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Re:Oil Espionage: Traders Spy on Hub With Satellites, Sensor... by nhebb on Monday October 01, 2012 @01:45PM (#4598342)
A lot of that cost is due to the import duty plus VAT:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_tax#United_Kingdom

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Re:Oil Espionage: Traders Spy on Hub With Satellites, Sensor... by gadders on Tuesday October 02, 2012 @06:09AM (#4601308)
Yep. Robbing government swine. I can remember when people were wondering if it would ever hit £3/gallon.
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