Sainsbury's petrol station at Meadowhall have unleaded at 81.9p and super unleaded at 82.9p......anywhee else cheaper than that in Sheffield?

That doesn't sound bad. I have just filled up today and paid 85.0

Where's the cheapest Diesal? The Jet station at the bottom of my road has gone up to 89.9 !!!! It's going up a 1p a day at the moment, more or less equivalent to 5p per gallon - changing to litres was an easy way for them to bump the prices up IMHO!

Rip off Britain again!

not sure about the price of diesel but I presume that it will be cheaper as well??

What I do not understand is why there is such a difference in price between different retailers. Sainsbury's are 2p cheaper than Jet across the road from Meadowhall and BP are about 6-7p more expensive for regular unleaded, not even the Ultimate unleaded. Surely it can't be that the higher the cost the better the quality?? Or more likely, some retailers having large profit margins!!

I'm going that way tomorrow, i think i'll treat meself to a fiver's worth while i can afford it, my car's belly isn't half grumbling!

Originally posted by Hels
Where's the cheapest Diesal? The Jet station at the bottom of my road has gone up to 89.9 !!!! It's going up a 1p a day at the moment, more or less equivalent to 5p per gallon - changing to litres was an easy way for them to bump the prices up IMHO!

Rip off Britain again!

Cheapest I have found was Sainsburys Meadowhall, last filled up 19th Apr it was 87.9 not sure what it is now, but probably cheaper than elsewhere.

Last filled up 19 April !!! Gosh I wish I could do that!

When petrol prices were in Gallons, you got 1p - 2p difference, now it's in litres you still get 1p - 2p difference (I know that's being generous) but at approx 5 litres to the gallon that's a heck of a difference. Do they think we are thick!!!!

Obviously, but they're getting away with it.

When I was in the states recently they were complaining about fuel price rises. They were paying a pittance compared to what we are paying over here, yet for all the 'coach trips' we went on, every passenger had to pay a $1 supplement! That must have more than made up for any increase!

I did suggest they ought to pay UK prices then they'd know what expensive fuel is.

This is terrible, but I couldn't honestly tell you the price of petrol... I just drive in, fill up to £10 or £15 depending on how much I've already got in (I think the whole tank would take a max of £25!!!) pay, then drive off and watch the guage go up!

I should be more conscious being a stoodent and a several-times-a-day driver... Shame on me! :o

When I go, I fill the car up. Usually hubbie goes though coz I find it really hard to undoo the bloomin petrol cap on this car!

I always look out for the cheapest petrol but hubbie just goes to Morrisons - guess they are probably quite competitive tho.

We've got a computer thingy on the car and it tells you how much you are doing (mpg) and I keep my eye on that to make sure i'm driving at optimum fuel usage where I can. Not always easy to do with stop start driving tho.

The car we've got, although quite big, is pretty good on fuel economy and I suppose that's got to be a good thing really.

Originally posted by Hels
Last filled up 19 April !!! Gosh I wish I could do that!


Yep and still running on same tank fill, just got onto half full this weekend, thats the beauty of me working back in Sheffield, no more trecking up and down the motorway everyday.

Originally posted by Hels
When petrol prices were in Gallons, you got 1p - 2p difference, now it's in litres you still get 1p - 2p difference (I know that's being generous) but at approx 5 litres to the gallon that's a heck of a difference. Do they think we are thick!!!!
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Yes we definately got ripped off when they converted prices to litres, we were also ripped off at the outbreak of the first Gulf War, prices increased due to hostile environment the oil was transported through, but never came down in price after the conflict.

I know, I hate having to pay the extortionate prices but we're stuck really, they have the upper hand because we have no where else to fill up.

Really winds me up! Those people who have lots of money and big flash cars don't seem to bother about the price but as an average person it is difficult to fill up and still have money to spare :mad:

I think they should charge much more in tax for gas guzzling cars - that way those who have plenty of money and don't mind spending it will pay out more.

Morrisons is 83.9 I think which aint bad!!!

And 2 think the petrol strike was over it been put up to 70 something!!!!


Grrrrr

Originally posted by Hels


I think they should charge much more in tax for gas guzzling cars - that way those who have plenty of money and don't mind spending it will pay out more.

and that's fair in what way?

Originally posted by Hels

I think they should charge much more in tax for gas guzzling cars - that way those who have plenty of money and don't mind spending it will pay out more.

By definition, people with "gas guzzling" cars already pay a lot more - they get less miles to the gallon so have to fill up more.

Originally posted by Lickszz
That doesn't sound bad.


Well, it does sound bad, really. We pay more for petrol than in almost any country in the world and most of it is tax.

Somebody mentioned diesal being cheaper than petrol........it used to be but not any more! Since more and more people are turning over to diesal fuelled cars the government obviously saw a way of screwing the public for more back door taxes!! The only thing that diesal drinking cars have in their favour now is that you do get more MPG. I have a renault megane scenic and it does seem to run on fumes.
As for our transport industry.......the crippling price of fuel will have a long term knock on effect for everybody. We will all be hit with a double whammy...........not only at the fuel pumps but also at the supermarket check out. Our hauliers are suffering quite badly at the moment........with many of them either being driven out of business, or choosing to throw in the towel before that happens. What makes it even worse it the "lumpy" playing field that they are expected to play on!! We are supposed to be in the common market...........what a joke that is! Our roads are being flooded with foreign vehicles that come over here fully fuelled up so they either buy none or precious little of our fuel. Hence the avoidence of paying our UK taxes. They also do not have to buy our licences or pay any tolls on our public roads. If they commit a driving offense........speeding being the one that springs to mind........they are "let off" because it is not financially viable to pursue them.
On the other hand...........if our hauliers go over the water it is a different kettle of fish. They do get cheap fuel but they have to pay all of the many road tolls etc on the continent. Plus they have allready had to pay for our licences even though they are not required abroad. Should a UK driver get caught speeding they are marched off to the nearest hole in the wall and have to pay up in cash! Failure to do so could result in being banged up with the key thrown away............and don't expect the foreign police to notify your nearest and dearest!
Something will snap soon.....the escalating price of fuel is being tolerated..............but only just!

Originally posted by dwhl
Sainsbury's petrol station at Meadowhall have unleaded at 81.9p and super unleaded at 82.9p......anywhee else cheaper than that in Sheffield?

82.9p seems about the lowest i've seen at the moment, even a few weeks ago it was under 80p, i think 76.9p is the cheapest i've paid for a while. Makes a huge difference to me as i drive around 1000 miles a week.

-PK-

Originally posted by dwhl
BP are about 6-7p more expensive for regular unleaded, not even the Ultimate unleaded.

I'm not sure about the other BP stations, but the Herries Road/Shirecliffe one have adopted a sneaky tactic. It's the only one between Fir Vale and Hillsborough, so in the day unleaded is 83.9p/litre, but before 9 and after 6, it goes up to 89.9p/litre!

Given that it's my local station, I always make sure I leave enough in the tank to that I can fill up somewhere else. That being said, I still have more than half a tank left and I filled up on the 24th of April, so I can shop around :)

Rotherham Petrol Price Watch

http://www.ckery.co.uk/

Also includes a couple of Sheffield stations.

From Here

http://rotherhamchat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1063

Originally posted by dwhl
Sainsbury's petrol station at Meadowhall have unleaded at 81.9p and super unleaded at 82.9p......anywhee else cheaper than that in Sheffield?


Thanks for that - we filled up there after we bought a pack of 9 mini blueberry muffins from Sainsbury's, as recommended by Jamie Oliver as treats for school children because of their lower fat content.


Will £1 per litre be reached this year?

It's already 93.9p on some of our motorways, we'll just have to comfort ourselves with more muffins.

I usually try to get the cheapest petrol I can. I am always annoyed with myself if I have to go to the more expensive ones i.e if I nearly run out (I still only put a fiver in). The prices are very high and this has a direct effect on all consumer goods in this country. We could however all make an effort to go to the cheapest garage and at least that way we may get a bit of a reduction. It always amazes me why more expensive petrol stations get custom even if they are directly opposite a cheaper one. It may be that people think they get better petrol from certain companies eg additives that clean your engine etc. I think this is utter twaddle and just a marketing tool to keep the price up.

Im ashamed to say this but in the last ten years I havn't looked at the price of fuel.

Most of my miles are done in a company vehicle which has a fuel card with it so I just fill up at the first B.P I find.

I can also use Shell stations but as B.P are running the Nectar scheme I go there as I can build up points on my card quite quickly.

My other half knows the price of diesel at all the local stations and is very choosie where she fills our family car up. She goes mad at me if I fill it up as I just go to the nearest place.

Years ago when I lived in County Durham I had a mate who drove to a supermarket in Sunderland to fill up as it was the cheepest in the area. He was doing a fourteen mile round trip to save two pennies per litre !!!!

ttfn

For the rotherham area I have just started a pricewatch website (see sig).

Maybe someone else could do the same for sheffied. I could even add Sheffield to the site myself if theres enough interest and volunteers.

PM me if interested

SlimboyFat> brilliant idea :0) hate to be nitpicky but it's "Poplar Way" where the Catcliffe Morrison's is located ;)

Sorted,

A gaffer I use to work for used to be always drawing charts and putting them up on the walls. There would always be mistakes and He tried to tell us that this was intentional to get people to read / talk about them. I am now pinching his excuses :D

Remember if you could volunteer (only need to pass the same garage 2 / 3 times a week) then PM me the details of the Garage. Once I have recieved 10 watched garages I will start to add sheffield.

Price rise? What price rise ?


I've been putting 20 quid's worth in for years . . .


. . . and it's still 20 quid.

Slimboy,
I like your site and I think it's a great idea. But I am amazed at how many of the old petrol station names you still have over in Rotherham. Most of the stations near me have all closed leaving only the supermarkets.

10 years ago my district had a small independent petrol station which closed and was left derelict for a few years, and now it is a parade of shops with flats above.
In the Recent 5 years we lost a big BP to a block of flats, an Esso, which is now boarded up and derelict, and an independant in the front of a Honda dealership which is now just cars.

I am sure that this is entirely due to the local V large supermarkets, Sainsbury, Tesco and Morrisons, who all have cheap stations within 2 miles. Now they have seen off all the traditional competition, it will be interesting to see if their prices are less keen.

muddycoffee: Thanks, glad you like it...

I did come up with the idea about 3 years ago, created the site but then got busy at work so it never got advertised.

In regards to the smaller sites dissapearing I did a drive round the area to find the stations and quite a few have gone since the first time round 3 years ago.

And some of them have changed like the Esso at Brecks which is a Esso Petrol Station with the shop being run by Tesco Express.

Just out of interest, is anybody running their vehicle on LPG ?

It's something i'm considering.

Have you noticed with petrol as with beer, if the chancellor does not increase the duty then the oil companies and the breweris put their prices up.

Originally posted by pinlock
Just out of interest, is anybody running their vehicle on LPG ?

It's something i'm considering.
I drive my firms van which is converted to LPG and I fill up at Tickhill 30p ltr +vat .
A full tank costs about £17 runs nearly all week on that but I wonder how long that will continue untill Gordon decides to take his cut?

Came accross a Goggle site that gives you up to date gas prices in your own town, it's PRICEBUDDY.COM i would be very interested to know if it works in the UK too.

I always find it interesting that whenever Sainsburys at Meadowhall are selling the cheapest petrol in the area, then the Jet garage across the road in the main, usually matches that price.

Just shows how the forecourts can take a cut, because although some may have the opinion that Sainsburys can susbsidise the petrol as it is part of their whole empire, the Jet garage is simply a petrol retailer and they still manage to keep the prices down with out going bust.

To be fair though, as the prices seem to keep going up, I always try to keep to Jet as they do appear to try and keep their prices down a little.

Just one other point when ideas are put about to boycott certain major petrol suppliers to force the price back down.
That is all well and good when the idea is suggested to leave say BP and Shell alone and use places like the major supermarket chains to obtain the petrol.
Where do the supermarket chains get their supplies from though, if not some of the major suppliers like BP and Shell.
So in that case, they win either way.

Does anyone actually know from experience who the supermarket chains get their supplies from ??

Originally posted by tazman
I always find it interesting that whenever Sainsburys at Meadowhall are selling the cheapest petrol in the area, then the Jet garage across the road in the main, usually matches that price.


Unfortunately, it works the other way. Sainsburys raised there petrol by 1p. The Jet has followed soon after.

Originally posted by SlimboyFat
Unfortunately, it works the other way. Sainsburys raised there petrol by 1p. The Jet has followed soon after.

In any other industry this would probably constitute price fixing.

I see Sainsburys AND Jet have just hiked another 1p on their prices again - overnight (9th/10th)

:suspect:

Originally posted by t020
In any other industry this would probably constitute price fixing.

no it wouldn't. Retailers often respond in kind to price changes. Agreeing it in advance is price fixing, acting independantly but in a similar way is just reacting to market pressures.

CHEAP PETROL ??? You must be joking "!!! There is NO cheap petrol ANYWHERE !.
The government is ripping us off by about 85% in tax on petrol otherwise we should be getting CHEAP petrol

Originally posted by SCENIC
otherwise we should be getting CHEAP petrol


Unfortunately, we would also have higher taxes on everything else to make up for the loss of tax collected on Fuel.


I am with you on the fact that we pay too much for fuel, its just not as easy as just scrapping the tax.

I hate to annoy you all but it costs me $20 to fill up my Ford Escort. I can't agree more that Brittain is a rip off - thats why we moved to the USA. I feel sorry for US visitors to Brittain, I'm sure they feel bewildered by the prices.:confused:

Spend £50 at Tesco and get 5p off every litre of fuel! The vouchers last for two weeks as well, so if you wait until your tank is empty you can save a fortune!

I'm up in Teesside at the moment, but at the local tesco it makes it 78.9p per litre (Diesel) to fill up the big Volvo XC90. Makes running it so much cheaper, just means you have to do one big shop a week - rather than shop daily!

Originally posted by tulip
I hate to annoy you all but it costs me $20 to fill up my Ford Escort


But my point is that the shortfall the USA has by having lower tax on fuel as to be made up from somewhere else.

Income Tax?
Medical expenses?

Originally posted by SlimboyFat
But my point is that the shortfall the USA has by having lower tax on fuel as to be made up from somewhere else.

Income Tax?
Medical expenses? No, you're wrong sorry. England boasts the lowest PRE-tax fuel in the world. US fuel has around 70% tax added. In England it's taxed TWICE. This is totally down to the English government. The US might be responsible for a lot of things but not the rate of tax in the UK.

I don't know what the uk tax on fuel actually is but put it this way, a litre of fuel in the uk costs 11 cents BEFORE tax! I think that works out to be more than 85% tax but my maths is pretty rubbish so I'll let someone else work it out!

Tulip: I don't think you get the point of what I am trying to say.

I am not blaming the USA for anything (although there is many things I could choose) :D

Whichever country you are in, All the taxes paid go into a big pot, then spread between what ever needs paying. You dont actually think that all the road tax and fuel tax is used on improving the road system do you.

So lets say the UK goverment cut the fuel tax so that between everybody in the UK there is a billion pound saving. That billion pound will need to be found from elsewhere, whether this is a increase in Income Tax, VAT or any other method they have of extracting our spending money.

Yes, I do get you, honestly. I know full well taxes don't go on your examples. The money does have to come from somewhere but it's the dishonesty that bothers me. I feel frustrated at the moment because you can't believe ANYTHING. After moving from England and watching the 'News' in the USA I realise we have no source of 'truth' anywhere. They slag off other countries for misleading the population but in our so called civilized society we are no better off:suspect:

I know the above sounds paranoid. I think the only answer is to live in ignorance about the world because we are told a pack of lies by governments and the media and have no way of knowing what the heck is really going on!

Originally posted by SlimboyFat
Unfortunately, we would also have higher taxes on everything else to make up for the loss of tax collected on Fuel.


I am with you on the fact that we pay too much for fuel, its just not as easy as just scrapping the tax.

So, some people seem to think that higher taxes on fuel seem ok so that we can pay for other things ?? Like this country poking their noses into other peoples affairs and changing their culture. Not to mention the number of lives lost ???

Originally posted by SCENIC
So, some people seem to think that higher taxes on fuel seem ok so that we can pay for other things ?? Like this country poking their noses into other peoples affairs and changing their culture. Not to mention the number of lives lost ???

are you loosing the plot (or the thread)?

The point slimboyfat was making is that the government has a finite income. If tax on one thing is reduced, either public spending has to go down or tax on something else goes up.
All that happens is that the way the tax is distributed changes as different people get affected differently.

Originally posted by SCENIC
So, some people seem to think that higher taxes on fuel seem ok so that we can pay for other things ?? Like this country poking their noses into other peoples affairs and changing their culture. Not to mention the number of lives lost ???

Seeing as you have changed the subject,

How can changing the way a country is governed be changing the culture.

People are jumping on the bandwagon that no WMDs where found but seem to forgot about all the atrocities that Sadams goverment carried out.

but thats for a different thread....

Good idea this talk about fuel prices, if i find a good deal, i`ll let you all know.
Cheers

toffojohn:

Follow the first link in my signature, could do with some volunteers

Everyone here complains about the price of gas (petrol), it increased in price last week to 83.5 cents a litre.
The exchange rate today is $2.31 for one British pound, by my calculation that makes it 36.15 pence per litre.
I guess that you would be happy to be paying 36.15 pence so I will stop complaining .

Regards to all, Cynthia, Ontario, Canada.

Sorry to resurrect this ancient thread, but it seems the most relevent to my question.
Does anyone know what is happening with the sainsbury filling station on archer road?

I tried to fill up my car there yesterday and it was fenced off. I am sure it was still working a couple of days ago. Has the price of fuel caused them to shut the place down. I hope not.

I thought they were just replacing the pumps.

This just demonstrates how much petrol has gone up. 82.9p a litre only 3 years ago. It seemed expensive then but we all wish we could get it that cheap now.
Does anyone else think that by trying to be green, the govt have used it as an excuse to milk the cash cow (the motorist) until it's udders bleed. People went along the green thing at first but then they got greedy, (car tax increases etc etc etc etc). I think the British public has got wise to it now.

Sorry to resurrect this ancient thread, but it seems the most relevent to my question.
Does anyone know what is happening with the sainsbury filling station on archer road?

I tried to fill up my car there yesterday and it was fenced off. I am sure it was still working a couple of days ago. Has the price of fuel caused them to shut the place down. I hope not.

It aint closed perminantly, it's shut until the 30th / 31st for a refurb . . .

On the bases of the OP, where is the cheapest place at the moment? Im going out to Texaco now, will report back...

On the bases of the OP, where is the cheapest place at the moment? Im going out to Texaco now, will report back...

Last I heard was the Victoria Filling station just off park square next to the approach for Victoria station is often the cheapest. I think they are struggling for custom since the ringroad opened and they lost their main road status.

Cheapest for me is at the shell for 113. Tesco 114.

What was it about that petrol is gonna freeze til october? And now 115 by summer. Lovely!

111.9 at Morrisons near the roundabout in Buxton

111.9 at Morrisons near the roundabout in Buxton

Youw ill find thats different at halfway!

My e-mail from petrolprices.com says....

Station : Sainsburys Archer Road
Address : Archer Road, Millhouse, Sheffield, S8 0TD
Brand : Sainsburys
Distance : 1.46
Price : 111.9p
Updated : 26-05-2008
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Station : Waitrose Sheffield
Address : Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, S11 8HY
Brand : Waitrose
Distance : 3.34
Price : 111.9p
Updated : 28-05-2008
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Station : Morrisons Sheffield Meadowhead
Address : Meadowhead, Sheffield, S8 7UE
Brand : Morrisons
Distance : 0.88
Price : 112.9p
Updated : 28-05-2008
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Station : Tesco Sheffield Abbeydale
Address : Abbeydale Road, Millhouses, Sheffield, S7 2QB
Brand : Tesco
Distance : 1.71
Price : 112.9p
Updated : 28-05-2008
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Station : Shell Sheffield
Address : Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, S11 8JD
Brand : Shell
Distance : 3.36
Price : 112.9p
Updated : 27-05-2008


Are the cheapest around the S8 area. If you look on that website you can put in your postcode and it will show you where the cheapest is in your area.