Sir, - On February 25th, 1999 I ordered oil and paid £174 for 1,000 litres. On February 29th, 2000, I paid £279 for the same and today I have ordered a fill of oil and had to pay £399. That's an increase of £225 on £174 (129 per cent). My only consolation is that inflation, I'm told, is still only around 6 per cent! Don't get me started on house prices. - Yours, etc.,
Michael Reidy, Castleknock, Dublin 15.