torch
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Equipment
B7100HSD, B2789, B2550, B4672, 48" cultivator, homemade FEL and Cab
The cost of clear diesel at the pump around here is 96.6¢ per liter. No additional taxes.
My home heating fuel supplier told me they sell dyed diesel for 89.4¢ per litre. About 7 cents per litre cheaper, right?
So I went there and filled 2 jerry cans with dyed diesel at their pump, which does not display the price -- just the volume. After filling the cans, they made up an invoice in the office, which I paid.
Driving home, it finally dawned on me that they charged me over $42 for 40 litres of fuel. Looking at the receipt, yes, the fuel cost was 89.4¢/liter, but then they added a federal excise tax of $1.60 and HST of $4.86. So in effect, I paid about $1.055 per litre -- about 9¢ MORE than the price of clear diesel!
WTF? Ok, it's only $2.50 cents difference on a couple of jerry cans, but it's <$100 difference when filling the home heating oil tank, even after considering the lack of federal excise tax on heating fuels. I'd be better off taking a couple of 45 gallon drums to the truck stop once a month!
Is this typical? Could this be a #1 vs #2 diesel thing or is the supplier just playing with the mice?
My home heating fuel supplier told me they sell dyed diesel for 89.4¢ per litre. About 7 cents per litre cheaper, right?
So I went there and filled 2 jerry cans with dyed diesel at their pump, which does not display the price -- just the volume. After filling the cans, they made up an invoice in the office, which I paid.
Driving home, it finally dawned on me that they charged me over $42 for 40 litres of fuel. Looking at the receipt, yes, the fuel cost was 89.4¢/liter, but then they added a federal excise tax of $1.60 and HST of $4.86. So in effect, I paid about $1.055 per litre -- about 9¢ MORE than the price of clear diesel!
WTF? Ok, it's only $2.50 cents difference on a couple of jerry cans, but it's <$100 difference when filling the home heating oil tank, even after considering the lack of federal excise tax on heating fuels. I'd be better off taking a couple of 45 gallon drums to the truck stop once a month!
Is this typical? Could this be a #1 vs #2 diesel thing or is the supplier just playing with the mice?