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Free petrol in Gateshead!

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  • 10JH
    10JH Posts: 287 Forumite
    Surpised they don't ban this kind of thing.

    Has caused havoc before - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7599639.stm
  • d123
    d123 Posts: 8,761 Forumite
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    davedunn wrote: »
    Anyone know whether they are doing this tomorrow too? If so I'll definitely be having some!

    As I understand it, the next giveaway is in Horsham on the weekend, so a long way to go from Tyneside.
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  • davedunn
    davedunn Posts: 68 Forumite
    d123 wrote: »
    As I understand it, the next giveaway is in Horsham on the weekend, so a long way to go from Tyneside.

    Yes, that would be a bit of a journey for £20 of fuel lol.

    Thanks :)
  • sportysusie
    sportysusie Posts: 3 Newbie
    d123 wrote: »
    As I understand it, the next giveaway is in Horsham on the weekend, so a long way to go from Tyneside.

    Yes I hear it is in Horsham this Saturday at the Texaco garge on Brighton Road from 10am - 2pm. :T
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,626 Forumite
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    d123 wrote: »
    It's causing quite some chaos according to the traffic reports on the radio there are now tailbacks of about 4 miles (all the way to the Tyne bridge), and motorists are double queuing in the running lane of the road trying to force their way into the queue who are waiting.

    Traffic reports are now reporting total gridlock on all roads south out of Gateshead.

    You have to question how much money people really saved if they were at the back of that half mile queue? Fuel keeping the car ticking over, clutch usage, etc, etc - on an hourly rate it probably worked out at the minimum wage..
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