North Hollywood checking in --- $4.75/gallon at Arco for EC Regular Unleaded - $5.36/gallon EC Premium
People in the US love love love to complain about gas prices, often in complete ignorance of the fact that they tend to pay some of the cheapest prices worldwide.
It's quite common to encounter price gouging during the summer travel season.
Wow, that's even quite a bit compared to the SF area where things are still under or just around $4/gallon (even premium).North Hollywood checking in --- $4.75/gallon at Arco for EC Regular Unleaded - $5.36/gallon EC Premium
I'd welcome cheaper petrol, but I'd rather not live anywhere that guns are so readily available.I am glad that I live in the United States of America where I can own my own gun, have Apple products release before everyone else, and wait for it cheaper gas. Thank you Murica. So proud to be American. lmao
I am glad that I live in the United States of America where I can own my own gun, have Apple products release before everyone else, and wait for it cheaper gas. Thank you Murica. So proud to be American. lmao
We should complain. We discover and refine boatloads of oil.People in the US love love love to complain about gas prices, often in complete ignorance of the fact that they tend to pay some of the cheapest prices worldwide.
That's ridiculous.Wow, that's even quite a bit compared to the SF area where things are still under or just around $4/gallon (even premium).
I will complain as we should. Just because you pay more means we shouldn't complain over here?I just did a quick calculation as we buy in £ and litres.
I'm paying $7.31 a gallon.
Anybody want to complain now?
We should complain.
The whole system is rigged. Allowing speculators to drive up the price to pad their pockets. If they "buy a barrel of oil" they should receive said barrel.They do, when the crude oil price goes up the price of gas goes up a bit faster, and then stays there when it goes down, and then goes up even more the next time crude goes up.
Station near me changed their prices last Wednesday to 2.78. Thursday, they went down to 2.66. Friday, went back up to 2.78. I think someone had no idea what they were doing at that station.Here's an update with National Average comparison.
The rapid spike madness has stopped but the arm and leg gas prices are more likely to remain for long.![]()
I just did a quick calculation as we buy in £ and litres.
I'm paying $7.31 a gallon.
Anybody want to complain now?
I just did a quick calculation as we buy in £ and litres.
I'm paying $7.31 a gallon.
Anybody want to complain now?
65% apparently. Plus road tax (a further £170 per year), MOT certificate of road worthiness (£35), servicing (£100+) and of course insurance.It's mostly taxes.
It's up to about $2.74 at my local station as of last night here in Broomfield Colorado.
It's weird how the crude oil prices DO NOT affect the price we pay at the pump anymore.
The spike looks like a mainly SoCal thing:
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And what type of gas prices are there?Wow, your gas is cheap to where I live in NYS
My wild guess is there's a supply problem somewhere that mainly affects SoCal.That is a rather odd spike for this late in the summer. Travel season always brings about hikes to gas prices. Thanksgiving, Labor Day, Christmas and Summer all tend to generate more families driving about vacationing so prices go up so stations can max out profits. It's capitalism and around here (central TX) the price varies by a dime or so. That spike in the charts above is something different as its such a dramatic rise. Especially given that summer travel season is winding down as school gets closer. Any new taxes or fees coming on line in the fall in the affected areas??
That is a rather odd spike for this late in the summer. Travel season always brings about hikes to gas prices. Thanksgiving, Labor Day, Christmas and Summer all tend to generate more families driving about vacationing so prices go up so stations can max out profits. It's capitalism and around here (central TX) the price varies by a dime or so. That spike in the charts above is something different as its such a dramatic rise. Especially given that summer travel season is winding down as school gets closer. Any new taxes or fees coming on line in the fall in the affected areas??
Weird that it's only affecting the southern part of the state.According to a consumer watchdog:
California oil refiners, who have made a political agreement to undermine state environmental laws through claims of high gasoline prices, have used every trick in their playbook to raise gasoline prices artificially this year. They exported unprecedented amounts of finished gasoline to dry up the market, took down an unprecedented number of refineries offline in spring/summer drive time, and have propped up prices through manipulation of their price leverage at branded stations by 30 to 40 cents.
65% apparently. Plus road tax (a further £170 per year), MOT certificate of road worthiness (£35), servicing (£100+) and of course insurance.
It's not so cheap to drive these days.