A bit of a non-story really, but a police research body has commented heavily on the way in which airlines are allowed to buy fuel tax free whilst motorists pay 5/8 of the price in tax.
Question I guess – should airlines pay tax on their fuel like everyone else does?
By: greekdude1 - 25th May 2003 at 19:11
I was probably thinking of that then, Mongu. That’s probably what they have in Australia, also.
By: mongu - 25th May 2003 at 16:06
Originally posted by greekdude1
They no longer even offer leaded gasoline to motorists in the U.S. Arco stopped selling it about 10 years ago. In Europe and Australia, they still sell leaded gas.
They don’t sell leaded in the UK and haven’t for a while now. You can buy lead replacement petrol (LRP) but I don’t know what the difference chemically is between LRP and leaded.
By: robc - 25th May 2003 at 08:37
It would be impossible for the airline industry to survive with tax on the fuel, especially if it were slapped on at a time like this…
By: greekdude1 - 25th May 2003 at 03:20
They no longer even offer leaded gasoline to motorists in the U.S. Arco stopped selling it about 10 years ago. In Europe and Australia, they still sell leaded gas.
By: BigredMD-11 - 25th May 2003 at 02:36
Well I’m not to sure, I’m sure things are different here in the USA then they are in the UK.
By: EGNM - 24th May 2003 at 15:47
bigredmd-11 – LRP is a replacement fuel know as lead replacement pertrol, a sub for the old “Leaded” petrol that some cars run on – would that still be the case?
By: BigredMD-11 - 24th May 2003 at 08:04
AVGAS can’t be placed in a car, it contains lead to give those piston poppers a boost to take off, if you put AVGAS in your car, it would put holes in the pistons.
By: wysiwyg - 23rd May 2003 at 18:45
I haven’t bought any Avgas for a few years but last time I did it cost a lot more than car petrol.
By: EGNM - 23rd May 2003 at 15:18
can’t AVGAS be a replacement for LRP i heard somewhere…
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