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Drivers and petrol - tea shop
Village Facebook noticing that our local garage is now charging £1.60 / ltr and saying it's 8p less in town (10 mile round trip to save £3, anyone?) Someone saying it'll be £2 by the end of the month.
I reacted cautiously to the "shortage" of fuel in September - a lot more desperate scratting about for supplies and not concentrating was my take.
I don't wish financial hardship on anyone, but there's the energy cap change and the increase in NI all coming down the track. The best ways to economise on fuel are to drive less, drive smaller, stick at 55 mph, check tyre pressures, drive like you're a cyclist - keep a steady momentum.
I wonder what we'll see on the roads and at the pumps in the coming weeks?
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