Completely OT - Gasoline Prices

I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other than
the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

Smokie Darling (Annie)

TIA

"Smokie Darling (Annie)" wrote in message
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I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other than
the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

I would guess (I have of course forgotten) that I was paying in Jan 05
probably 91-2p per litre. Hope you can translate English money into
American ;-)
Right now a litre of unleaded petrol for my car costs 96.9p a litre. There
are 4.5 litres to the English gallon.
This probably works out at near 8 dollars a gallon.

Tweed

"Smokie Darling (Annie)" wrote

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

There's a website you can check: http://gasbuddy.com

Pat wrote:
"Smokie Darling (Annie)" wrote

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

There's a website you can check: http://gasbuddy.com

Yep, US and Canada. My dad is wondering about England (thanks so much
Tweed), Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Smokie Darling (Annie)

I honestly can't remember fuel prices in January 2005, but at the
moment we are paying roughly 137c/litre (Australian cents) in Sydney,
Australia. Fuel prices in Australia vary enormously depending on
where you are. People in rural areas pay a *lot* more for their fuel
(I know, grossly unfair) - between 145 and 150c/litre.

I know it was more than $1/litre in January last year because I
started catching the train to work after fuel hit $1/litre and that
was well before January 2005.

HTH
Tish

On 6 Aug 2006 13:19:56 -0700, "Smokie Darling (Annie)"
wrote:

I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other than
the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

Smokie Darling (Annie)

TIA

IIRC, when I was in Australia in May of 2005, fuel prices in Sydney and
Perth seemed to range from 104 to 114c/litre. I found the terminology a
little confusing, because in the U.S. we would say $1.04 to $1.14. (a
dollar four rather than a hundred four cents) At the time, I think the
Aussie dollar was worth around 80 cents U.S.

I know that, much as we grumble about our outrageously high fuel prices, we
still pay less than just about any other country in the world.

Joy

"Tish" wrote in message
...
I honestly can't remember fuel prices in January 2005, but at the
moment we are paying roughly 137c/litre (Australian cents) in Sydney,
Australia. Fuel prices in Australia vary enormously depending on
where you are. People in rural areas pay a *lot* more for their fuel
(I know, grossly unfair) - between 145 and 150c/litre.

I know it was more than $1/litre in January last year because I
started catching the train to work after fuel hit $1/litre and that
was well before January 2005.

HTH
Tish

On 6 Aug 2006 13:19:56 -0700, "Smokie Darling (Annie)"
wrote:

I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other than
the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

Smokie Darling (Annie)

TIA

Joy wrote:
IIRC, when I was in Australia in May of 2005, fuel prices in Sydney and
Perth seemed to range from 104 to 114c/litre. I found the terminology a
little confusing, because in the U.S. we would say $1.04 to $1.14. (a
dollar four rather than a hundred four cents) At the time, I think the
Aussie dollar was worth around 80 cents U.S.

I know that, much as we grumble about our outrageously high fuel prices, we
still pay less than just about any other country in the world.

Joy

"Tish" wrote in message
...
I honestly can't remember fuel prices in January 2005, but at the
moment we are paying roughly 137c/litre (Australian cents) in Sydney,
Australia. Fuel prices in Australia vary enormously depending on
where you are. People in rural areas pay a *lot* more for their fuel
(I know, grossly unfair) - between 145 and 150c/litre.

I know it was more than $1/litre in January last year because I
started catching the train to work after fuel hit $1/litre and that
was well before January 2005.

HTH
Tish

On 6 Aug 2006 13:19:56 -0700, "Smokie Darling (Annie)"
wrote:

I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other than
the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

Smokie Darling (Annie)

TIA


Joy and Tish, thank you so much for that info. I think my dad may
regret asking me to ask around (lol), I've been sending him emails
every little bit (which is amazingly hilarious). Such a helpful group
(as I knew you would be).

SD (Annie)

On 2006-08-06, Joy wrote:

I know that, much as we grumble about our outrageously high fuel prices, we
still pay less than just about any other country in the world.

The actual fuel costs about the same everywhere, allowing for
things like differences in transport costs, grades of gasoline,
and the overhead of running a business. The big differences
come from differences in excise taxes, which in most
countries are heavier than in the US. British excise taxes are
easily 75% of the cost.

Bud

Smokie Darling (Annie) wrote:
I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other than
the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

Smokie Darling (Annie)

TIA

I've no idea what I paid for gas in 2005. I can tell you I paid close to $3
USD for it a couple of days ago.

And here's a funny for ya'. I was kept waiting while a funeral procession
went by. Not just any funeral. A policeman's funeral. Which seems to
require every cop in the county to stand around and/or drive along in the
procession and/or block intersections.

Don't get me wrong, I respect what these people do. But there is absolutely
no reason why I should have sat there for 20 minutes while all these squad
cars and motorcycles drove past, waiting for a hearse to go by. And then
the entourage afterwards. Just because he was a cop. Meanwhile, my car
just about ran out of gas as I sat there, waiting for the *last* motorcycle
cop to clear the intersection and drive away. Sheesh.

What if I'd needed to get Persia to the emergency vets? (Of course, had that
been the case, I'd have crashed the motorcycle cop line and had them chase
me to the pet hospital - consider it an 'escort' - and then let them tell
me I couldn't take my sweet baby into the hospital... I DARE you!)

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
Smokie Darling (Annie) wrote:
I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other than
the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

Smokie Darling (Annie)

TIA

I've no idea what I paid for gas in 2005. I can tell you I paid close to $3
USD for it a couple of days ago.

And here's a funny for ya'. I was kept waiting while a funeral procession
went by. Not just any funeral. A policeman's funeral. Which seems to
require every cop in the county to stand around and/or drive along in the
procession and/or block intersections.

Don't get me wrong, I respect what these people do. But there is absolutely
no reason why I should have sat there for 20 minutes while all these squad
cars and motorcycles drove past, waiting for a hearse to go by. And then
the entourage afterwards. Just because he was a cop. Meanwhile, my car
just about ran out of gas as I sat there, waiting for the *last* motorcycle
cop to clear the intersection and drive away. Sheesh.

What if I'd needed to get Persia to the emergency vets? (Of course, had that
been the case, I'd have crashed the motorcycle cop line and had them chase
me to the pet hospital - consider it an 'escort' - and then let them tell
me I couldn't take my sweet baby into the hospital... I DARE you!)

Jill

Well, if you truly do respect what policeman do, you got the chance to
show it. Losing 20 minutes out of your day isn't really that much, but
think what the show of respect might have meant to his widow, children,
and fellow officers.
Sherry