Don't Panic

[WaveJumper]

Don’t panic they say, that’s like red to a bull. One end of our development we have new road works and temporary traffic lights. No problem I thought ill come back via the ring road only to get caught in a massive traffic jam where people are queuing to get into the Tesco petrol garage.

 

[Mark T Jones]

I couldn't believe it - I went to get petrol to beat the panic-buy rush and the idiots were already queuing up!

 

[UrbanRetail]

I've just arrived home after putting £40 in my car. I was called a selfish c**t which was nice.

 

[Newchodge]

I've just arrived home after putting £40 in my car. I was called a selfish c**t which was nice.

Families huh!

 

[Mark T Jones]

I've just arrived home after putting £40 in my car. I was called a selfish c**t which was nice.

They called me far worse when I started filling milk bottles!

 

[WaveJumper]

I've just arrived home after putting £40 in my car. I was called a selfish c**t which was nice.

When I do get around to filling up the 4x4 ready to go to a funeral on Tuesday (several hundred miles away) based on your experience ill probably get lynched. I had better go under the cover of darkness …….. if there’s any left of course

 

[WaveJumper]

They called me far worse when I started filling milk bottles!

I might have to have a word with the local fish & chip shop again

 

[Mark T Jones]

When I do get around to filling up the 4x4 ready to go to a funeral on Tuesday (several hundred miles away) based on your experience ill probably get lynched. I had better go under the cover of darkness …….. if there’s any left of course

There will be plenty of darkness - everything else is running out.

 

[WaveJumper]

There will be plenty of darkness - everything else is running out.

You are so right there, I was just thinking though thats ok I'll get the generator out my son's exhibition trailer ........ then remembered dam it runs on petrol

 

[WaveJumper]

@Mark T Jones keep it to yourself rumour has it the government are going to ban Christmas festive lights in a bid to save energy. Judging by the reaction at the fuel pumps today if you have your house covered in festive lights you could get your windows stoned

 

[thetiger2015]

Again...people have just read the headline and freaked out. It's the toilet roll Armageddon all over again. Queues everywhere.

 

[IanSuth]

Annoyingly my bike is on reserve but i refuse to go out and join a queue, i will either use my diesel car or walk until it settles down

 

[Clodbuster]

Toilet Roll scenario. BP close 10% of their outlets and the sky falls down. The media really do stimulate panic buying. Feel like starting the "Henny Penny" award issued to the rag that stimulates the greatest fake panic.

 

[WaveJumper]

Toilet Roll scenario. BP close 10% of their outlets and the sky falls down. The media really do stimulate panic buying. Feel like starting the "Henny Penny" award issued to the rag that stimulates the greatest fake panic.

I nominate LBC Radio

 

[Deleted member 59730]

rumour has it the government are going to ban Christmas festive lights in a bid to save energy.

We are back to the days of Ted Heath then.

 

[fisicx]

These were the queues at the local petrol stations today:

(I can remember pushing the car to the garage to fill up).

 

[Ozzy]

I drove to Brighton and back yesterday recording a video for UKBF (being released at a later date) so had to fill up the gas guzzler twice, once before I left and again when I got back and felt like I had to hire protection both times.

So true though... "Don't panic" so what do people do....

 

[NickGrogan]

Filled up this morning.

No queue.

Straight to the pump and out.

 

[roydmoorian]

We spend upwards of £5k a month on diesel.

Next weeks fuel card pump price for derv £133.17
(110.98 + VAT) that’s a 2.06 p p l increase week on week.
That’s around £400 per tanker load. I doubt tanker drivers pay has gone up anything approaching 25% of that.
There’s absolutely no shortage of fuel at the refineries we are told by ministers , so a rise of this magnitude can ONLY be profiteering.
High street filling stations should have a standing minimum £25 charge to enter their forecourts and if the vehicle won’t take that much fuel then the car driver should forfeit the surplus cash.

 

[Ozzy]

High street filling stations should have a standing minimum £25 charge to enter their forecourts and if the vehicle won’t take that much fuel then the car driver should forfeit the surplus cash.

Seems a bit harsh, my motorbike only holds about £15 to fill the tank.

 

[roydmoorian]

Seems a bit harsh, my motorbike only holds about £15 to fill the tank.

OK make it half a tank on a bike

 

[Bob Morgan]

I find it absolutely amazing that the likes of the 'Daily Fail' can wake one morning and find that we are suddenly missing 100,000 Truck Drivers, 50,000 Hospital Doctors and Empty Petrol Stations!

 

[Newchodge]

We spend upwards of £5k a month on diesel.

Next weeks fuel card pump price for derv £133.17
(110.98 + VAT) that’s a 2.06 p p l increase week on week.
That’s around £400 per tanker load. I doubt tanker drivers pay has gone up anything approaching 25% of that.
There’s absolutely no shortage of fuel at the refineries we are told by ministers , so a rise of this magnitude can ONLY be profiteering.
High street filling stations should have a standing minimum £25 charge to enter their forecourts and if the vehicle won’t take that much fuel then the car driver should forfeit the surplus cash.

Agreed, but one particularly stupid garage chain has put a £30 MAXIMUM spend. Do they have brains?

 

[alan1302]

Agreed, but one particularly stupid garage chain has put a £30 MAXIMUM spend. Do they have brains?

It was Eurogarages whos owners have done so well with their garages they have just bought the Asda supermarket - so yes, they very much have some brains.

 

[fisicx]

Can’t get fuel anywhere. Stupid panic buying means we can’t go see parents tomorrow.

 

[WaveJumper]

Listening to the news yesterday they had a guy on representing the trucking industry apparently there’s 600,000 registered HGV drivers in the UK but only around 300,000 actively driving at the moment, the rest must be working for Tesco. Like everything else our leaders seem to just sit on their collective hands until the sh…. hits the fan

 

[WaveJumper]

Can’t get fuel anywhere. Stupid panic buying means we can’t go see parents tomorrow.

Tesco's, Shell and BP all run out here so no visiting for me either today just hope I can fill up tomorrow when the majority go back to work. Have to pick mother up on Tuesday for a 250 plus round trip to attend a family funeral

 

[fisicx]

Agreed, but one particularly stupid garage chain has put a £30 MAXIMUM spend. Do they have brains?

I can fill up the car for £30. Nobody needs a big engine. Small cars can easily drive at the speed limit.

 

[Newchodge]

I can fill up the car for £30. Nobody needs a big engine. Small cars can easily drive at the speed limit.

Possibly true, but not of much help at the moment. People have the cars that they have. I drive an ordinary saloon car and it costs over £60 to fill it up. I am not planning to change the car tomorrow because of a short-term issue.

 

[Mark T Jones]

Can’t get fuel anywhere. Stupid panic buying means we can’t go see parents tomorrow.

.hey - you live near me! Where has run out?

We are off to the in-laws - I can just show them the photo.

 

[fisicx]

We were out with friends last night and no fuel in Alton, Odiham, Farnham, Aldershot, Farnborough, Camberley, Yately and Bracknell.

Everywhere I went yesterday the road be blocked with people queuing for fuel. All because the media incorrectly reported a shortage. There isn't. All that happened is a delay in delivery for some petrol stations. Everyone else was OK. But now the idiot brigade have drained the tanks it's going to take longer to recover.

 

[Mark T Jones]

Just driven from alton to Bournemouth

No more than 10 minute queue at any garage - no queues at some

I suspect the problem really is that short lived

 

[Newchodge]

There are 2 garages here in the (north east) village. Both charge the same (low) price. The one at the end of the 'posh' estate had a queue of 5 cars earlier. The other had no queue.

 

[AllUpHere]

You townies are a funny bunch. We popped out yesterday and went past a petrol station with cars at every pump ( but no queue) so I though 'sod that'. Next one we went past, I drove straight to a pump, said 'fill 'er up', had a quick chat about the price of logs with the attendant, and that was that.

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

I have half a tank of Diesel in the van, half a tank of Diesel in the wife's car, half a tank in the Z3 and the car I want to borrow, my daughters, has been driven on near empty for a week

 

[Chris Ashdown]

I find it absolutely amazing that the likes of the 'Daily Fail' can wake one morning and find that we are suddenly missing 100,000 Truck Drivers, 50,000 Hospital Doctors and Empty Petrol Stations!

Not missing empty filling stations apparently now lots of them

 

[Bob Morgan]

Not missing empty filling stations apparently now lots of them

Who knows what might happen next? - The Daily Fail is leading with "Boris set to call-in the Salvation Army!"

 

[Newchodge]

Who knows what might happen next? - The Daily Fail is leading with "Boris set to call-in the Salvation Army!"

I am expecting an announcement that everyone should work from home to save fuel.

 

[WaveJumper]

I am expecting an announcement that everyone should work from home to save fuel.

You might have mentioned this earlier @Newchodge I just queued for for over an hour at Tesco to get my unleaded

 

[Clodbuster]

At my morning swim a fellow swimmer lady say she was now going to queue for fuel, Asked how much she had she had 3/4 tank about 450 miles. She only does about 400 a month but still could not see she would be better off waiting until the panic had died down. This shortage is totally self inflicted entirely on the statement of one remoaner.