Lower LRP, unleaded petrol prices announced

Luke Formosa

Sep 3rd 2010, 23:22

I'm a little surprised that even though this article is announcing a DECREASE in price, people are still complaining! You know, if you don't want to pay for your car's fuel, there are tons of other options. Cycling is one of them. Or you could get a small 125cc motorbike, where €5 fills the entire tank and lasts more than a week of heavy usage.

Or, if you love cars so much, you could invest in an electric car. NOT A HYBRID, but a pure electric car that uses no on-board fuel at all. Sure we don't have any proper electric cars right now (the reva's top speed is only 65km/hr and the Tesla Roadster is not available in Malta), but things should hopefully change within the next few years.

And before anyone asks me where the electricity for charging the car comes from, please note:
1. You don't have to use the power station. Solar panels or wind turbine on your roof would work
2. One power station can be made a lot more efficient (typically 42%) than a car engine ever can (35% efficient at best), so it'd still be a step in the right direction.

John Zammit

Sep 3rd 2010, 09:23

@ simon camilleri. well said. I agree with you 100%. Dan il gvern jipprova jghatti x-xemx bl-gharbiel kif jghidu! x misthija ta gvern, jipprova jidhak bin-nies. U zgur lil gonzi ma jaffetwahx il-prezz tal fuel ghax dejjem jigri bil-karozza mhallsa mill-bwiet tal-poplu! prosit sur gonzi

simon camilleri

Sep 2nd 2010, 15:18

din il haga ma nistax nifima mela il petlor meta joghla,joghla b5c umbghad meta jorhos,jorhos b2c u jolewh kwazi kull 3xhur u meta jorhsuh darba kull 6xhur,tal misthija xpajjiz dan?

John Forster

Sep 2nd 2010, 11:16

Come to the UK and pay the highest rate for fuel in Europe , and yes thats produced from our own oil fields in the North Sea.
We all know as cars have become more fuel efficient so the price goes up. And oil companies get away with it because as thay increase their prices so the Governments get more tax. Legal robbery, at least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask.

George Mangion

Sep 2nd 2010, 10:04

It's rather frustrating to see the prices we pay for unleaded petrol where this summer I payed 87c per litre in Tenerife for the same petrol.

Andrew Hili

Sep 2nd 2010, 03:41

Well not bad getting a price reduction! But how long will this last before it goes up again...and most probably that it will go up with twice what it was reduced now.

Anyway, what I would like to know is why do we pay these high prices for fuels that are the cheapest on the market?
Probably our prices are in league with that of FIVE STAR premium grade in UK, but the one in UK has a known octane value and it is what it is said to be...premium!
Ours on the other hand has no octane value, smells like paraffin, has no stars and is definitely NOT premium!

SO WHY DO WE PAY SUCH HIGH PRICES FOR CHEAP QUALITY FUEL???????

Mario Tabone

Sep 1st 2010, 20:43

Well, well, well . A price decrease is announced and the politically biased still moan !!! On another page they call the government black and blue because of the price increase in gas and here they do the same . What hypocrisy is that ? When will they learn that in this day and age there can be no more stupid subsidies. People have to learn to cut their garment according to the cloth . Its amazing how quickly people forget. In the days of the PL governments you could not even buy a bar of chocolate wether you had the money or not. Now we have everything that anyone could wish for but we don't want to pay for it . Maltese mentality at its best or worst whichever way one looks at it !!!!!!

G. Mangion

Sep 1st 2010, 18:06

@ all this fuss and what for ?? ma naghmlux mod li tikkumentaw biex tinogbu ma xi hadd! La Gwera u anqas paci, Mela xil - marelli tridu TGEMGIM BISS .

Marius Zulgis

Sep 1st 2010, 17:53

Whenever I see this type of announcement it always conveys the mental image of trying to walk down an "up" escalator. I wonder why?

Anthony Formosa

Sep 1st 2010, 17:13

On 1st Aug I asked a question but still without answer. The question was "In Nov 2009 the petrol price (CIF Med, Prem Unl 10ppm) was at $700.29/MT and the price of unleaded was €1.120. How come with the price in the same Platts index prices and the price of unleaded is €1.220? This is evidenced on http://www.enemalta.com.mt/page.asp?n=newsdetailssearch&i=1742 which is the Jan 2010 prices revision. Why is the public being robbed of 10c per litre?" Price of petrol is still based on the Platts index so the question still stands.

l fenech

Sep 1st 2010, 16:26

X'kumbinazzjoni xi haga gholiet!

victor pulis

Sep 1st 2010, 16:05

Oh no! I filled up my tank yesterday. How unlucky is that!

E. Azzopardi

Sep 1st 2010, 13:48

The decrease of €0.02 is equal to a few old mils which went out of distribution long time before we introduced the euro. So who are we trying to kid here? I take this as an insult and it would have been better had Enemalta refrained from announcing any change in unleaded petrol at all. Why are the citizens being treated like morons over and over again?

Joan Grech

Sep 1st 2010, 12:45

How can these people live with themselves. Negative Negative Negative

P Mifsud

Sep 1st 2010, 11:23

Ok, it's not going to break the bank, but for curiousity's sake, when do these lower prices come into effect? I bought unleaded petrol just this morning and paid 1.22/litre. It just seems that when prices go up, the change is immediate whereas when the boot's on the other foot.... you know, the consumer gets kicked with it.

Karl Abela

Sep 1st 2010, 11:14

To all those who always have something to say when gas/fuel prices increase:

FACT: in a few years time we all have to switch alternative fuel. Get used to it.

Ivan Attard

Sep 1st 2010, 10:54

Il-punt krucjali f'din il-kwistjoni kollha mhuwiex li l-petrol ser jorhos imma li ghandna Gvern li tilef id-direzzjoni anke fejn jidhlu kwistjonijiet ta' energija alternattiva. Filwaqt li nibqghu ntambru li l-prezz internazzjonali taz-zejt qieghed dejjem joghla u li ahna rridu naggustaw irwiehna ma' dak li qed jigri barra minn xtutna, fl-istess waqt nibqghu b'idejna fuq zaqqna meta nigu biex niehdu mizuri konkreti li jincentivaw uzu ahjar ta' sorsi ta' energija alternattiva.
Ir-rohs fil-prezz tal-fuel mhuwiex rohs li qed isir matul is-sena kollha imma huma rohs tal-mument li certament ser jitpatta b'zieda qawwija fl-istess prezz fix-xhur li gejjin. Hemm bzonn li naqbdu l-barri minn qrunu. Jien ninsab perswaz li t-tmexxija gdida tal-PL ser tkun kapaci taghmel dan mill-bankijiet tal-Gvern wara l-elezzjoni generali li jmiss!

anthony borg

Sep 1st 2010, 10:52

and we used to giggle when in the 70's "lejber" government would announce that a tin of corned beef became cheaper by 5 mils! At least we knew where we stood at that time... today everything is uncertain with large companies ( read gas importers and energy provider) gobbling up our meagre COLA adjustments.

darren muscat

Sep 1st 2010, 10:46

enemalta, nassigurak li mhux ser niehu qtajja issa, jekk l-unleaded u lrp jizdiedu b'5 cents fis shippment il gdid!

Lorraine Vella

Sep 1st 2010, 10:43

the usual maltese gemgem. kieku ghola b'1c, kieku kullhadd igerger, u issa li rohos 2c, ha ngergru mod iehor!!! lol

K. Vella

Sep 1st 2010, 10:40

Issa x-xahar id-diehel joghla b'€0.10...

J.Vella

Sep 1st 2010, 10:25

Petrol jorhos 2c u fl-istess nifs cilindru tal-gass li nixtru ghat-tisjir se joghla 30c.

marco meli

Sep 1st 2010, 09:50

tidhku bin nies s soltu!

Mark Brincat

Sep 1st 2010, 09:47

Illahwa b'ten euros ha nibda nimlieh it-tank! :)