If rural areas have to pay more for fuel because it costs more to deliver it to rural areas, should people in areas close to refineries expect a discount on thier fuel ?
Surely that would be fair, if you can use the further away argument, I think a swings and roundabouts situation exists, it costs more to deliver to some areas but less for others obviously.
I don't know for sure but do Companies charge more for goods in rural areas ? Asda, Tesco, Land Rover, Everest ? is a tin of beans dearer in Asda's rural shops more expensive than it is in Stoke on Trent.
Aberystwyth Morrisons have the same shop floor prices as Stoke Morrisons but the Aber store is 2 hours further away from the nearest Morrisons Depot.
What is the price of a litre of fuel in the rural town of Aberystwyth which boasts only two petrol stations (one being Morrisons) compared with the price of a litre in Manchester ? surely there is an argument for "cachement" the lesser population of Aber are forced to use 2 brands of fuel whereas the competition between fuel suppliers in Manchester is vast, do they therefore sell the same amount of fuel in some of these areas, what I mean is if the stations in Aber are Morrisons and Esso they have far less competition in the area, perhaps this is why they think they can get away with the higher charges.
New research shows that cost of diesel at rural filling stations is over 4p more per litre than diesel at stations in urban areas. Higher prices at rural filling stations, coupled with longer distances between home, work and essential services, means cars are becoming an ‘unaffordable necessity’ for many living in rural communities. As the debate over fuel duty gets heated in the run-up to this year’s budget, the Countryside Alliance has today released research that shows how the price of a litre of diesel is much higher at filling stations in the countryside, and have urged the Chancellor to tackle the rising cost of fuel in the budget for the good of the rural economy.
Key Findings
Drivers filling up at stations in rural areas will, on average, pay over 4 pence more for the cheapest litre of diesel compared with the cheapest in urban areas.
Those living in Purbeck and Ryedale fare worst, with for a litre of diesel being the lowest price in their area. City dwellers are far more fortunate, with drivers from North Tyneside, to Birmingham, to Dartford benefiting from a pump price of That’s a difference of per litre. (All prices are from )
Despite people who live and work in rural areas having to cover much greater distances in their cars, smaller demand and less competition have led to a higher price of diesel, with serious and detrimental effects on the rural economy.
Barney White-Spunner, Executive Chairman of the Countryside Alliance, said:
“Not only do people living in rural areas have to drive further to go to work, further to access essential services like schools, doctors and the supermarket; but they have to pay a lot more for their diesel to do so. The cost of fuel is a major concern for everyone who lives in the countryside, and cars are fast becoming an unaffordable necessity for many rural families. We urge the Chancellor to help the rural economy get back on its feet and to cut fuel duty in his forthcoming budget.”
Research (all figures from ):
See findings here;
ok so some support or maybe just understand why getting petrol to rural areas costs more and therefore an increase in pump prices is justified but none of you have given a reason why pump prices at stations close to refineries are not cheaper than all other stations, if one is right the other must be right too, if you charge more to get it to a rural area you must charge less to deliver it locally, either that or use the "swings and roundabout" system that shops like Morrisons and Asda do with ALL thier products not just fuel, you can't have it both ways and say it is fair.
It really has nothing to do with distance from the refinery. Rural petrol stations have a smaller customer base than those in the city and also have less competition. They are therefore able to charge a higher margin on their fuel sales, which helps offset their lower sales volumes.
Both Bluefish and northwest-cpl have already stated this.
It really has nothing to do with distance from the refinery. Rural petrol stations have a smaller customer base than those in the city and also have less competition. They are therefore able to charge a higher margin on their fuel sales, which helps offset their lower sales volumes.
Both Bluefish and northwest-cpl have already stated this.
It really has nothing to do with distance from the refinery. Rural petrol stations have a smaller customer base than those in the city and also have less competition. They are therefore able to charge a higher margin on their fuel sales, which helps offset their lower sales volumes.
Both Bluefish and northwest-cpl have already stated this.
If the campaign gets a reduction in fuel duty for all I'll be happy with that (as would everyone else I suspect) but I'm afraid I don't see why some should get cheaper fuel simply because they live in a nice rural location...
No further changes to the plans for fuel duty were announced and vehicle excise duty (the cost of the tax disc) goes up by inflation only.
However road hauliers will be exempt from the increase.
This whole argument is of course a red herring .... the question should be ,why do we not have a national, integrated, subsidised public transport system that renders private vehicle ownership unnecessary
the point I wanted to make was the last few times I have stayed with the in laws which is in a very rural area we have done many more miles but used far less fuel. At home I do home to work twice daily which is about 8 miles and local shopping school run etc. Whilst I was at the inlaws I was doing either a 60 mile round trips to the coast or a 30 mile round trips to relatives daily plus the shopping etc. Ive done my tax for the months and I used less fuel whilst away :0 Its all that 5th gear driving. Pff to rural discounts.
