Ha! I rant in another thread about petrol then see this! lol.
As already pointed out, supermarkets get theirs from the big suppliers, but it does tend to be poorer quality. Thats how they sell it cheaper, as well as it being a loss leader sometimes as part of a war with other supermarkets.
Unfortunately this petition thing won't work, as it hasn't in the past when I've seen it. It seems the only thing that will stop the prices shooting up is a full blown recession, and we probably aren't far off that now.
Trouble is, the government will do nothing about it. As already pointed out, car companies are already starting to sell alternative fuelled cars in mainstream, people are actively looking for ways to save fuel, and this could lead to less busy roads. Were we bothered when it was 95p a litre? Not really, we plodded on. Now everyone is talking about it, and we're all trying to save petrol on non-essential journeys. Exactly what the government wants. The looming recession doesn't seem to bother them too much.
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