So as not to derail Treebee's thread

@x_laura_x Said
OK I'm pretty oblivious to news and current events, I don't read papers or watch TV and I forget to check the Firefox news feed.

So can someone explain to me, simply, why is petrol so expensive, and why does it keep going up?

Answers like "cause the government are f***ers" don't really help by the way.

Thanks

@treebee Said
well in the UK we pay a huge amount of tax on petrol and oil prices are high because of the war - thats about all i know.

@treebee Said
well in the UK we pay a huge amount of tax on petrol and oil prices are high because of the war - thats about all i know.

@angelcake Said
They have however deferred a 2pence tax rise on petrol

@lord_dj Said
my idea on it,

Because the middle east want even more money so they put the price of oil up, and then it takes more monkey to run the ships that transport it.

And then, government take loads of tax on it, so that adds more money to the price...

And also, the government increase tax occasionally to deter people from using their cars so much (global warming)

And if you live nearer / in a city the prices go up, because there's more people and less stations and so they can afford to.


I might be wrong, that's just what I've gathered.

@x_laura_x Said
I feel really, really stupid for asking these questions.

@x_laura_x Said
War where?

@x_laura_x Said
War where?

@treebee Said
the middle east, its been going on for a long time. Basically most of the oil is from there.

@x_laura_x Said
I feel really, really stupid for asking these questions.