Fuel prices

[daffy]

One way to unstick them might be to drive the tanker to its depot and put it through the 'Tanker Wash'. The detergent may dissolve the glue, and if not, the revolving brushes would do the trick. 

[Trainfish]

I think a naked flame would do a far better job. It may melt the glue though and we don't want that do we? Well, do we? 

[joe cassidy]

Is that the roundabout next to Fuller's brewery ?

Maybe they spent too much time in the testing room ?

[The Q]

You think road diesel is expensive?   One boat yard on the broads is now charging £2.25 a litre. They changed to laws on marine fuel so if I go to a boat yard they now pay the same taxes on the roads.. but with their small quantities sold they charge more for the red diesel., I'll be using a jerry can of white from Tesco's in future..

[guest10040]

£1.74.9 per litre, but haven't had any for several days, though the price has gone up by 2p in the meantime .

[guest10040]

as of my visit earlier today, Tesco at Burgess hill has both diesel and petrol...

but what is E5, E10, B7 ?

[dannyboy]

"Both E5 and E10 are unleaded petrol but E10 contains a higher proportion of bio-ethanol - up to 10% compared with a maximum of 5% in E5. This higher bio-ethanol content - obtained from renewable sources - helps to reduce the CO2 emissions from vehicles but slightly reduces their fuel efficiency"

There is plenty of debate on various forums as to which is best - but that is a whole new can of worms! 

And for B7 -

"Diesel B7 is a fuel with added biocomponents of up to 7%, which meets the requirements of the European diesel standard EN590. The fuel has a low sulfur content for the benefit of the environment. B7 Truckdiesel (sic) has good lubrication properties, which provide trouble-free operation."

[guest10040]

so basically, the fuels are eco friendly, and come with eco protesters superglued to the roof.

what is it with these 

[guest10040]

and why do we need to conform with the EU requirements when we are no longer members ?

[PLD]

and why do we need to conform with the EU requirements when we are no longer members ?

Because 1. we were part of the EU when the current standards were defined & 2. the UK was one of the instigators of standardising fuel standards - prior to that, there was some horrid stuff watered down with  ditchwater being sold as petrol in some parts of Europe...

[guest10040]

bet it worked on Lada's 

[chrism]

bet it worked on Lada's 

if and when the Lada's worked 

[guest10040]

what was the east german car they made out of papier machie |?

warthog ?

or was that the USAF thing, with the big gun ?

[njee20]

and why do we need to conform with the EU requirements when we are no longer members ?

That's not new. It became mandatory in 2019 to display, when we were still part of the EU. Certainly not aiming for a gentle non-combative introduction to the forum are you?! 

We've had a bit of a shortage around here lately too, is it nationwide? I didn't even realise until I went to fill up the other day and there was a huge queue and only half the pumps working. 162.9p for unleaded. Didn't even bother looking at super at that price; I do get marginally better economy, but not enough to justify it. 

[mickeyflinn]

what was the east german car they made out of papier machie |?

I think you're thinking about the Trabant.

It was (or the one's that are still about, are), made of "Duraplast" which was a type of fibreglass;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duroplast