Conference terri::cars_uk

re.0:

We are all speechless at the company's generosity.

Dave.

    
    at last it appears to be based on the 'real' price of Petrol - 8.3p /
    mile is 30mpg @ 54.9p / litre  - sorry for the metric/imperial mix but
    miles/litre, km/litre or even km/gallon dont' mean much to me.
    
    G.

    >30mpg @ 54.9p
    
    The mileage increase is of course good news but I've noticed that since
    the Esso Price watch war fuel prices seem to have steadied at 50.9p
    (unleaded) nearly everywhere (at least in Hants/Dorset area).
    
    Royston

    
    Over the last couple of weeks I've travelled down to Tewkesbury,
    Swindon and Glastonbury from the North West. The cheapest I've seen
    fuel south of Birmingham is 55.9p (with a free glass for each 10 quid
    spent !) at an independent in Street. At a couple of places around
    Warrington it is down to 50.9p, but without knowing the wherabouts of
    every Asda with a nearby BP or ESSO garage I'd say 54.9 is more the norm.
    
    In my home town of Leek wher eI usually fill up, the ESSO Price watch has
    had the effect of pushing up petrol prices, all garages and the superstore
    now charge at least 54.9p  whereas before it was as low as 50.9p at
    some of the smaller garages.
    
    Graham
    

Last weekend i was amazed at the number of garages "Up North" that were
selling unleaded for 59.9p/litre - i'd rather push my car than pay that
much!!!!

    The average prices in Southampton are 50.9p/litre for unleaded. As the
    big garages are now selling petrol at the same price as the
    supermarkets, I'm hoping the supermarkets will put their prices down.
    
    Even the Shell opposite DECpark is selling unleaded petrol for
    50.9p/litre, normally they're the most expensive I see.
    
    Goldy.

    <<< Note 2527.5 by OGRI::63536::BELL "Martin Bell @BBP (M&U PSC)" >>>
    
>>> Last weekend i was amazed at the number of garages "Up North" that were
>>> selling unleaded for 59.9p/litre - i'd rather push my car than pay that
>>> much!!!!
     
    
    	Perhaps the answer to that is to have a car that has a large enough
    tank and good enough fuel consumption to do the return journey without
    refilling.
    
     				Malcolm.    8-)

>>Shouldn't that be 'Ooop North'

Only if you have a speech impediment.

I guess you mean the difference between Ap North and Up North. Seems 
obvious who says it correctly to me.

Stu

    OK. The Northerners v. Southerners slagging match finishes here.
    
    Royston

Sorry Royston ;*))

    No probs, but you know how these things can escalate.

8.3p still get's gasps of amazement when I mention this to 
non-Digital people. 

Try getting 30mpg when you are crawling through London traffic.

Rupert

    
    Just back from Thurso (way up north!!)
    
    Esso Unleaded    61.9/litre
    
    
    

So, leave your car out of London (I use Stansted) and take the train

Alan

    Adrian... 49.9p/l unleaded in Edinburgh...
    
    Want me to bring some up for you?
    
    Dave
    

ref .15

Alan,

Not always possible mate.  

Rupert

    An article in yesterday's Independent notes that some Q8 garage in
    England was selling petrol at 66.1p a litre.

    
    Pah :-)  On the A712 (near Dumfries) There's a Thames garage selling the
    stuff for 68p a litre.
    
    Richard  

    Down in Totnes/Newton Abbott area, Trago Mills was selling it for
    42.9p/litre at half-term, and there was an Esso 'Price Watch' garage
    down a back-street out of the way where no-one would go, (surprise
    surprise) which was matching it! 
    I expect that's the one they use for their advert on TV!
    
     Should we all re-locate?
            
    

On a more pragmatic note...

I have an Excel spreadsheet that is an exact copy of the expenses form and is mile better than 
the one available from Expenses. It was put together by someone who left Digital. However it is 
password locked and i can't change the mileage rate to 8.3p.

Any idea how you can "hack" past the password?

Rupert

    Rupert,
    
    I guessed the password on mine, and it was 'EXPENSE'. Good eh..
    
    You do have to change the formula in the cost cells to make it compute
    the decimal point.
    Regards  Paul Rowden

You star!!!

Cheers,

Rupert

    There's a new one around that allows you to change the mileage field.

    
    New spreadsheet  location anyone please ?
    
    					Mick