Fuel panic (1 Viewer)

[solaris]

It’s started in Newbury. Two garages, Shell and BP have all diesel pumps shut but in the spirit of enjoyment have no notices out, just letting people queue to find out. No problem at chieveley services, just an extra 20p per litre

 

[VXman]

As usual the panic is in the media and not in the actual fact. A 'few' stations are short but everyone panics and that makes the problem!

 

[The Wino]

As usual the panic is in the media and not in the actual fact. A 'few' stations are short but everyone panics and that makes the problem!

Makes you wonder why BP put out a press release. I suspect its to put pressure on too have temp work visas so they can sort out things to some degree.

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[Mick and Ruth]

Doesn't help when media outlets start doing this!!

 

[GAVLAD]

Isn't that a disgrace? 20p per litre extra

I know that Supermarkets sell lower to attract the business to their stores but 20p a litre more is taking the p!

 

[sciac2001]

Hotting up here in the Poole/Bournemouth area. Queues at all the usual stations.
More petrol pumps than diesel are closed off..... so far!

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[Figaro]

Isn't that a disgrace? 20p per litre extra

I know that Supermarkets sell lower to attract the business to their stores but 20p a litre more is taking the p!

Motorway services have always been much more expensive for fuel than your local supermarket.
They are only used by company car drivers using fuel cards that use a model that is attractive to companies.
Oh, probably also used by those that get on a motorway then realise they've no fuel in the tank

 

[ChrisSue]

Our stand in manager is from Shrewsbury and he has had a call from there saying the town is dry

 

[Figaro]

Big queues at sainsburys this morning.
Luckily I filled motorhome at asda yesterday as I was running on fumes having returned from RoI on Wednesday.

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[Alfie159]

Worcestershire and Birmingham both gridlocked due to queues for fuel at all stations

 

[dash300]

As usual the panic is in the media and not in the actual fact. A 'few' stations are short but everyone panics and that makes the problem!

Press as usual creating the news rather than reporting it.

 

[Jev88]

Huntingdon and nearby towns reporting queues at pumps .... No press release saying "don't panic" has ever worked ....

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[cliffanger]

Huntingdon and nearby towns reporting queues at pumps .... No press release saying "don't panic" has ever worked ....

….. Or depending on desired outcome, it could have worked a treat!

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Bunged £80 worth in the van yesterday so no worries. Gas is just above 3/4 as well

 

[marchie]

Makes you wonder why BP put out a press release. I suspect its to put pressure on too have temp work visas so they can sort out things to some degree.

And it has worked! At least as far as the authority to try to attract foreign drivers is concerned. But if the driver shortages in Poland, Germany + 1 other [brain fade] are as severe as reported, where will the Foreign Drivers come from? Seen a report that approximately 25,000 Foreign Drivers left UK around Brexit date

Steve

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[tonyidle]

Why blame the Press for simply reporting what they were told by the industry? They haven't stoked panic - idiots with road vehicles do it all by themselves. Or are you suggesting the Press shouldn't mention it?

 

[Larrynwin]

We are not alone in this

There’s a Europe-wide HGV driver shortage. So why do UK supply chains seem more disrupted?

After being asked that very question regarding the driver shortages in Poland and the apparent disparity in supply chain disruption compared to Great Britain, ...

trans.info

 

[Chris]

I need to go to Surrey tomorrow night and back on Sunday morning a total of about 100 miles, maybe slightly more.

I have just under a quarter of a tank in my car and my wife’s is between quarter and half full but is a gas guzzler.

Not sure what to do

may have to take the train but that’s a bit of a hassle too at weekends.

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[monzer]

How long will it be before someone is found with 2 new fuel tanks welded in to the back of their mondeo estate?

 

[Riverbankannie]

I need to go to Surrey tomorrow night and back on Sunday morning a total of about 100 miles, maybe slightly more.

I have just under a quarter of a tank in my car and my wife’s is between quarter and half full but is a gas guzzler.

Not sure what to do

may have to take the train but that’s a bit of a hassle too at weekends.

I believe that the original story that started all this was that delivery was being prioritised to motorway services because not all deliveries could be fulfilled due to driver shortages. If you are going anywhere on the motorway you should be ok.

 

[mitzimad]

ONly stations with no ques in London are bp they are 12p a litre dearer

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[Vanderek]

 

[Chris]

ONly stations with no ques in London are bp they are 12p a litre dearer

There is a huge queue at my local BP in SE9

 

[FIDGET]

I was a fuel depot supervisor , back in the 70's when fuel to petrol stations was rationing was introduced , they were only allowed to order 80% of there normal orders , stupid idea as all that did was to make them order more often , cost our company a lot of time and money , as going out with tankers 80% loaded instead of full tankers , and nobody in the major companies head office , monitored it . So it was left to the delivering depot staff to take the brunt of complaints from garages & the public.

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[Jenka]

I believe that the original story that started all this was that delivery was being prioritised to motorway services because not all deliveries could be fulfilled due to driver shortages. If you are going anywhere on the motorway you should be ok.

Blue light garages and MW sites are not allowed to run dry by law .

 

[AlunandFelicie]

It’ll be the usual culprits ,retired folk with time on their hands who’ll happily queue all day with their engine running to put 3 litres into their tank even though the fuel they’ve already got would last them six months because they only use the car to pick up the shopping once a week or to visit the doctor.

 

[joe and sue]

And it has worked! At least as far as the authority to try to attract foreign drivers is concerned. But if the driver shortages in Poland, Germany + 1 other [brain fade] are as severe as reported, where will the Foreign Drivers come from? Seen a report that approximately 25,000 Foreign Drivers left UK around Brexit date

Steve

Just wondering, how many of these "Immigrants" hold a HGV licence ??

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[maison]

It’ll be the usual culprits ,retired folk with time on their hands who’ll happily queue all day with their engine running to put 3 litres into their tank even though the fuel they’ve already got would last them six months because they only use the car to pick up the shopping once a week or to visit the doctor.

Oi!

That’s ageist, that is!

 

[Puddleduck]

I spent almost an hour in the queue at Sainsbury to fill my car as I need to be at my parents' on Monday and didn't have enough to get me there. Just what I would normally do before the trip - fuel down to 1/4 so I filled the tank.

What annoyed me was the number of people filling fuel cans. The man in front of me filled his car (very little) and then filled two fuel cans - pay at pump. He than pulled to the next pump and filled a further 2 cans (also pay at pump) - he then tried to "go round again" by cutting into the queue but the attendant came out and asked him to leave.

My ghast was flabbered at his actions. We are such a small place that if he was a GP or other emergency worker people would have recognised him but he isn't - I do know who he is and that the fuel will be part of a hoard.

 

[big map]

Hotting up here in the Poole/Bournemouth area. Queues at all the usual stations.
More petrol pumps than diesel are closed off..... so far!

I found that either all pumps are out (Co-op Lilliput) or no diesel (Shell at the end of the Holes Bay Road). The queues for Shell on Bournemouth Road are causing chaos in the locality.

Tesco in Telford have no fuel and the service station at Shawbridge has a queue of at least 30 vehicles causing tailbacks.

We were going to Newton Abbot boat jumble tomorrow but we have decided the sensible option would be to give it a miss and conserve fuel.

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