Top tip. If you want a stress free, hassle free existence then don’t work as a trade plater delivering cars in the midst of a nationwide fuel crisis. If anyone had any delusions that the message about there being no fuel shortage was getting through, think again. The behaviour I witnessed at times today was nothing short of moronic.
Having delivered a car near Wembley first thing I hopped on a bus for a 45 minute journey to Edgware. That journey would have extended to over 90 minutes, owing to the log jam at a roundabout where a filling station was located.
From the top deck of the bus I saw a queue about 20 deep of customers on foot carrying jerry cans. The queue of vehicles extended as far as I could see along the main road and round the roundabout itself, having a knock on effect on all the roads approaching the island. I got off and walked the last two miles to my next job.
Having collected that I travelled up the A1 and did not pass a single filling station with available fuel until I had less than 10 miles in the tank, almost at Peterborough. I literally needed 40 miles’ fuel to complete the delivery or I would have had to park the vehicle at the roadside.
Suffice to say, I am not going to even try to earn any money this week after the chaos today. It’s more hassle than it’s worth. Still, as long as everyone can leave their fully refuelled cars on the driveway, you know, just in case they need to drive them in the next week or so, I’m happy to set my livelihood to one side for their benefit.
The world has gone absolutely bonkers.
