 Gasoline prices around the world
"Markku Grönroos" <kurkku@hassuserveri.fi> wrote in message
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> One source says that the retail price of unleaded (does the Brits still
> use leaded gas as well)
We have LRP, lead replacement petrol, for use in cars that are not capable
of using unleaded.
> is everything from 88.9 to 101.9 per litre in Britain.
However, buying the cheapest proved very expensive recently, when a large
number of cars needed their oxygen (lambda) sensors replaced, following
contamination of supermarket fuel.
> So the most expensive fuel is almost 15% more expensive than the cheapest
> gas.
The cheapest fuels tend to be near refineries and storage depots and the
expensive ones are small independent garages in remote areas. There will be
much smaller variations within a particular geographic area and I usually
see around 94-97p/l
> And based on my experience here in Finland, prices have not been too
> stable. 10% differences in very short time frames (132 is 5.6% more than
> 125). Naturally mechanism to settle retail prices can be totally different
> in Britain but I doubt that.
Competition is the main factor and, with supermarkets selling cheap fuel to
attract buyers into their stores, a very powerful one. Prices in Britain
tend to be fairly stable for long periods.
Colin Bignell
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