about saving a pence or two on every, it is about saving maybe 25p on every litre. If you are buying 200 litres that is a difference of £50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 But this is just blatantly untrue, isn't it? Some canal-side sources can manage "non propulsion" prices around the "mid sixties" pence mark, others are still well into the eighties or even nineties. It is not about saving a pence or two on every, it is about saving maybe 25p on every litre. If you are buying 200 litres that is a difference of £50. Same on the road. I can save a considerable amount of money by driving just a few miles, rather than pay our village price. I feel sorry for the guy in the village, as he simply can't compete, but I can't afford to give money away either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Same on the road. I can save a considerable amount of money by driving just a few miles, rather than pay our village price. I feel sorry for the guy in the village, as he simply can't compete, but I can't afford to give money away either. We have a similar situation - the local 'village' petrol station is 5p+ per litre more than the 'Town' & Supermarket prices. However - I need to do a round trip of 25 miles to get to the supermarket and at 25mpg (Landrover) the round journey costs about £5.50. I'd normally put in 40 litres so by using the local guy I'm paying £2.00 extra but actually saving £3.50. If I'm going into town then I'll use the supermarkets, if I'm only going into the village for bread and milk, or Doctors etc. then the local guy gets the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) We have a similar situation - the local 'village' petrol station is 5p+ per litre more than the 'Town' & Supermarket prices. However - I need to do a round trip of 25 miles to get to the supermarket and at 25mpg (Landrover) the round journey costs about £5.50. I'd normally put in 40 litres so by using the local guy I'm paying £2.00 extra but actually saving £3.50. If I'm going into town then I'll use the supermarkets, if I'm only going into the village for bread and milk, or Doctors etc. then the local guy gets the business. Why don't you put 80lts in at the supermarket and the milk would be cheaper as well Edited January 18, 2015 by ditchcrawler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Why don't you put 80lts in at the supermarket and the milk would be cheaper as well Only an 70 litre tank and the milk is only £1 for 2 litres at the 'open all hours' shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotswoldsman Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 When I lived in the real world I supported the local garage with about 50% of my business purely because he was local and deserved support. I was ever so grateful I did because during the fuel crisis he let me have all the fuel I needed. I also support fuel boats as they need support. I have been passed Turners in Wheaton Aston many many times but have never bought fuel from there as he does nothing for the canals rather buy at Norbury even if a few pence more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Only an 70 litre tank and the milk is only £1 for 2 litres at the 'open all hours' shop. That would explain a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterboat Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Just had today the price of 47p plus VAT for red diesel now might be the time to buy 2000 litres or do I wait Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dccruiser Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Sawley is 75p on an automated 24 hour self serve pump Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I see Rugby boats at Weedon is 63.9p at the moment. I wonder if the price up the road at Braunston Marina has come down like everywhere else. Last time i was there they were about £1.20 per litre. If they haven't dropped their price that would make them almost double what it is at RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Vagabond Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 When I lived in the real world I supported the local garage with about 50% of my business purely because he was local and deserved support. I was ever so grateful I did because during the fuel crisis he let me have all the fuel I needed. I also support fuel boats as they need support. I have been passed Turners in Wheaton Aston many many times but have never bought fuel from there as he does nothing for the canals rather buy at Norbury even if a few pence more. Whilst I agree with your principle of supporting the fuel boats (I do myself if I find one!) I'm not quite sure that I follow your 'criticism' of Turners in Wheaton Aston. As I travel around I tend to use a variety of supermarkets for my provisions, none of whom really do anything for the canals, should I be avoiding them? On the other hand one could argue that Turners is doing something for the canals, he is supplying cheap fuel for the boaters. To do so he has also invested in a pontoon to moor on and a long hose to reach the canal (unless some generous passing boater supplied him with these), is he supposed to work as a volunteer lockie as well? You are obviously quite entitled to spend your money where you wish but my take on it is that if someone is supplying cheap fuel they are probably doing so on the principle of high turnover of fuel. I'm willing to support them in that business model rather than let them go to the wall because I'll only buy more expensive fuel from elsewhere. Diesel is diesel everywhere (well, except the expensive stuff I bought on the Llangollen which was just a smoke generator ) so I'm willing to support those who charge least for it. The only reason that I didn't fill up at Turners was because I didn't know about it and had just filled up at Wheaton Aston! I will support the diesel and coal boats though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotswoldsman Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Whilst I agree with your principle of supporting the fuel boats (I do myself if I find one!) I'm not quite sure that I follow your 'criticism' of Turners in Wheaton Aston. As I travel around I tend to use a variety of supermarkets for my provisions, none of whom really do anything for the canals, should I be avoiding them? On the other hand one could argue that Turners is doing something for the canals, he is supplying cheap fuel for the boaters. To do so he has also invested in a pontoon to moor on and a long hose to reach the canal (unless some generous passing boater supplied him with these), is he supposed to work as a volunteer lockie as well? You are obviously quite entitled to spend your money where you wish but my take on it is that if someone is supplying cheap fuel they are probably doing so on the principle of high turnover of fuel. I'm willing to support them in that business model rather than let them go to the wall because I'll only buy more expensive fuel from elsewhere. Diesel is diesel everywhere (well, except the expensive stuff I bought on the Llangollen which was just a smoke generator ) so I'm willing to support those who charge least for it. The only reason that I didn't fill up at Turners was because I didn't know about it and had just filled up at Wheaton Aston! I will support the diesel and coal boats though. That's fine you do as you wish/want and I will do the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curzons246 Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 70p at Mercia now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0atman Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 80p at cropredy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Sawley is 75p on an automated 24 hour self serve pump Rick Not any more it aint. I filled up elsewhere last week at 75 a funny foreign measurement thing only to find the next day that Sawley is now 65p Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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