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Thread ID: 55082	2005-03-02 06:29:00	How much do you spend on petrol a week?	manicminer (4219)	PC World Chat

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329720	2005-03-02 10:57:00	Just wonder how many operate a fuel card to reduce costs? For 15 cents per "transaction" a saving of 4.5 cents per litre on the Wellington City zone price on the day (cheapest in NZ, same as main cities), irrespective of where in the country it is purchased. In rural areas, that can mean savings of 10 or more cents per litre. Charges are direct debited monthly from a bank account. No cash or credit/eftpos payment at the time of purchase. For those in that know what and where, they can be obtained at no cost to issue or run (apart from 15c per use). Mobil only. But it is issued via an intermediary party. A cunning scheme that benefits a worthwhile organisation as well. Application forms only available in one region in NZ, but cards useable NZ wide at Mobil stations. I have used one for years.	godfather (25)
329721	2005-03-02 11:04:00	agent: Alcohol & cigarettes aren't actually necessities of life - though I confess there've been times in mine I thought they were... But petrol's in a different category - a necessity for some to continue their daily life/work & an indirect expense on us all. Unfortunately, its price flow-on effect in transport alone raises the cost of countless things we buy and services we use. Even people without cars aren't immune...	Laura (43)
329722	2005-03-02 11:42:00	Enough of this teasing us, godfather.. Yes, I've had a fuel card for years also. Mine's with CRT (Combined Rural Traders) and gives a discount at Caltex & BP - charged on the CRT monthly account. But that discount's not nearly as good as yours. (A bit over half, from memory) So having opened the can, how about a hint for those who'd like to support a "worthwhile organisation" while they save some petrol dosh? That's provided the "intermediary party" isn't Osama bin Laden and the "one region" where forms are available isn't the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, of course. Otherwise, how about a clue about where to start...?	Laura (43)
329723	2005-03-02 16:58:00	Enough of this teasing us, godfather.. So having opened the can, how about a hint for those who'd like to support a "worthwhile organisation" while they save some petrol dosh? That's provided the "intermediary party" isn't Osama bin Laden and the "one region" where forms are available isn't the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, of course. Otherwise, how about a clue about where to start...? Hi Laura We have the application forms at the mobil station I work at. PM me with your address and I can post one out to you.	4bes (2848)
329724	2005-03-02 17:29:00	someone who's been there recently told me that gas is about $1.80 per GALLON in the good'ole' USA......now even takin in to account exchange rates thats CHEAP.......not too sure what the exchange rate is but $0.40c per litre US$ is damn all..............	drcspy (146)
329725	2005-03-02 17:30:00	and the govt has a LARGE surplus they been boasting about recently.....where did it come from ?......well a pretty good proportion came from FUEL TAX which they steal from you then put in to the 'consolidated fund' and it never gets used on the roads...but also this money is currently not being used on anything at all.......so why they want more ?.	drcspy (146)
329726	2005-03-02 17:43:00	1. Why is diesel so much more expensive there in comparison with petrol? Diesel for our ute is far cheaper than petrol for the car. Is that because we have to buy diesel mileage, so officialdom gets an extra take that way? I await enlightenment... I think the main reason for the difference is that you pay the mileage seperately, otherwise if you were using the diesel for offroad purposes (i.e. farming / trains etc) you would need to be able to claim the road tax back. I think they did it this way because the bulk of farming machinery runs on diesel and it was at one time one of the major users of diesel. Of course there wasn't wasn't the large number of diesels on the road as there are now.	4bes (2848)
329727	2005-03-02 17:59:00	Thanks 4bes for your info & your offer.	Laura (43)
329728	2005-03-02 18:00:00	someone who's been there recently told me that gas is about $1 . 80 per GALLON in the good'ole' USA . . . . . . now even takin in to account exchange rates thats CHEAP . . . . . . . not too sure what the exchange rate is but $0 . 40c per litre US$ is damn all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The US Gallon is 3 . 2 litres, not 4 . 5 like the Imperial Gallon . But it still equates to under 80 cents NZ a litre . But one has to say, they have their own oil fields which partially supplies their needs,whereas NZ has to import it at cost . But the fact is the NZ government is taking a large cut of the pump price for tax, around 55 cents I think . Now if it was all used on the roads I won't complain, but it isn't . So in fact it is beneficial for the Government when Aucklanders spend 1 to 1 . 5 hours to get to work in the morning, it means more petrol used, therefore more tax revenue . So why improve the roads, as long they don't have to sit in the traffic .	BoboTheClown (5652)
329729	2005-03-02 18:40:00	The current US government is subsidising the cost of fuel for it's citizens (and also maintains a stockpile), that's why it's so cheap over there. When this piece of information came out in the US, several things happened. One, we didn't hear much about it as far as I know. Two, most US citizens appear to have a brain the size of a pea (I'll bet at least half of them don't even know the reason why Osama decided to send two planes into those towers) and didn't seem to react. Three, smart people in the US were angry because fuel subsidies sent a bad message to Americans - something about lulling them into a false sense of security, I think.	agent (30)
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