Why have petrol prices gone so high since the strike scare?

Pure profiteering, I can see no other explaination

Pure profiteering, I can see no other explaination

Supply and demand. All the herbets that went panic buying have forced the prices up because the depots are low and need refilling. That has to be bought in. Its the way of the world, panic buyers need to be locked up.

Supply and demand. All the herbets that went panic buying have forced the prices up because the depots are low and need refilling. That has to be bought in. Its the way of the world, panic buyers need to be locked up.

Because the Sheep in Britain do everything they are told by the British Government, unlike other Countries The British Government has made more money on Fuel, by the way of Tax & Vat, last week than it does in a 3 week period normally.

Because the Sheep in Britain do everything they are told by the British Government, unlike other Countries The British Government has made more money on Fuel, by the way of Tax & Vat, last week than it does in a 3 week period normally.

Brian hit the nail squarely on the head.

To earn the government money, and they won't go down for a while now.

Simply because the demand for fuel has pushed up the price as with anything,the higher the demand the higher the price,maybe everybody ought to not use their little tin machines for a couple of days a week,think how many millions the government would lose then.Tax Tax Tax is all the UK is about