Gas price info...from DR1

[gdogg]

Fill your tanks today
As of midnight tonight, the prices of fuel in the DR will reach the highest levels in history after a considerable increase that will be applied by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Minister Francisco Javier Castillo did not disclose what the new prices would be but asked the population for understanding in this case. Prices of fuel in the DR are revised every Friday and become effective at midnight. The cost of crude oil on the international market and the foreign exchange rate are the factors considered to establish the retail price of regular and premium gasoline, diesel, and LPG.

[gdogg]

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Restrictions on vehicular circulation
A strict energy saving plan, which includes restrictions on the circulation of vehicles, will come into effect next Monday and will be severe due to the catastrophic situation caused worldwide by the increase in the price of petroleum, as announced yesterday by the National Commission on Energy. A report in Diario Libre says that the plan includes the regulation of vehicular circulation, both public and private, according to license plate numbers. Wednesdays, circulation will be limited to vehicles ending in even numbers whereas Thursdays it will be limited to those ending in odd numbers. Several days ago it was announced that public "concho" cars would be working inter-daily. Details of vehicles excluded from this measure and other information will be informed on Monday during a press conference. The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Francisco Javier Catillo, said that some vehicles, such as buses, will be excluded. El Caribe reports that President Leonel Fernandez will meet with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Jamaica next week to discuss the application of the Petro-Caribbean agreement and within a month with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, with the intention of finding a solution to the fuel crisis. Javier Castillo informed that the circulation restriction according to the number of the vehicle's license plate is applicable to all types of vehicles and exceptions will be announced on Monday. It is meant to save fuel and foreign exchange. Listin Diario reports that the institutions that will be responsible for the application of the new regulation will be disclosed on Monday. Javier Castillo spoke in the company of the Executive Director of the National Energy Commission, Ruben Montas, and the government spokesman, Roberto Rodriguez Marchena. He warned that authorities will close down gas stations that incur in dishonest or discriminatory practices to speculate with fuel. He also said that the crisis in the US in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina will cause the prices of petroleum derivates to reach historic heights in the DR.

[David Smash]

Thanks for the report I will be driving in Santiago for the first time so I can expect to pay thru the nose on refueling my rental.

[Don Tomas]

Current Prices from El Caribe newspaper: http://www.elcaribe.com.do/

Premium - $125.00
Regular - $115.40

[JDR]

Moto conch guys are loco. Some wanted 100 pesos to go 3 blocks at night. Of course I paid 30 and walked away. I had a rider on with me as well.

[BrooklynBeas]

jimmy, i paid 20 pesos at night to go from the casino to classico... when i walked away the guy was reaaly bitchin at me... i told him im not a tourist but i live in sti... i think he threatened me but not exactly sure... hehe

later that night i met up with my regular and when i took her back to my habitacion i told her to pay the motoconch with her money... she did and later i asked how much did u give him... SHe said 50 pesos... i asked why so much and she said its 20 pesos a person and she gave him a 10 peso tip...oh well.... its her money... guess the prices are up for dominicans as well..

[Cheeno]

I went to Santo Domingo two weeks ago and I was shocked at the long lines for gas. But the lines for deisel are shorter.

The gas stations close on Sundays. So make sure you have a full tank.