Guest 668- Registered: 13 Apr 2008
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20 January 2009
12:2513299Does anyone know why petrol prices in Dover are so high compared to the rest of the area, here's the prices in Dover;
5 cheapest stations Dover for Unleaded...
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Station : Tesco Dover
Address : Honeywood Road, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3EH
Brand : Tesco
Distance : 1.7
Price : 87.9p
Updated : 19-01-2009
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Station : Priory Service Station
Address : Folkestone Road, Dover, CT17 9RU
Brand : Bp
Distance : 0.75
Price : 88.9p
Updated : 19-01-2009
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Station : Buckland Mill Service Station
Address : Crabble Hill, Dover, CT17 0RZ
Brand : Esso
Distance : 0.86
Price : 88.9p
Updated : 19-01-2009
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Station : Dover South Services
Address : Limekiln Street, Dover, CT17 9JR
Brand : Bp
Distance : 1
Price : 88.9p
Updated : 19-01-2009
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Station : Townwall Service Station
Address : Townwall Street, Dover, CT16 1JR
Brand : Bp
Distance : 1.36
Price : 88.9p
Updated : 19-01-2009
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Here for example is the price for Unleaded in Canterbury;
Asda Canterbury Canterbury 0.44 miles 83.9p
Esso Wincheap Service Station Canterbury 1.97 miles 83.9p
Morrisons Morrisons Canterbury Canterbury 2.4 miles 83.9p
Esso Lakeside Service Station Canterbury 0.57 miles 84.9p
Total Tcs Kingsmead Canterbury 0.84 miles 85.9p
Considering we live in an area of lowish income and are designated a (in need of) growth area, why do we get such high prices??
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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20 January 2009
12:5213303Yes, curious isn't it? As we now shop at ASDA we have enjoyed cheaper petrol for some time. Another curiosity is that the Duke of York's filling station is often a penny cheaper than Tesco!
Terry
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Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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20 January 2009
13:3513307ChrisK that's some very interesting information there, I always buy my petrol in either the Duke of York's filling station or Tesco's, I'd love to know why it is more expensive here in Dover and what if anything can be done about it.
Sarah
20 January 2009
13:3713308It all comes down to size, according to experts. The size of the company running the petrol station, the size of its customer base and the size of the competition.
20 January 2009
13:3913309People coming through Dover are a captive audience as they probably need to fill up for the rest of their journey. Supply and demand.
20 January 2009
14:0013314And why is diesel so much more when it needs less processing - is better for the environment and I have one!
Guest 668- Registered: 13 Apr 2008
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20 January 2009
14:2913317Sarah,
That doesn't sound correct, I spend a lot of time in faversham and whitstable and despite being smallish places they have far cheaper petrol.
Guest 668- Registered: 13 Apr 2008
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20 January 2009
14:3513319Bern,
Who actually buy's their petrol here? Not the truckers which leaves mostly us the residents and the people heading onto the ferries. Until recently most people would have purchased in France because of the price over here, so..
20 January 2009
14:5713320answer
price fixing - I think we call it a cartel -oh no ,thats illegal!!!
Guest 658- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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20 January 2009
17:0513325Also why is diesel dearer in the uk than petrol when all over Europe its cheaper than petrol.
beer the food of the gods
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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20 January 2009
17:1113326You may be joking there David but I wouldn't be at all surprised!!
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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20 January 2009
18:1913327Tax guzz....
20 January 2009
19:1913335David is on the ball. A captive travelling dispersed audience....perfect fodder for a bit of price-setting (avoided the word "fixing" - note to self, well done, no-one noticed....)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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20 January 2009
21:4013354we are at the end of the world here, once the fuel company has delivered here, it is all dead running going back.
Guest 668- Registered: 13 Apr 2008
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20 January 2009
22:4213359Ever thought about going into Marketing howard? :)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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20 January 2009
22:5913360i was chris, did not last long.
seriously though, when any company is out delivering goods, they like to work in a circle, with drop off points as close together as possible.
dover is a problem, a load may be three quarters discharged in canterbury, leaving the truck half an hour to get here earning no money, then it may have to go back as far as canters again before picking up any cargo, hence time with no money again.
in an urban environment, trucks are continually dropping off and picking up.
Guest 667- Registered: 6 Apr 2008
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21 January 2009
08:3113379Then why is petrol in Folkestone much cheaper than Dover, surly the same principle applies Howard.
Tesco Folkestone I think you will find is cheaper than Tesco Dover and there are two or three small petrol stations in Folkestone that are around 83p. The one on the right as you drive down to Folkestone Harbour certainly is about 83p and that is only a small station.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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21 January 2009
09:2313388From what I hear in Asda's case (Canterbury) is that the majority of petrol stations within a 3 mile radius have to bring their prices inline or they suffer. But as said beforehand why is it far more expensive in Dover? It does not make commercial sense or am I missing something?
Sarah
21 January 2009
13:5613404Chris -
It was just information I gleaned after reading a couple of articles. In all honesty I don't think anyone can really answer the question, and most petrol retailers charge pretty much what they like based on how much others near them are charging.
Watchdog report here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2008/11/petrol_pricewars_at_the_pumps.htmlTerry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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22 January 2009
14:3813502Tesco have now gone up to 89.9, but they do give double points to clubcard holders which in effect means the price remains the same to card holders but not to others.
BTW I emailed them at the end of December saying that as it was Christmas they might reply to my March H&S issue. An auto email said that they were sorry no-one had contacted me and the store would do so.
They haven't.
'nuff said. Don't go there anymore, but much as I like ASDA, DTIZ isn't the right place for it.
Terry
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