Is this the right time to be traveling around in a motorhome (1 Viewer)

[OldWomble]

Given the current fuel situation should we be traveling around in our motorhomes in the U.K. ?
We have a couple of trips coming up but thinking of changing the plans and staying close to home to support the local campsite as we only have a small amount of diesel.
Not sure if anyone else is thinking of changing their plans ?

Don’t worry, just go for it. There is no fuel shortage nationally, just a blip in supply created by a biased media trying to make negative headline. It’s already settled down around us.

 

[Spriddler]

Don’t drink wine so garage will be empty on return, years ago use to go over for long weekends stock up on tobacco then sell it to the lads on site and that paid for our trip away.

My pal who works for Transmanche thought of that as pre-Covid he used to take his wife and m/h over for the day, do a big shop and return for the staff rate of £5 (or it may be a bit more now). Unfortunately the pre-return antigen and 2 day PCR post-return tests would now add at least £120 to the trip cost.

 

[JJ]

What are you all like?

Don't you realise that Boris is in charge?

He sorts out everything, right?

JJ

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[marchie]

From Twitter this morning:

'An HGV Driver is for life, not just for Christmas ...'

Steve

 

[Kannon Fodda]

There is, we are told, plenty of fuel, it's simply a minor distribution problem, exacerbated by abnormal buying habits. On that basis there is no reason for people to stop trying to behave normally, and drive around as they would normally. I stress the word normally. So yes this is the right time to be travelling around in a motorhome.

 

[Nirvanauk]

We don’t have a fuel crisis just an idiot crisis.

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[69473]

Good job the French have tanker drivers!
A country with more fuel stations than the Uk, spread over a much larger landmass.
How they do it I don't know?
According to the Torygraph its a European problem, so expect fuel shortages if traveling to France.
Happy holidays.

 

[Dutch 68]

We might see a lot more of this over the winter and not just because of a lack of drivers, if you have a product which is quite popular and deemed an essential for a lot of people but feel that you could do with a lot more sales because you would like to raise the profile and stock market position of your company, all you need to do to achieve that now is to send an e mail to the various media outlets to tell them that stocks are really low, you will soon run out and that the product will be of the shelf for some time , blaming brexit and Covid , and there you go, your sales will explode the next day after the media reports about the shortage
Job jobbed

 

[PP Bear]

I'm expecting that once most people have brimmed their tanks (many no doubt for the first time ever) the panic will die down until someone posts on Faecesbook or Squitter that there's going to be a shortage of Botox or Newcastle Brown.

Once they’ve splashed our their Giro cash on extra fuel, instead of Newcastle Brown Ale, they’ll not afford it until the next Giro arrives.

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[marchie]

The articles I saw late yesterday referred to an acknowledgement that there is a 'minor' problem re HGV Drivers in the Supply Chain, but the WM PM said that there may be problems with 'the [sic wider] Supply Chain for several months', which is consistent with the report given to MPs last week by the Head of Logistics at Tesco that suppliers are all recruiting from the same, too small pool. So there is every possibility that September's fuel panic will become October's Fresh Fruit or Vegetables or Frozen Chicken Supply Chain problems as the HGV recruiters offer signing on bonuses to attract Drivers from elsewhere in the Logistics Sector; a sort of Musical Chairs on wheels ...

Steve

 

[The Lord Squid]

We don’t have a fuel crisis just an idiot crisis.

I agree but the idiot I have in mind might be different from any you're referring to.

 

[bobnick]

Wish i had a Motor Home to put diesel in

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[Coastal Cruiser.]

Wish i had a Motor Home to put diesel in

You can put diesel in mine, will make you feel a lot better.

 

[WESTY66]

We were planning on visiting the UK in a couple of weeks and were going to go in the MoHo. We've now decided to take the car instead, as we can get more mpg. My only worry is getting enough fuel to get to South Yorks, do what we need to do and get back to France!! It's not a trip I can postpone, really

It’s really easing up here in South Yorkshire, sure there are still the queues but only on the forecourt, I had no trouble filling the cars up on Monday morning when I got back from Lincoln as both the fuel low level lights was on

 

[WESTY66]

Wish i had a Motor Home to put diesel in

You can put diesel in mine, will make you feel a lot better.

Mines a smaller tank than his, fill mine it won’t cost you as much

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[Cheshirecat57]

We were planning on visiting the UK in a couple of weeks and were going to go in the MoHo. We've now decided to take the car instead, as we can get more mpg. My only worry is getting enough fuel to get to South Yorks, do what we need to do and get back to France!! It's not a trip I can postpone, really

dont worry there is loads of fuel ( except on the telly)

 

[pelican]

I'll be Doomed later as I'm down to my last half dozen.............

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hope you reinforced the shelf and their passed the sell by date

 

[Jamesh]

Why not go....

Why should BP, hoyer, RHA, MSM, idiot drivers etc stop you going away for a few days???

Having already had covid cancel holidays etc letting idiots both company, media and village stop your holiday for no good reason is ridiculous.

They need to pay better, provide better services, and stop writing inflammatory articles.

Smart motorway money would have been better spent on safe rest areas for drivers to properly rest thus saving lives.

Just my opinion.

Cheers James

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[spitfire]

Oh wow, that's a while!! Fingers crossed you can make it My husband's been over twice in the last four weeks but we're going together next time. It'll be my first visit since last December

Wouldn’t be at all if I didn’t have family there !

 

[marchie]

Why not go....

Why should BP, hoyer, RHA, MSM, idiot drivers etc stop you going away for a few days???

Having already had covid cancel holidays etc letting idiots both company, media and village stop your holiday for no good reason is ridiculous.

They need to pay better, provide better services, and stop writing inflammatory articles.

Smart motorway money would have been better spent on safe rest areas for drivers to properly rest thus saving lives.

Just my opinion.

Cheers James

Simon Woolfson, CEO of Next, who was also a keen supporter of leaving EU, but who argued for no curbs to immigration, said today that WWM Government had warning of the HGV Driver crisis months ago, but failed to act. He has warned in his remarks accompanying today's profits for Next that the Government must begin to address other Supply Chain issues now, to avoid a Fuel Crisis repeat, but in different Sectors.

If it's true that there's no smoke without fire, then 'inflammatory articles' can only be written when there is kindling, firelighters, fuel and a regular supply of oxygen.

Going back to peak COVID, there was a PPE crisis [IIRC, it was certainly a crisis], that was dealt with by a huge volunteer and charity effort with the 'Dunkirk Spirit' celebratory headlines. Henning Wehn, the UK based German comedian commented pithily 'In Germany, when we have to rely upon volunteers and charity to resolve our daily needs, we do not celebrate; we call it a failure of Government' and that seems spot on.

Steve

 

[Shrimp]

lol ok
Apart from traveling to the tunnel ( if you have enough fuel to get there ) should we be traveling around the U.K. on holidays given the horrendous fuel situation?

Not all of us are ‘travelling around……on holidays’ for some of us it’s life!

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[Swifter]

Not all of us are ‘travelling around……on holidays’ for some of us it’s life!

Indeed . My question was asked with regards to people using the motorhome for leisure rather than people living in them full time. Apologies if I didn’t make that obvious

 

[marchie]

Not all of us are ‘travelling around……on holidays’ for some of us it’s life!

Whilst for others, holidays are life, and vicki verka [the lady of my dreams ...]

Steve

 

[jollyrodger]

Will dig in the shed for my old conversion kit

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[Howard B]

Ill be heading up to West Yorks, Lincoln, Norfolk Broads & Suffolk coast in near future. Not changing my plans

 

[marchie]

Will dig in the shed for my old conversion kit View attachment 542612

Dad's Army episode with Corporal Jones's effusive 'They don't like it up 'em' demo puncturing the bag of gas ...

Steve

 

[lynnian]

Just seen on BBC news that reserve tankers being sent out to deliver fuel ! Have they started using the self driving lorries already ? Thought there was a driver shortage.
If there is turkey shortage at Christmas we are ok got 2 in the freezer . May consider selling one so I can pay for holidays next year

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[tonka]

This is my local filling station... Dont think this will ever run out...
Diesel only...

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[SpeedyDux]

Half mile queues on Monday. Today NO FUEL signs and a few numpties who can't read. Local Esso. Hopeless.

We are staying put for a few more days (or maybe longer) until the local Twilight Zone dissipates.

 

[mitzimad]

We went away last Thursday filled up as normal we had a family weekend on a campsite and were now bumbling about in the weymouth area.
Were at Oxford for a meet with friends and new friends this weekend and then home I doubt we have enough fuel to get us home but hope the rush will have subsided by then

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