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| Originally Posted by angleseydiver Boat fuel was 14p/l this time last year- last week it was 33p/l so your 33% price-rise ain't looking too bad! I did a post about this towards end of last year- sign of the times, I'm afraid. If the powers-that-be get their way and we have to start using road-fuel, boats like Scott's will have to charge scarey amounts.
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Not quite, commercial operators will still be able to make a duty reclaim which will bring the price back down to the red diesel rate - just a bit of extra paperwork.
Mind you, I'm not disputing the fact fuel has increased significantly and the downside of duty reclaim is that its a fixed rate, not a %, so every increase you see on the pumps is a real increase for the boat operator - commercial or private
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