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Motorcard 106.69 vs Tesco 100.9

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  • 08-03-2007 7:20pm
    #1
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭


    Is anyone actually using their motorcard these days?

    Not only are they always late in updating the prices on the website, but now the prices are gone mad!


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    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Haven't used it in about a month :/

    Local garages here are about 101c/litre unleaded.


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    dingding
    Registered Users Posts: 4,931 ✭✭✭dingding


    Still cheaper than petrol in Sligo :mad:


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Prices have crept back up by a cent or two in the last week.

    Mike.


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    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    mike65 wrote:
    Prices have crept back up by a cent or two in the last week.
    Unfortunately the motorcard seems to be leading the way.. :mad:


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,388 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Motorcard seems a bit of a con. Leads you to believe you're always getting a good price by definition, but that's not necessarily so

    You can't beat being aware of current (lowest) prices in your area...


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    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭testicle


    It was 96.9 odd for a week there a few weeks ago. It can be good, it can be bad. One shouldn't stop shopping around just because you have a fuel card.

    Statoil's wholesale price have risen 6 odd cent in the last 2 weeks. Motorcard has risen by a similar amount, as has my local Statoil station.


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    optiplexgx270
    Registered Users Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭optiplexgx270


    Tesco dundrum is @102.9 for the last few days :( Was as low as 97.9 for 1/2 days there last week or the week before (same as diesel).


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    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    unkel wrote:
    Motorcard seems a bit of a con. Leads you to believe you're always getting a good price by definition, but that's not necessarily so

    It was worth having a late last year, but hasn't been so far really this year. Maybe it will be again...


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    dingding
    Registered Users Posts: 4,931 ✭✭✭dingding


    If the station prics is cheaper than the card price, do you get it at the station price ?:confused:


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    Vikings
    Registered Users Posts: 2,788 ✭✭✭Vikings


    I never use it, the Esso garage just down the road from me does a "Cheaper Petrol" every weekend deal that has cars queueing up every Saturday and Sunday so I fill up there every weekend, the price usually varies between 96.9-98.9.


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    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭testicle


    dingding wrote:
    If the station prics is cheaper than the card price, do you get it at the station price ?:confused:

    yes


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    alias no.9
    Registered Users Posts: 6,310 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    No doubt they'll probably pass this off as being a knock on effect from the contaminated petrol crap in the UK which is absolute bollix


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    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Hopefully someone from Benchmark and/or Statoil will be reading this thread.

    HELLO.. YOU NEED TO DO BETTER.. WE'RE ALL GETTING OUR PETROL IN TESCO AND ESSO ETC NOW...


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Which Tesco is charging 101? Here its 98.

    Mike.


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    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    mike65 wrote:
    Which Tesco is charging 101? Here its 98.

    Don't make me mad! Tesco in Maynooth 100.9 day before yesterday.


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    ballooba
    Registered Users Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    Don't you get the lower of the two prices when paying with Motorcard anyway?


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    kdouglas
    Registered Users Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭kdouglas


    yes, but that's not much use if it's cheaper in esso/tesco, petrol card is statoil only afair


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    [Deleted User]
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    alias no.9 wrote:
    No doubt they'll probably pass this off as being a knock on effect from the contaminated petrol crap in the UK which is absolute bollix

    You could more accurately blame it on the stock market forces who bought all the crude when they heard there could be a shortage.
    With the aim of making a quick buck.


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    HashSlinging
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭HashSlinging


    Its unreal, I fill up every two weeks, the last time i filled it was 99 cent, now 111c/litre unleaded..same garage. knock on effect of the stock market crash in China.


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    #21
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Bloody motorcard, up to 106.79c this week. Tesco up a bit aswell, but still a lot better at 102.9 today.


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    voxpop
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭voxpop


    jesus the motorcard was 1.079 on the 11th - up 6 cents in 6 days!!


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