G gianni Registered User Messages 686 29 Oct 2009 #1 Why is diesel in the UK so much more expensive than petrol? And the reverse applies in Ireland ? Is it a taxation issue ? Just curious...
Why is diesel in the UK so much more expensive than petrol? And the reverse applies in Ireland ? Is it a taxation issue ? Just curious...
B Brian76 Registered User Messages 48 3 Nov 2009 #3 It could be a tax issue but I suspect its a supply & demand thing. Much higher demand for diesel in the UK due to changes in company car policy a few years ago. Nearly all corporate fleet over there though would be diesel powered.
It could be a tax issue but I suspect its a supply & demand thing. Much higher demand for diesel in the UK due to changes in company car policy a few years ago. Nearly all corporate fleet over there though would be diesel powered.
S soy Registered User Messages 701 8 Nov 2009 #4 tax accounts for 20p per litre more in UK http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1226080/British-diesel-tax-highest-Europe.html
tax accounts for 20p per litre more in UK http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1226080/British-diesel-tax-highest-Europe.html
