Petrol running low

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FUEL pumps ran dry as panic buying motorists swamped garage forecourts amid a hauliers’ strike threat.
Drivers raced to the pumps, with massive queues outside one Tesco store disrupting traffic at the entrance to the supermarket.
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Supplies can’t keep up, it is the same everywhere.”...

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/2012/03/28/panic-buying-sees-pumps-run-dry-in-north-wales-55578-30639927/

funkycoldribena

johncas1 wrote: »

Has anyone has ian petrol stations running out seems in Leicester everyone is panic buying shell has ran out Tescos and loads of other garages even the super unleadded has gone seems when Tescos run out they all go to the more expensive place down the road chain reaction and they have not ev en announced a strike date the army will be useless as the garages are selling more petrol then the fuel cpmpanys can supply the army can deliver a load but it will be gone in notime once people get word the load has been deliverd and you got the petrol can brigade all stocking up someone even filled up 4 cans all at once saying get it while you can

How did anyone even understand this???????
And who's Ian?

wba31

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/army-to-provide-surly-24%11hour-garage-service-201203265055/

Premier_2

funkycoldribena wrote: »

How did anyone even understand this???????
And who's Ian?

It wasn't too difficult for most of us. Maybe this helps to explain?

Motorists started to panic-buy fuel yesterday as Government officials warned them to prepare for a rolling national strike by militant tanker drivers
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When asked if the Government would advise drivers to fill up, Downing Street’s official spokesman said: ‘People will draw their own conclusions.’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2121099/Fuel-strike-No-10-fuels-petrol-panic-drivers-urged-prepare-shortages.html

GolfBravo

Yay! Time to get on the bike and lose a few pounds then! No more excuses.


PS
OMG! :eek:

Itismehonest

They have to give 7 days notice of a strike. Not much point panic-buying when there's not even a date yet.

spadoosh

I didnt think the strike was planned for another couple of weeks. People are as'ses! Theyll fill up and probably run out exactly when the fuel strike is on, 'dud if only i'd filled up sooner'

And why are we expecting it to be a crisis. The army are taking over, the last time they did this they put the fire brigade to shame!!

And Jennifer_Jane, now youre back from the petrol station how is it pragmatic? You ever think about all the vehicles that need to fuel everyday that will struggle because you car is half full. Haulage companies will suffer, tradesmen will suffer, ambulances, fire engines, police patrol cars, taxis, all will suffer because you feel the need to have half a tank of fuel doing nothing. I refer you back to the original post of 'selfish, mindless, idiocy'.

This is what nearly killed (did kinda kill) northern rock

Premier_2

Itismehonest wrote: »

They have to give 7 days notice of a strike. Not much point panic-buying when there's not even a date yet.

So should we all wait until they give us the 7 days notice before we all start panic buying?

And what if all the pumps are already dry by then???

Itismehonest

Premier wrote: »

So should we all wait until they give us the 7 days notice before we all start panic buying?

And what if all the pumps are already dry by then???

:rotfl:
Do you have a nuclear bunker in the garden, too?

The military will be brought in long before the country grinds to a halt because of some politically motivated union arm-twisting. There may be shortages in certain areas but if you have more than one petrol station in your area I'm sure they will have some between them somewhere. What will probably happen is they will start to ration how much each customer can buy & even take opening in turns. That's what happened when the last shortage happened.

alinwales

Premier wrote: »

So should we all wait until they give us the 7 days notice before we all start panic buying?

And what if all the pumps are already dry by then???

I think if everyone panic buys this week, then there's plenty of time for the forecourts to be refilled by the time a strike actually starts (if/when)... and then the queues will be just as long... for people putting a single gallon in their cars - but they then wont be short of fuel.

I gotta refuel anyways, but will do it at 6am and hope asda is quiet then.