The petrol here is now actually about 1p cheaper than it was earlier this week.

I get the feeling these protests arn't going to capture the public's imagination as much as in 2000. Most pundits are saying that we are unlikely to see scenes anywhere near the disruption seen 5 years ago.

Also, having seen the buses on the A1, they're by no means plush, comfortable coaches. They appear to be standard double-decker buses as you'd see in your local town or city. I can't think of anything worse than sitting in one of those for hours on end.
I believe it varies, those I've seen in ...

babyben wrote:

Andrew wrote:
Which is currently 89.7p I believe.

That's cheap! My local price is 99.9!

I tell a lie, its actually 89.9 at my local Tescos today. The Shell one is now 93.9 though, which shows Tesco can't be making much profit on petrol at the moment.

around these parts its interesting to note that in some cases supermarket forecourts are selling at the same price as branded garages, which suggests the retailers are squeezing their margins as much as poss, whilst the government continue to rake it in.
Near me there is a long established Shell ...

GCSE results out today and again yet more poorly informed rubbish being reported.

Someone said this on BBC News Online

In today's 'nobody should fail' education system, and with a pass rate of over 98% for GCSE's where's the differentiator? Surely any exam that 98 in 100 people pass ceases to be ...

If it's of any interest, Tesco now appear to be giving out petrol vouchers with shopping receipts. After spending just over £60 in store on Thursday, I got a 5p off per litre voucher, allowing me to buy my petrol for 82.9p per litre...
So your Tesco forecourt sells petrol at 87.9p? Lucky bastard ...

What annoys me is the way that in the media they think 'Pass' equals getting an 'A'

For example the main argument about A levels getting easier is that 96.2% of candidates passed. Yet they forget to mention that this percentage includes people getting an E, which is unlikely to be a good result for ...

Going back to this thread from a few months, back

Remember I said there was version 1
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and then version 2
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We wern ...

I've used Pendolino, as they're used on the West Coast Mainline, got it from Warrington to London, I was quite impressed, as said the tilt is odd at first but you get used to it. On the way to London we got there about 5 minutes early
They do that on purpose, they add extra time in the timetable ...

The only Virgin Trains we get here in Yorkshire are Voyagers that are generally massively overcrowded as they only operate with 4-5 carriages, so that spoils the effect really.

GNER seem to have the better idea, their trains may be older but they are being refurbished and operate with a decent ...

Do they still have them ones anywhere on the network that had the yellow, brown & black seating? Also, the ones with the hanging balls and the plain silver exterior?