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I do like to get out for a drive in the bush every now and then. I’m sorry if it’s going to offend anyone but it’s in my Toyota Landcruiser - a magnificent beast of a car - but not exactly eco-friendly. On the other hand, if we were to be involved in a crash with another car, I’d rather be in a Landcruiser than any other car. Anyway, back to driving.

People here are grumbling that the price of petrol’s about to go up again. It’s $1.31 per litre here just now - that’s £0.53 per litre. Speaking with my dad on the phone last week he was telling me the British price was about £0.94 per litre. The fact that you can get petrol cheaper here probably explains why you get a lot more 4×4’s on the road in Queensland than in the UK. I’m not just meaning in out in the bush, I’m meaning in the cities.