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Originally Posted by Rhys  Well over here in Blighty we are paying the equivalent of $7.49 per US/Gallon
or $9 UK/Gallon for fuel. And thats for normal unleaded. Super unleaded can be up to $8.50 US/Gallon..
Typical price for normal unleaded here is 96.9p/litre ($1.98/liter)
Over 80% of the pump price is paid to the government in tax! You have it lucky.
Roughly costs me around $85 to brim my car at todays exchange rate (Exchange rate: 2.046400 Rate valid as of: 27/10/2007) |
Yeah, Europe has
always been 100%-200% more for 'petrol' then here in the states. Plus you have very high automobile registration fees based on the displacement of engines. Because of all this very high expense you have a lot more options to purchase much more fuel efficient autos as well as publics transportation choices that don't exist here, especially in southern California.
Since gasoline is 'so cheap' here, it is wasted by a whole lot of people driving hugh SUVs and pickups with one person (the driver) in them going back and forth to their office/desk jobs.
Our glaciers are melting faster then yours!