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| Thread ID: 146682 | 2018-10-22 23:25:00 | What items do you find over priced here in NZ | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 1454790 | 2018-11-13 17:31:00 | As regards petrol in OZ v NZ, one thing we all need to remember is that they pay for their roads from general taxation. Whereas our petrol tax pays for the roads. Why are our roads so bad then if our road tax which is very high is paying for them? |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1454791 | 2018-11-13 17:39:00 | Why are our roads so bad then if our road tax which is very high is paying for them? Because although it is called road tax the government syphons a fair bit of it into whatever they see fit at the time. (Every government we have ever had Gary not just the current version} |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1454792 | 2018-11-13 17:54:00 | I know, it just annoys me that the tax is so high but not used for what they purport to use it for. I certainly don't blame the current government as much as the previous one | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1454793 | 2018-11-13 19:20:00 | Why are our roads so bad then if our road tax which is very high is paying for them? Because we have a small population to pay for roads in a relatively large and very hilly country! Ie size of Japan or the UK and only 5 million people! |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1454794 | 2018-11-13 22:20:00 | Maybe, we should ask: "What items do you find NOT over priced in NZ?" :D | bk T (215) | ||
| 1454795 | 2018-11-14 02:42:00 | Ah yes petrol. Up the road a bit is a Challenge - $2.31 In town is a BP - $2.20 Along the road coming back there is a Gull - $2.13 Along further a Z - also $2.13 None are terribly far apart really and I was amazed to see cars filling up at this Challenge. Why would you, even my mum said she goes to that Gull. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1454796 | 2018-11-14 03:58:00 | Caltex at Taradale this morning $2.13. Has been costing around $135, today $125. Gaspy is saying Gull Taradale Road now $2.01 Things are looking better.... bit of a bummer having just done a 1350K road trip a couple of weeks ago. Paid $2.30-$2.23 per litre. However, the Vitara did 5.6L/100K so that's not to bad Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1454797 | 2018-11-14 06:35:00 | Petrol 91 in Hanmer today $2.49 Diesel $1.35. I put in $115 of diesel tonight but by collecting AA points since the last fill I only paid $66 for it. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1454798 | 2018-11-14 07:41:00 | The Education Department paid for the $125 fill of their van. Glad I don't have to pay that (about every 4 days x 2 vans plus a Ford diesel ) Our one diesel, the Ford is sutch a horrible noisy dray no one likes driving it. Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1454799 | 2018-11-14 11:57:00 | Actually everything, I stay in NZ for like half a year for work then move and come back later. Done this for the past 5.5 years. The prices take me by surprise every single time. | Noah32 (17646) | ||
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