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The only way is up... for petrol prices that is DON’T
you think it is amazing how prices only ever seem to go one way?
Petrol prices keep creeping up on an almost daily basis, not just in Britain
but in Ireland as well.
The mere suggestion that the price of a barrel of crude oil might go up
is enough for a hike at the pumps.
When the price of a barrel falls the petrol stations seem to contract
some rare form of crippling paralysis that physically prevents them from
lowering prices.
Banks seem to operate similar systems.
If somebody is struggling to make ends meet and unlucky enough to miss
a payment they will immediately be hit with extra charges which pushes
up the debt further and does nothing to alleviate the pressure.
Punitive bank charges have been the subject of many articles in newspapers
over the years and radio and television debates on the issue don’t
really seem to have changed anything for the better.
The most honest quotes I saw regarding petrol prices in Ireland came from
Consumers’ Association chief Dermot Jewell.
He said that prices were high in parts of the country because they could
be.
That sums it up perfectly.
That principle can be applied to most businesses but particularly with
petrol companies.
They know that no matter how much or how often they increase their prices
the simple fact is that people have no option but to pay up.
Their motto seems to be to push it as far as it will go and then give
it an extra push just for good measure.
Do you think there will come a time when the public say enough is enough?
I would like to think so but somehow you just know we will keep on paying. |
