[Owen]

Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson's Fair Fuel UK campaign has received support from 60 MP's and warm letters from George Osborne, John Major, David Davis and Charles Kennedy.

The campaign aims to force the Government to abandon the next increase in fuel duty planned for April and to put in place a fuel price stabiliser to keep fuel costs down for the long term.

Have you heard about Quentin Willson's campaign?

You can read more here: http://www.mirror.co.uk/advice/motor...5875-22951284/

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[ficklejade]

Yes, I was aware and signed up some time ago. I've also been in contact with local MP and adjacent MPs about this.

I make no apology either for pushing the Gov't to move faster on the pilot scheme of fuel derogation for the islands - prices are sky-rocketing and our public transport (what little there is) is being cut back. We are looking at £1.489 a litre on next delivery.

I shall be having words with Mr Kennedy over the water from me - for the sake of his constituents, he should be signing up for this.

[Rolebama]

I still remember that BP quoted £187 million pound profit for the first three months of 2010. So, yes, I am in agreement that fuel companies should be forced to keep stable prices if they are unable to do it themselves. There is a lot of difference between reasonable profit and greed. :mad::mad:

[wagolynn]

I am afraid; the price of oil is controlled by the speculators, in the main, not the oil companies. What is required is for governments to purchase oil in large quantities, by releasing this oil back onto the open market they can then control the price of oil making speculation in oil pointless. The problem is, the speculators fund political parties around the world.

[smudger]

Quote.."What is required is for governments to purchase oil in large quantities,"

I wonder if the reason why they don't do this is they are wary of the fact that the price could drop after they have bought it? Also, it would increase the demand?


Mid you, the chances of that happening these days is, the same as winning the lottery;)

[MrDanno]

I wonder if the reason why they don't do this is they are wary of the fact that the price could drop after they have bought it?

I doubt it, They are experts at wasting and losing money like when they sold off the gold reserves when gold was at a low price.

[ficklejade]

For those interested, go to and follow the link in the article to see some fuel prices in Scotland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12609882

[smudger]

It was said on Radio 2 today that there are tankers full of crude oil, anchored off our shores, waiting for the price to go up so they can make more profit when its sold?:(

[wagolynn]

Capitalism at work smudger, if it is true...:rolleyes:

[smudger]

Aye! it must have been true Wagonlynn, as the bloke who phoned in, said he could actually see the tankers anchored off shore from his house on the coast.

They also said on the radio that the USA imports 90% of the fuel they need, and suggested that they were keeping their own oil in reserve, so that they would still have some left, when everyone else had none:confused: