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Many of us have known this for some time 😳
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Panic buying fuel
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I filled up just now, was driving past Sainsbury's as they opened just after a delivery. In the 10 minutes I was there queues were already stretched back blocking the road, idiots filling up cans in their boot, not actually in their car.
Don't normally fill up, but I can't put £20 in every couple of days now with the queues. The Mustang is unusable, luckily I have an old diesel for lugging stuff about, so that's the current daily!
Don't normally fill up, but I can't put £20 in every couple of days now with the queues. The Mustang is unusable, luckily I have an old diesel for lugging stuff about, so that's the current daily!
It’s been caused by a lack of tests for new drivers.
In all countries not just the one that left the EU.
But you just crack on with Brexit causes every problem.
In all countries not just the one that left the EU.
But you just crack on with Brexit causes every problem.
Just got around to that 2nd link and immediately noticed "But the Guardian believes the possible operation, first conceived during planning for a no-deal Brexit, could take up to three weeks to fully implement, while the Daily Telegraph highlights fears it could take too long to train the military drivers."
My point exactly. See post 192.
Stop digging Hugh.
My point exactly. See post 192.
Stop digging Hugh.
No fuel in Aylesbury at all....
Not looking good for work tomorrow
Let's hope someone gets a delivery and I can join a queue.....
This is starting to get tiresome.....
Not looking good for work tomorrow
Let's hope someone gets a delivery and I can join a queue.....
This is starting to get tiresome.....
And when I leave for work there are 3 garages open with queues like there's no tomorrow.
Starting to cancel lessons and focus on those with upcoming tests..
Just another level of I don't need...
Starting to cancel lessons and focus on those with upcoming tests..
Just another level of
I don't need...
Can it be long before some Govt halfwit suggests requiring welfare claimants to make themselves available to push cars that have run out of fuel? It would also slow traffic down to safe speeds.
And when I leave for work there are 3 garages open with queues like there's no tomorrow.
Starting to cancel lessons and focus on those with upcoming tests..
Just another level of I don't need...
Starting to cancel lessons and focus on those with upcoming tests..
Just another level of
I don't need...
2 garages on my route to the A12
One was out of fuel
The Sainsbury's in town.. they again we're queueing and blocking the dual carriageway
And when I leave for work there are 3 garages open with queues like there's no tomorrow.
Starting to cancel lessons and focus on those with upcoming tests..
Just another level of I don't need...
Starting to cancel lessons and focus on those with upcoming tests..
Just another level of
I don't need...
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Which is why there are (increasing) times when the government have to step in to offset the (destabilising and dangerous) effects of the publics behaviour.
Why would it be wrong or unwise to bring in a law that
no private car can refuel more than X litres,
no petrol in cans etc.
Exceptions for emergency services and goods vehicles which can fully refuel.
Time to stop the morons.
Why would it be wrong or unwise to bring in a law that
no private car can refuel more than X litres,
no petrol in cans etc.
Exceptions for emergency services and goods vehicles which can fully refuel.
Time to stop the morons.
I am sure you are right... but of course the Trots would object if they do, and object if they don't. Glad I am not working in Government! (ok, only a little bit of it!)
No, cos some people are dumb enough to go bonkers and strip the shelves of big roll, pasta, etc etc etc etc if they think there will be a shortage
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Then they will be getting their X litres more often than me🙄
But they won't be filling up jerry cans and queuing for petrol to fill up the last quarter of the tank.
What's your remedy for what is going on then?
But they won't be filling up jerry cans and queuing for petrol to fill up the last quarter of the tank.
What's your remedy for what is going on then?
250 miles a week for me on average which I'd say is above average but not high
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Just got around to that 2nd link and immediately noticed "But the Guardian believes the possible operation, first conceived during planning for a no-deal Brexit, could take up to three weeks to fully implement, while the Daily Telegraph highlights fears it could take too long to train the military drivers."
My point exactly. See post 192.
Stop digging Hugh.
My point exactly. See post 192.
Stop digging Hugh.
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The reason we have this crisis is because those garages not affected by the non delivery of fuel (because of not enough drivers) are being "raided" by morons who are taking as much fuel as they can load into their vehicles and jerry cans ( in a short timeline as a result of our wonderful media ) and thus those garages are running out of fuel too.
On a happier note, the garages in the town where I work were empty from mid Sunday onwards. They were re-filled yesterday afternoon and understandably there was a rush for people to buy fuel. The queues were not daft but people had a need. I drove into work this morning, no queues, the odd car filling up, no covers on pumps. It is not a high population area so demand is not daft but at least here the initial surge has calmed down.
The reports I've read and heard were suggesting the problem has been caused by large numbers of drivers buying small quantities, rather than large.
The truth is out there somewhere, but we'll probably never know what it is.
The truth is out there somewhere, but we'll probably never know what it is.