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haha... well, as I live in a rather large oil producing country, you would think that gas prices are dirt cheap here too. But Nooooo. They are twice what they were in 1998 (just 10 yrs ago). Today regular unleaded (87 octane) is hovering around $115/litre. Last week it was $.98/litre. Who knows what it will be next week? Most of the cost of a litre of gas is government tax.
How has it affected me? Well, I have always budgeted $20/wk per vehicle for gas. This still seems to be sufficient for my day to day driving requirements. Although the V6 Rav4 is thirstier than my Jetta around the city, it is far better on the highway.
As for British prices being outlandish, well, aren't they always? From what I recall, everything over their is the same price as here, except the units are pounds, instead of dollars, so everything is double the cost.
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