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Fuel Clause


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P&O Ferrymasters' Standard Fuel Clause shows at a glance the monthly fuel surcharges that will be applicable.

The surcharges are based on monthly diesel oil retail prices as defined by the European Commission's Market Observatory for Energy - and based on the average automotive diesel price of 0.429 euro per litre (excl. tax).

To balance differences in fuel prices across Europe, our fuel mechanism is based on the average monthly fuel prices in five countries.

For each 2.5 Eurocent deviation from the base reference price, the fuel percentage is adjusted (up and down) with 1% for road transportation and 0.5% for rail transport.

The fuel surcharge fluctuates on a monthly base and will not be negative.

P&O Ferrymasters is committed to developing this level of transparency and openness in all its commercial activities.

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Automotive Diesel Price (Per Litre Including Tax)
Feb 11Mar 11Apr 11May 11Jun 11Jul 11Aug 11Sep 11Oct 11Nov 11Dec 11Jan 12
France€1.295€1.352€1.366€1.333€1.321€1.317€1.325€1.327€1.340€1.375€1.374€1.414
Germany€1.346€1.411€1.426€1.399€1.386€1.357€1.356€1.366€1.401€1.427€1.406€1.475
Italy€1.350€1.414€1.444€1.424€1.405€1.438€1.426€1.465€1.484€1.508€1.592€1.678
Spain€1.240€1.285€1.298€1.255€1.262€1.262€1.263€1.267€1.275€1.307€1.295€1.344
UK€1.580€1.593€1.591€1.618€1.590€1.568€1.603€1.600€1.611€1.632€1.656€1.707
Average €1.362 €1.411 €1.425 €1.406 €1.393 €1.388 €1.395 €1.405 €1.422 €1.450 €1.465 €1.524
Automotive Diesel Price (Per Litre Excluding Tax)
Feb 11Mar 11Apr 11May 11Jun 11Jul 11Aug 11Sep 11Oct 11Nov 11Dec 11Jan 12
France€0.646€0.694€0.705€0.677€0.667€0.664€0.671€0.672€0.683€0.712€0.712€0.744
Germany€0.661€0.715€0.728€0.705€0.694€0.670€0.669€0.677€0.706€0.729€0.711€0.769
Italy€0.702€0.755€0.776€0.756€0.741€0.735€0.746€0.744€0.754€0.767€0.778€0.793
Spain€0.705€0.744€0.754€0.718€0.724€0.724€0.724€0.728€0.735€0.762€0.751€0.789
UK€0.620€0.644€0.668€0.688€0.666€0.652€0.673€0.668€0.675€0.687€0.669€0.724
Average €0.667 €0.710 €0.726 €0.709 €0.698 €0.689 €0.697 €0.698 €0.711 €0.731 €0.724 €0.764
Surcharge Applicable During Month
Mar 11Apr 11May 11Jun 11Jul 11Aug 11Sep 11Oct 11Nov 11Dec 11Jan 12Feb 12
Fuel Surcharge Road Transport9.50%11.25%11.88%11.19%10.77%10.40%10.70%10.76%11.27%12.10%12.06%13.39%
Fuel Surcharge Intermodal Transport4.75%5.63%5.94%5.60%5.39%5.20%5.35%5.38%5.63%6.05%6.03%6.70%
Monthly Fuel Surcharge Percentage Road Transport
Monthly Fuel Surcharge Percentage Intermodal Transport