Topic ID 942
I have just had a tip off that there may be a serious problem obtaining fuel over the next few days and that we should fill up tonight. I havn't managed to establish exactly why this is yet - but I thought I ought to pass it on.
Reply ID 10141
It might be a good idea to substantiate that "rumour" and detail some facts before starting a panic [:)]
Reply ID 10147
Yes - I'll delete until I know more. Hey! You've removed my little dustbin!
Reply ID 10162
Wow, just imagine not having enough petrol to get to work for the rest of the week and being forced to stay home and watch the cricket - how awful [}:)]
Reply ID 10164
quote:And not having a dustbin to put your rubbish in!!
Originally posted by Joby
Wow, just imagine not having enough petrol to get to work for the rest of the week and being forced to stay home and watch the cricket - how awful [}:)]
Reply ID 10170
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4221296.stm I am planning to keep my car topped up over the next week or soo. Humm not being able to make it to work... shame. Would take me over 2hrs to get to Luton! Gill
Reply ID 10173
"The group says all UK refineries will be blocked from 0600 BST on 14 September unless price cuts are made." So not for another week then.
Reply ID 10174
Although could spark mass panic buying.
Reply ID 10181
we could all get a scooter...100mpg!!
Reply ID 10182
quote:We couldn't all get on one scooter. Oh, you mean one each...
Originally posted by carlos fandango
we could all get a scooter...100mpg!!
Reply ID 10284
We were discussing this at work today, I am the only one not in a panic as I cycle or catch the train usually! Tim does now have a car but we very rarely use it and we have done without it for the past 4yrs. But just in case we do need it for an emergency we should be ok, topped up with petrol on Sunday but at an increased price![|)]
Reply ID 10287
If things get as bad as the 2000 blockades, does anyone know what priority fuel jobs are??
Reply ID 10291
Well the panic buying happened,bishop stortford had sold ouy Hertford A10 shut at 9.50 gasgoin way this morning a long cue and only to pumps.So much for the news advising calm!
Reply ID 10292
quote:Yup, queues at the petrol staion in Hoddesdon I'm looking at. <naive>However, maybe with the advance warning everyone will have filled up by the time of the "protest" and it won't be a problem. </naive>
Originally posted by del
Well the panic buying happened,bishop stortford had sold ouy Hertford A10 shut at 9.50 gasgoin way this morning a long cue and only to pumps.So much for the news advising calm!
Reply ID 10294
B**ger this, Im going back on Holiday!
Reply ID 10295
Dont blame you Vic,this is maddness,i was limited to how much i could buy!
Reply ID 10298
The people queueing for fuel at the Esso garage in Hertingfordbury Road are so focussed on getting into the garage they ignore the fact that there is a residential turning just before the entrance. Last night it took me twenty minutes to get into that turning and it took another 10 minutes to get out. What's wrong with common sense? Why can they not leave a gap. This happened 5 years ago during the last fuel protest and I spoke to the owner of the garage. I requested that he got a sign made up to put before the turning to remind people to leave a gap but he just laughed.
Reply ID 10300
Knew i should have bought that scooter this summer.
Reply ID 10301
As long as there is enough fuel for the beer delivery tomorrow..[;)]
Reply ID 10310
Not surprisingly, Esso have now run out of petrol.
Reply ID 10312
Looks like panic buying is in progress across the country.The attached BBC News article has comments about petrol stations running out all over. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/4238408.stm
Reply ID 10316
What is it about us all that makes us act so irrationally in the face of something like this? The queues outside petrol stations are ridiculous - what's the urgency? Right, I'm off to clear Tesco out of bread and milk, I heard it's going to snow for the next week.
Reply ID 10319
If anyone is interested, Esso do still have diesel (and no queues) .....
Reply ID 10322
Consider this... "If motorists want to save energy and money then, on AA Trust figures, merely driving at the legal limit of 70mph instead of 80mph would save 40p every 10 miles. As the Petrol Retailers' Association points out, if the government introduced a minimum purchase of £20, the rush to fill up because of a shortage that only arises out of panic buying would disappear. But that sounds too much like joined-up thinking."
Reply ID 10323
A minimum purchase should be at the retailers' discretion.
Reply ID 10326
This thread on the Ware website forum is relevant to Hertford and also contains some interesting info, like your fire insurance could be invalid if you store petrol on your premises: http://www.wareonline.co.uk/haveyoursay/topic.php?id=1116&whichpage=1
Reply ID 10328
How would a minimum purchase work? Supposing you need to top the car up in advance of a long journey yet you only put £17 worth of fuel in. If the minimum purchase was set to £20 would you then have to pay an extra £3 for nothing? And who would get the £3, the retailer or the government? Or would the retailer make you buy £3 worth of crisps and Ginsters?
Reply ID 10342
How we Brits love to queue.................for no reason
Reply ID 10343
Hey Dobbin - is it true there's going to be a national beer shortage? Best to panic buy folks!!! Let's see how long it takes for Hertford to run dry!
Reply ID 10345
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4243950.stm Petrol tankers still getting out of depots. Not as bigger impact as 2000.
Reply ID 10346
Damp squib ain't the word
Reply ID 10347
quote:Will try trying this evening!!
Originally posted by nora batty
Hey Dobbin - is it true there's going to be a national beer shortage? Best to panic buy folks!!! Let's see how long it takes for Hertford to run dry!