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Alternatives to petrol, how about vegetable oil or hydrogen?

Petrol prices too high

Petrol too expensive?

We are all suffering because of high oil prices and the big companies still anounce record profits. Are their alternatives to petrol? How about vegetable oil or hydrogen - apparently its not the stuff of science fiction anymore.



The price of petrol is now at silly levels now in the UK. Oil giant BP has recently unveiled record first-half profits at the same time. Are they rubbing our face in it?

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12-6-2008we think that petrol is far too expensive and its really un environmentally friendly. we can find other alternitives. why does it need to by so expensive because every one needs petrol. One of our friends uncle runs his car on vegtable oil he says it is much cheaper and it is un environmentally frie...moretash and emz
11-6-2008Guys, I know most of us hate conspiracy theory's but this petrol price hike is all part of a calculated plan, add to it the extension to detain terror suspects, the wars they have started, the food shortages coming. They want you on your knees. They will bring in radio frequency chips under th...moreLhaull
25-5-2008Lets all fill in this petition ... anything has to be worth a try! http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Lowerduty30/Mandyjwalking
22-5-2008This govts. main priority is Afghanistan, number one priority, top of the list. Britain has invested billions already and there's more being thrown in. We are there for good. We won't be driven out again by the Russians as we have been done in the past 200 years. We are all paying fo...moreMarco
22-5-2008As a result of the rises PetrolPrices.com estimates that the government is earning an extra £1.2m per day in duty and VAT compared to this time last month. Read here for more details http://www.petrolprices.com/blog/deal-99.htmlgatch
22-5-2008Petrol prices are going through the roof in our area. The nearest petrol station was selling unleaded at 1.18 a litre yesterday. Can you remember the days when we balked at paying over a pound? These days we just sit back and accept it. Time for some fuel protests I say because the government s...moreMo
22-5-2008We need a leader, not a politician but someone who can show us how to unseat this bloated, monet grasping bunch of new labour freeloaders. Yes, get the blockades going again until either we get our petrol/diesel at decent prices or until the government is brought down. They've stolen enough off ...moreaction front
18-5-2008Is there any budding mathematician out there who can calculate the increased revenue to Government from the fuel increases over the last 12 months? ie increase in pence/litre multiplied by the number of litres used nationally over last year, multiplied by the percentage of selling price returned to ...moreTom
16-5-2008This government makes me want to drive my car into a brick wall at top end. They are hell-bent on making people more miserable than they already are. I can't remember that last time I saw someone laughing out loud. This country is starting to remind me of Bulgaria, grim, grey and long faces...moreNige of Hove
16-5-2008YES you CAN USE VEGETABLE OIL AS Diesel FUEL - but didn't you notice the rise in price per litre almost doubled in the last budget - and not only that, you are required to notify the HMRC to pay a tax levy on your usage, bringing the final price in line with current diesel prices. ( vegetable oi...moreDavey Dee
01-5-2008Its discusting the petrol station near me is charging 1.26 for diesel and 1.13 for petrol and still going up he says why are we being stuffed by OUR goverment we vote them in to help us but no they would rather flease us time for blockades and rolling road blocks and fast and whats all this about hi...moredave
23-4-2008its about time us brits stood up to this goverment and the petrol companys why the aa and the rac have not reacted on our behalf .and created a lobby is beyond me what do we pay these people for fed up normal persontucker



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