maxsteam:In New Zealand the cost is about NZ$1 per litre which is about 40p. Totally NOT the case, even a month ago. The price was about $1.61 a litre when I was there in March and they're now looking at $2.00 a litre within weeks if not sooner. The government has backed off on threatened tax hikes, probably to stave off the possibility ...

If you want to live in an industrialised country with a good standard of living, oil prices are going to affect you whether or not you own a car. Virtually every commodity, every service and every activity you purchase has an oil-based price component. Tough, but there it is ... simple economics!