Morrissons cut 4p from the price of fuel

[Olz]

Just been down to Morrissons, they have cut 4p from the price of diesel and petrol, Diesel was down to 1.26. Cant remeber what the petrol was.

Ques were down the road, the woman at the kiosk said it had been the same all morning, they even had a security gaurd organising people into qeues for the pumps.

Not sure if other supermarket garages have done the same,

Glad to see someone making the first move toward common sense, hopefully others will follow suite and start a price war, pushing prices down. Lets See

 

[DHTiling]

It has been on the news this week that the supermarkets are competing........shame the goverment can't do the same......

 

[tiler burden]

hi dave

technically the supermarkets are running the country hey mate. they seem to be the ones making astronomical profits. apart from you ;0)

 

[DHTiling]

As long as the price of fuel comes down ed i don't care who runs wot..

 

[Olz]

Thing is I alway use either morrissons or sainsbury stations, their always the cheapest in my area, and usually have a steady flow of people at the pumps, they've knocked 4p of a litre, and although there taking the hit in their profits the have been chaotically busy, it was remeniscant of the panic buying when the petrol strkes were on, I bet they've made up for lost profit in all the extra business they've had.

 

[CLAYS TILES]

asda is doing the same,we're down to £1.12 now!
its a con for us all to buy buy buy! same when fuel protests!!!!

 

[Olz]

Surley it can only be to our benefit though clays, my car was empty, so I paid 4p less for the diesel, than I would of done had they not reduced the price, they've been really busy the petrol stations in my area that were sticking with full price were like ghost towns.

From the stations point of view, charge less, get more business, from the consumer point of view, pay less for fuel.

 

[grumpygrouter]

I never buy supermarket fuel!

 

[Dan]

I never buy supermarket fuel!

I used to opt for Shell, Esso or Total - but wern't they the three accused of 'watering down' their fuels?

A few total garages have shut down near me - though I'm unsure if it's as a result.

 

[DHTiling]

All they will do is stick what they knock off the fuel onto there food...so you pay either way if you shop there....

I was told that supermarket fuel is not as clean as stand alone stations....but who do you believe.....?

 

[grumpygrouter]

It has been stated in a certain French car manufacturers hand books for their latest diesel vehicles that premium grade fuel only should be used. This came to public light in a motoring magazine where one driver had an engine failure as a direct result of using supermarket fuel. There are certain filters and systems built into the engine management of the car that rely on pristine fuel. The manufacturer refused the claim under warrantly because the driver failed to read the hand book and used "inappropriate" quality fuel.

As an aside to this, my first experience of the better quality of fuel from Shell (and Esso) arose when I purchased my first BMW more than 15 years a go. The car didn't run as well as expected and diagnosis showed that the injectors needed a real good clean. This was at the time Shell introduced their "new" cleaning additive to their fuel for the first time. Instead of having the injectors cleaned at £80 a piece (x 6) I stuck in a tank full of shell. 1 1/2 tanks of shell had completely cleaned out the fuel system and the car ran as sweet as a nut.

i have used quality fuel ever since and do notice when i have to use "cheaper" fuel that there is a difference in performance.

 

[White Room]

I live near buncefield fuel depot and all suppliers are in and out including supermarket and independent tankers

 

[grumpygrouter]

I live near buncefield fuel depot and all suppliers are in and out including supermarket and independent tankers

All fuel in Scotland comes out of the (BP) Grangemouth refinery, no matter what company it is for. It is, I understand, the bits they add to it after when replenishing filling stations that makes the difference.

 

[oldgit]

the supermarkets are not taking a hit,the world price dropped this week by more than these supermarkets have reduced by,they slap it up the minute theres a rise but dont drop it by the full amount when it falls.

 

[garhum]

well the fuel price doesnt really bother me I run my motor on Lpg cheap at 60p a litre and 120 quid off my road tax get in there

 

[DHTiling]

well the fuel price doesnt really bother me I run my motor on Lpg cheap at 60p a litre and 120 quid off my road tax get in there

Yes!! but look how much that has gone up since it has got more popular.....

 

[TilingLogistics]

I tend to use Tesco because of the benefit from the clubcard points and recently they re introduced the 5p off a litre when you spend £50 or more in their stores. I filled up the other day they had reduced fuel from £1.319 a litre to £1.269 a litre with this so called pricewar. So then what started at £1.269 litre turned out to be £1.189 a litre after the 5p off then the clubcard points then I get a 2% cashback on all fuel purchases. An overall saving of £11.18 based on the 86 litres I put in.

The point is if they can afford this now they can afford it all the time. I am sure Tesco did not lose money on the transaction.

Kev

 

[brian c]

im just glad the price is coming down.

 

[LM Ceramics]

i think sainsburys near mine is £1.21

 

[garhum]

Yes!! but look how much that has gone up since it has got more popular.....[/quot

Well thats very true but i still saving nearly 60p a litre asunleaded is 120 a litre here and 128 for diesel