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1. Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon_atwork@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 17:26:55 GMT
This question is interesting to me because we know why gasoline/petrol costs so much in the UK -- it is the tax that is applied. The world price of crude is pretty constant, and I believe the pre-tax
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg00026.html (7,070 bytes)

2. Re: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 14:49:06 -0700 (PDT)
<SNIP> The reason we drafted a little document called: The Declaration of Independence :-) == This is my list only e-mail address and it may not be checked regularly. For personal messages, please tr
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg00042.html (7,063 bytes)

3. Re: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 14:44:25 -0700 (PDT)
Why not stir up the soup a little :-) Besides, the chaps in England have a far better sense of humor than us! jon (sticking head in lion's mouth) == This is my list only e-mail address and it may no
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg00229.html (7,102 bytes)

4. Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon_atwork@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:09:43 GMT
This is an important question for owners of MGs which can 'mark their territory'! Why does old cost at least 3x the price of oil in the UK? Anyone have any ideas? Simon ______________________________
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01721.html (7,492 bytes)

5. RE: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:13:08 -0600
Simon, maybe you can re-read this message and translate it for the rest of us? Or maybe it's just me? Larry Hoy
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01734.html (8,233 bytes)

6. RE: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon_atwork@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 05:30:07 GMT
Larry, thanks for pointing out my typo and badly phrased question. It should Why is the price of engine oil three times higher in the UK than it is in the USA? Clearer now? Simon ____________________
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01743.html (9,022 bytes)

7. RE: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 00:36:42 -0600
Simon, I have the feeling the *cost* of oil is pretty consistent across the world, however the retail price may vary. My guess as to the reason the retail price may vary from country to country would
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01744.html (10,232 bytes)

8. RE: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
Author: "Charles Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:06:15 -0400
Because American cars don't leak so much. Also, we decided to locate our rich oil reserves under dry land, such as Texas, where we can easily access them. You Brits chose the more challenging locatio
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01747.html (7,672 bytes)

9. RE: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
Author: "Brinkman, Gerardo V" <GB127167@exchange.DAYTONOH.NCR.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:19:48 -0400
The cost of oil worldwide, I would suspect is pretty constant. However the retail price of oil/gas fluctuates so dramatically mainly due to the HUGH taxes that the individual governments charge. The
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01750.html (8,899 bytes)

10. Re: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:34:36 -0400
From my (limited) experience, the price difference is incredible. I use valvoline oil usually, and a 4L container here is about $5 Canadian, which is about $3.50 US. I think that's about inline with
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01760.html (8,480 bytes)

11. Re: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:53:17 -0400
During Desert Shield, several media outlets reported that fuel in the US actually would cost over $8/gal if you figured in the tax dollars that went into keeping the oil flowing from the Middle East.
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01768.html (8,004 bytes)

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