ivan <Ivan'H'older@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "dave F" <davef1xxx@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:a4b953b74c.news@user.argonet.co.uk...
> > > On 30 May 2004 "Nigel Cox" <nigeandangieoops@tesco.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY petrol from the two
> > biggest
> > > > oil companies (which now are one), ESSO and BP. If they are not
> selling
> > any
> > > > petrol, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce
> > their
> > > > prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.
> > >
> > > There's a flaw here. If Esso and BP aren't selling any petrol then it
> > > doesn't matter what price they're not selling it at. The other
> > > companies will be selling more petrol without having to reduce their
> > > prices.
> > >
> > > --
> >
> >
> > but if you have got overheads/stock/employees to pay each week and you
are
> > not selling stock but you competitor is - what are you going to do?
> >
> >
>
> Well if as suggested you're actually selling your produce to your
> competitors, then it may not be quite so bad :o)
>

OK I understand your point that they are selling as a wholesaler but what
about the cost of running the individual petrol stations? Surely they need
some kind of separate income to maintain the overheads of running the retail
outlets?

Also anyone know if some petrol stations are franchised?