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Topic : Silsden petrol station |
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| oilburner |
For long enough now Silsden folk have been ripped off by Silsden's only petrol station. My thoughts are to boycot the station for as long is required to force them to come in line with other local outlets. Silsden is on average 4/5p a litre more expensive than those at the end of the bypass in Keighley ( only 4 miles away). Do the maths...it makes sense to drive a little further to get more for your money and eventually force the owners to price match. I stopped using Silsden a while ago when i paid £20 for the pump do dispense air, i kid you not... |
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| JemmaLB27 |
I always go to Keighley for my petrol as i have never seen the point of paying those prices! I would rather run out of petrol on the way than pay that! Its daylight robbery!! |
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| steetonblue |
It's up to the petrol station what they charge - it's up to you if you choose to use it. Clearly enough people use it to make it a viable business. If you don't like it, go elsewhere to fill up, Crosshills and Keighley are generally a lot cheaper. We have no rights to demand that the petrol station charge less - otherwise we could demand that Co op charge prices similar to Asda. |
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| ju |
all my family have boycotted the petrol station a rit rip off use cooperative where you can earn points |
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| robin |
At the risk of going off topic: I heard on the Lancashire news last week, petrol stations were complaining, that the reduction in duty from 6pm (budget day) did not allow them to sell off fuel bought at the higher rate. Usually the duty is increased from 6pm on budget day, I've never heard them asking for time then. 'Point' It's not just in Silsden. They want their own way everywhere. |
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| PeterJS |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) I never use Silsden as the price is always unreasonable! When I did use it many moons ago the petrol was frothing and there were a lot of fumes coming from it. I ended up being light headed after putting a full tank in and stank of petrol. Never had this at any of the BP or Shell stations in Cross hills and Keighley! |
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| oilburner |
Totally agree Peter, I kid you not a while ago I put £20 in and whilst doing so I could hear the pump hissing and spitting I let go of the trigger and it continued going until it stopped hissing. When paying I mentioned it to the female assistant who told me that here was no way a pump could do that !!!! Imagine how pissed off I was when driving away my £20 didn't even move my petrol gauge. NEVER AGAIN |
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| Bricol |
Always amuses me, these sort of threads and the thought processes involved. This being a free country and people being able to buy most things, wherever you want, at a price you are prepared to pay, how come not buying at one particular private business because you can buy elsewhere cheaper, is a boycott? Surely it's personal choice and market forces? I don't buy much from the Co-op - but I'm not boycotting it, I just use another shop at a more convenient time and location . . . I buy my saturday fish and chips from one Silsden chip-shop. I'm not boycotting the other one, I simply like the ones from the one I use. I'm not boycotting any of the other take-away shops, I simply don't like take-aways and have no desire to buy one, so none of them have my patronage. Remember - it's a private business, run to make money, not provide a philanthropic service to the people of Silsden. If you personally don't wish to contribute to that profit, then I believe we won two world wars to allow you the personal choice to make you own mind up about all sorts of things - including where and how much you want to pay for a disappearing fossil fuel, contributing to the pollution in the air all around us. Much like I do - the petrol station on the left on the way into Keighley - I have no idea of the cost, who owns it, or even what fuel they sell (BP?), but I do know the bloke who is working most Friday early mornings is poilte, cheerful, chatty and generally a pleasure to hand over cash to.  Bri |
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| steetonblue |
Couldn't agree with you more Bri.... Perhaps... if Silsden folk want a petrol station for Silsden with prices set at a level they are happy with, they should set up their own, for card carrying Silsdeners only but with the rule that they never buy petrol elsewhere, no matter the price. Ridiculous idea isn't it? - let market forces do the work, it is how a capitalist society works |
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| pumbajunior |
quoteTotally agree Peter, I kid you not a while ago I put £20 in and whilst doing so I could hear the pump hissing and spitting I let go of the trigger and it continued going until it stopped hissing. When paying I mentioned it to the female assistant who told me that here was no way a pump could do that !!!! Imagine how pissed off I was when driving away my £20 didn't even move my petrol gauge. NEVER AGAIN i had a similar experiance had a loan car from Cars2 croshills only putting £5 in (was about 2 1/2 years ago so about a gallon) (it had one of these so many miles till you need to fill up readings) i set off got to trunk road roundabout no change turned round back to shell asked girl if there was actually petrol in pumps and explained car reading her response (sarcastically) well you did only put a fiver in maybe but in a Citroen C2 id expect miles to fill up to jump up at least another 40  |
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| pgp001 |
Did anyone notice if Silsden petrol station actually dropped his prices by 1p on budget day ? I have only ever seen them go up, before the budget the diesel was £139.9, after it I was expecting to see £138.9, but no it was £141.9 I dont pass every day so I may have missed it. |
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| oilburner |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) quoteFor long enough now Silsden folk have been ripped off by Silsden's only petrol station. My thoughts are to boycot the station for as long is required to force them to come in line with other local outlets. Silsden is on average 4/5p a litre more expensive than those at the end of the bypass in Keighley ( only 4 miles away). Do the maths...it makes sense to drive a little further to get more for your money and eventually force the owners to price match. I stopped using Silsden a while ago when i paid £20 for the pump do dispense air, i kid you not... |
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| oilburner |
No, the price went up a few days before the budget never dropped after the budget and up again. I drive past twice daily and it still shocks me to see people buying fuel there being blatantly ripped off. |
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| Peter |
Sigh!!!!!! I really can't understand this debate. Your car has got wheels, it's your choice, if you don't like the price drive on by. Whatever the price, I find it very convenient when I have to fill a can up for my lawnmower.  ...and if it went out of business you would all moan even more... just be thankful we have got a petrol station many places haven't.  |
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| oilburner |
I hear your argument about choosing where you shop....... Let's see how the co-op lower their prices when Lidl opens !!!!! |
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| old_miner |
Well said Bricol. I must admit I usually use the Co-Operative at Crosshills. 24 hours and Co-Operative divi and Nectar points. The other point is that with petrol at £6 gallon it costs 12 - 15p mile to run a car so driving 10 miles to save £1 is actually a dead loss! |
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| PeterJS |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) That's why I I know I need to fill up when I next need to go shopping I make sure I pass a petrol station! If I am going to Skipton and just go to Keighley because it's cheaper than cross hills any saving will surely be wasted and then some travelling back towards Skipton! |
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| pumbajunior |
agreed peter it makes me laugh its like silsden is an island with only 1 petroil station to some people i work in bingley so pass keighley asda daily when i see the gauge getting a little low i pull in |
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| steetonblue |
I've just had a thought.... maybe there are people who live in Silsden and never leave it and just drive their cars round and round Silsden, needing to fill up regularly because they cover so many miles, yeah that's it, they must be the one's that aren't happy!(of course they could save themselves the money by walking a bit, Silsden ain't that big) |
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| Dave |
quoteWell said Bricol. I must admit I usually use the Co-Operative at Crosshills. 24 hours and Co-Operative divi and Nectar points. The other point is that with petrol at £6 gallon it costs 12 - 15p mile to run a car so driving 10 miles to save £1 is actually a dead loss! On the last petrolprices.com email I recieved Co-op at Crosshills 132.9p For unleaded Co-op at Keighley 129.9P for unleaded Hmm you might want to turn left at the roundabout next time That was correct as of 28/03/2011 and may be different now. |
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| thanet |
i always make sure i put petrol in when i go do shopping at skipton or keighley very rarly use the silsden station last time i put £10 it only just took me out of the red on my gage. |
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| oilburner |
At Crosshills and Keighley prices that makes Silsden 10 pence a litre more expensive today....RIP OFF |
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| Bricol |
Actually, Asda in Bradford were selling it at 12.9p a litre last night - so for once, you are sort of, slightly right. That's not a typo - twelve point nine pence for one litre of fuel. www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8947329.It_s_April_Fuel_for_drivers_/ Bri |
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| spud |
asda 2 hour last night 12.9p per ltr wish i had filled up 4 pound a tank full bradford |
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| bobber |
then a four quid curry at the kashmir on the way home - BARGAIN ! |
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| gazzer |
For anyone interested you could buy the whole petrol station www.christie.com/property/two_petrol_filling_stations_west_yorkshire_for_sale_40902 |
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| old tramp |
was talking to the guy that has the shire horse last week he said that the silsden petrol station and the one they have at ilkley are going up for sale cant see it making any difference who gets them price will still be more than it is in keighley |
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| dogcatcher |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) quoteFor anyone interested you could buy the whole petrol station www.christie.com/property/two_petrol_filling_stations_west_yorkshire_for_sale_40902 council might buy it to make a weigh bridge next to new waste management site |
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| old_miner |
This thread displays a lot of hypocrisy that is typical for the whole population. Moaning about a local service because it is dearer than the big boys while moaning about the closure of local shops in Silsden. Answer is for the fuel price moaners to come together, buy the petrol station, and then sell petrol cheaper than anywhere else. Even better, organise the purchase as a community petrol station with volunteers manning it to keep costs down. The is now an opportunity to put up - ---- - |
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| pumbajunior |
Ahh but your forgeting manic miner that brits and especially yorkshire folk love a good moan more than most things to be honest im not that bothered if petrol station closes it can become a hand car wash then which i would probably use more often all i really use the shell station for is the odd pint of milk or paper (its about 100 yards away so closer than aireview or cobby stores) i dont think people would mind if it was a resonable price for fuel but on average its 8p per litre more than asda at keighley even in my and Hermione Fraggles tiny frugal cars 8p per litre is far too much extra to pay and before you say it would cost you more to drive to keighley i work in bingley so pass within 300 yards of asda fuel and we do the weekend shop in HF's car and fill hers up then |
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| carliol |
sound words pumbajunior...why is it being sold? Because it's out of date and too expensive. The present owner probably realises that competition now applies, and people are going elsewhere, fuel is getting a larger part of people's budgets, and we need to save where we can. |
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| old_miner |
Only when there is standing room only on the bus I will believe petrol/diesel is getting too expensive. |
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| pumbajunior |
do bus and train fares not go up when the price of fuel increases? do they run on water or fresh mown grass? on a more serious not i know bus prices dont go up hand in hand with fuel rises but in the long run they will have to the bus companys arnt a charity |
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| steetonblue |
but..... the more people that are forced onto public transport by increase fuel costs, the more cost efficient the service becomes (in theory), of course public transport companies are likely to cash in on the popularity to some degree. As you say, they aren't charities |
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| Peter |
I see this topic has deteriorated to the usual 'Silsden petrol station is too expensive' - your car has got wheels, accept the price or drive by.... you now have an alternative... buy the petrol station. |
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| gazzer |
Petrol down tomorrow at some garages by 1p unleaded and 3/4p for diesel |
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