




I find this story disturbing on several levels:



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By w1cked74 on 5/31/2007 8:03:13 AM , Rating: 2
$3.29 sure sounds better then the $3.49 I have been paying in my area.......

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By novacthall on 5/31/2007 8:26:05 AM , Rating: 4
Could always be worse. You could be buying gas in Europe.

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By Regs on 5/31/2007 3:31:00 PM , Rating: 2
Not to mention that England compared to the USA, or any other EU nation, is about 1/10th (at the least) our size.

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By Xerstead on 5/31/2007 3:55:03 PM , Rating: 2
But we're still paying around $2 per liter for diesel/unleaded in England. Public transport is only usefull if you live near the city centre, and even then is expensive. £2 (~$4) for a short 5-10 min bus journey. Or £4 (~$8) for a similar trip on the subway.
A train ticket to London (about 35 miles, direct, no transfers) costs over £20 (~$40).
I don't know how this compares to the rest of the US, but I found the public transport in N.Y.C. to be much cheaper.

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now that's bound to get my rating down...

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By Christopher1 on 6/1/2007 8:17:33 PM , Rating: 2
That the way they get away with high gasoline prices and lots of public transportation: they are a small country compared to us.

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By Spivonious on 5/31/2007 3:49:16 PM , Rating: 2
We can only hope that these high gas prices lead to more demand for quality public tranist.

My city has a bus system. My job is a 10 minute drive from my house. There are busses that go by my house and by my job. The problem is they're not the same bus. I'd have to ride one from my house into the city, change buses at the station and ride another one out to my job. This would take about an hour and cost me over $10. And the transit authority wonders why no one rides the bus.

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By Xerstead on 5/31/2007 4:09:10 PM , Rating: 4

In a place like England your Job is one or two blocks away.


All the jobs are located in the industrialized and commercial sectors of major metropolitan areas...


...where mass transit is widely available.

Only once you get into the town/city centre.

God forbid if they have to use their 60 mpg rated mini-coopers.

Ever driven one? Not my favorite car either, but a lot more fun than the huge Mercedes I drive all day for work.
On a side note, I saw one that had been modified up to 200Hp. Not much compared to some, but in a car of it's size...

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By morino on 6/1/2007 8:14:51 PM , Rating: 2
A consideration that no-one has mentioned is that the average salary is also higher than US. You have to also take into account earning power and buying power.

Everything in the U.K is vastly more expensive, so gas might not be as bad for brits.

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By peternelson on 6/2/2007 2:13:42 AM , Rating: 2
Salaries may be higher but the major expense: mortgages for purchasing real estate property are very high in comparison because we don't have much land here. Any salary differential is wiped out by the house prices, leaving gas/petrol still a painful expenditure, alongside car insurance, parking fees etc

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By watkinsaj on 6/2/2007 10:40:53 AM , Rating: 2
You will find that average salaries are not higher in the UK:

This table shows Purchasing Power Parity figures, so is the most accurate reflection of the average buying power in the various countries. The gap is smaller than it was, but your longer working hours keep you ahead.

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By noxipoo on 5/31/2007 2:24:16 PM , Rating: 2
i pay $3.79 by my house in chicago, and it's the cheapest around. and no, i don't live in a mansion, its a blue collar neighborhood on the southside.


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