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americans complaining about petrol (gas to u americans) prices rising
heyyou:
Oh, i also forgot, I have 0 yrs no claims discount since this is my first car insured under my name, so that means I'll get my first years no claims discount this year (touch wood i'll don't right off my car).
Don Rizzle:
i have a honda civic 1.5 LSI, i am 20 have been driving for 3 years although directline have given me 4 years no claims bonus (their first fuck up, when i first went with them they asked for my no claims bonus proof so i sent it n they took it off again!), and i didn't actually pay my premium this year lol for some reason they fucked it up, norwich union direct were actually gonna be cheaper but i left it a bit late and direct line said they would automatically renew my policy unless i said otherwise and they think i paid for this year when i didn't which is lucky cos i can't afford it! i'm £1200 over drawn rite now, i can't wait for my student loan check to come thru. plus i was involved in an minor accident the month b4 i renewed which directline knew about but didn't take into consideration when calculating my premium because it hasn't been finalised, i'm sure other insurance firms would have bumped up my premium if i told them.
reason why insurance is high for some reason they charge my postcode more even tho there is virtually no crime in my area unlike when i have insured on my bournemouth address where there is alot more crime but it cheaper for me to insure where is the logic in that its outrageous if u ask me.
its insured as on my drive
i am male
i am young
i have 3 points for speeding
i do about 8k a year
Trauma-san:
I'm not going to let you get away with that.
First off, just because everyone's paying more in another country, doesn't mean we have to RAISE what we pay in this country! We're not Global Economists, we could give a FUCK what you pay for it in England. Our prices have nearly DOUBLED in just a few years. When I was in High School, the price per gallon down the street from me, was no shit, 89 cents. Now it's up to 169 at most places in the Carolinas, even higher in most other states.
Do you think I should pay the same prices for everything that folks in another country pay, or should I pay what MY economy has traditionally deemed an item worth? Of fucking COURSE I should pay what's the correct amount around here. Who gives a fuck what you pay in England?
I guess you're proposing CD prices ought to rise to the rediculous amounts yall pay, just because they're cheaper over here. Get the fuck out of here.
heyyou:
^^^
Hi, I don't think he meant that the price of everything should rise because everything here is more expensive, just petrol (or gas), because like most fossil fuels it's going to run out in the near(ish) future.
If the tax on petrol was increased, then maybe people may think twice using their cars.
CWalker is right, American and most developed countries especially the west has become too dependable on petroleum.
It's difficult and I don't have the answers but we are gonna have to think about soon. When oil reserves completely run dry, then what are we gonna do, it's scary thinking about it.
Traveling, deliveries, oil based products will be affected.
Will society as we know it collapse when the fossil fuel run out completely?
Don Seer:
its true how dependent we are. when they had that strike don rizzle mentioned before it totally fucked up stuff here for a while.
man.. terrorists just need to bomb the fuel depots.. theres only a few.. it'd fuck a country up bad for a bit.
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