Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> On Tue, 10 May 2005 08:34:35 GMT, "Brimstone" >
> wrote:
>
>>> Here in the US the top story recently has been the large upward
>>> spike
>>> in gasoline prices. Some have predicted that gasoline will top
>>> $5/gallon by next year, up from $2.50/gallon today. Since you folks
>>> in Europe have had $5/gallon gas for years (thanks to high taxes),
>>> what's happening to gas prices over there in Europe? Are they going
>>> to hit $10/gallon soon? Is the price of gas the top story on your
>>> local TV
>>> news?
>>
>> One point that seems to escape many Americans is that Europe is a
>> collection of seperate countries. We all therefore speak different
>> languages and have different ways of doing things, including levying
>> taxes.
>
> So how many European countries have gas prices as low as the United
> States of America? My impression was that high taxes on fuel were one
> common thread that pretty much united all of Western Europe.
>
> Am I wrong?

It's a while since I've bought fuel in mainland Europe but from the comments
of others it appears to be significantly cheaper than in the UK but nowhere
near as low as in the US.