And 58 pence of that is duty and a further 16p is vat. These low prices are killing SMEs in the oil industry and in renewables. Cheap fuel can lead to greater consumption, further global warming, more floods and extreme weather. I know I'm alone in this but personally I'd like to see fuel prices back at 1.20 per litre.
Let me guess. You work in the automotive industry and you're a climate change denier.
Yes I work in the Automotive Industry. But the automotive industry isn't the main cause. Here's a nice little fact for you, it would take 42 million Euro 6 diesel cars to produce the same amount of CO2 as a single power station produces in one day. Even engines from 15yr old cars don't produce that much more than current Euro 6 emission cars.
Climate changes all the time. If climate change was the cause of extreme weather, surely it we would have it more often instead of once in a while. I'm not convinced by any such claims of global warning, no.You didn't answer the second question.
Three shillings and thrupance. Not three pence. A penny,tupance,thrupance,fourpance.Remember.
Ooh, a classic Straw Man Fallacy in action. Nice one.
Thought experiment. Put the plug in your bath and turn the taps full on for five minutes. Then turn the taps down to a slow flow rate. After quite a while the bath will overflow. But wait! Why has it overflowed when the taps were only running slowly? Surely if running the taps slowly caused it to overflow, it should have overflowed when the taps were full on? Obviously the overflow must have been caused by something other than the taps.
Thrupp'ny bit
Actually, up here we said thrip'ny bit.
Presume a tanner meant the same everywhere?
I bet the younger than 40's have no idea what we are on about.
So what you are saying is it will happen anyway whether it takes 20mins or an hour. It was only around 93 when cars had to have a catalytic converter, most cars on the road today are after that date and are far cleaner, so again why didn't we have "global warming and extreme weather" before then when there was much more pollution instead of now when even though with more cars on the road, they are much more cleaner? Everything around us has been geared up to be more efficient and use less energy for years, So to the last point of your thought experiment, yes obviously the overflow is caused by something else.
I support Corbyn on climate changeYou didn't answer the second question.
I support Corbyn on climate change
And can't wait to fill up this weekend, it would be great if we can get it under £100 to fill up the beast...A nice psychological barrier broken. Should keep me happy for months and save on therapy costs, driving to and from there etc....Definitely a positive effect on the environment in my case...
Sounds like an terrible car design if it is that noticeable
further more I would have thought that logically a full tank will have less weight to "shift" direction. Either way a terrible design.
The back end gets too heavy, a bit like driving an estate with a load in the backSounds like an terrible car design if it is that noticeable
What car is it? Perhaps in a lotus seven replica I can understand it. Is it rear wheel drive?The back end gets too heavy, a bit like driving an estate with a load in the back
Volvo V40, must admit not the nicest car I have ever driven .
Rear wheel drive tends to push the back end round, driven quickly yes back end does slide. Also front wheel drive drags front end of car around corners, again driven quickly it can make back end flip out a little. I do not drive fast around corners, but it does feel like heavy fuel tank gives corners a little rolling effect.
It was in Volvo dealers for its first service the other week, they gave it a clean bill of health. Just thinking, it has always been like that first day we got it new. Must be one of the characteristics of the car
Actually, up here we said thrip'ny bit.
Presume a tanner meant the same everywhere?
I bet the younger than 40's have no idea what we are on about.
How come diesel gets more tax breaks but is actually more expensive in the uk? I thought it was the opposite.
Motorist queueing for fuel might want to activate the stop start, as they reckon there will be gridlock for the cheaper fuel, really. If they are sitting with their engines running, nothing will be saved.
It's annoying that stop start can be disabled on cars that have it as it defeats the whole point of having it and just wastes fuel. Only had the car for a few days and it means changing your driving technique a bit but I'm starting to get used to it. In particular fighting the urge to "creep" forward at traffic lights when cars in front start creeping as this restarts the engine, but I have never understood the obsession with creeping a few feet when stopped at lights.
Not annoying at all in summer when in a traffic jam
Not at all annoying when you have had your vehicle stand still for a while and the battery is rather low Not annoying at all when there is a busy round-a-bout with that means you have to creep towards it and be quick to merge with traffic. And so on....The last 6 years my vehicles have had stop start on it in succession. My first was a VW Golf TDI in the mid nineties with stop start....Obviously not in the UK as it is only a recent thing here....I love it, but I also love to switch it off...
As I said I've got quite a few decades of experience
I don't like drivers who end up part on a round about and don't get a move on to merge with existing traffic speed
As I said I've got quite a few decades of experience
