oowee Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, captainhastings said: Government are bunch of plonkers all they had to do was stop the news banging on about running out of fuel and job done no more issue. Pretty sure transport secretary said he wasn't going to bring in foreign drivers too because it just undercuts our drivers and causes another issue but looks that he has changed his mind on that one too. So we can look forward to a load of lorry drivers that like to drive on the wrong side of the road and or fall asleep If they can do it in N Korea why not here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 54 minutes ago, Fisheruk said: There’s only so much people can put in their tanks, when they a full they are full That is technically correct. However, round here we seem to have halfwits who fill up - then drive around looking for what has fuel, where there are queues etc. - until they need more fuel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 1 hour ago, JohnfromUK said: That is technically correct. However, round here we seem to have halfwits who fill up - then drive around looking for what has fuel, where there are queues etc. - until they need more fuel! AKA self perpetuation! 3 hours ago, JDog said: This afternoon I went for petrol, not quite locally as I had to take in a bean stubble on the way. There were no queues and the price of petrol had not gone up since I was last there. There was however a maximum charge sign showing that charge to be £30. To me that was pointless. A minimum charge of the same sum would deter all of those whose tank is just about full but who persist in filling up at every petrol station they come across. Oh wouldn't that be wonderful, set off for Glasgow and stop every 40 miles to fill up again. a steady journey would run in to nearly a week. But I bet they are out there! Personally I have enough fuel to get to work for the 4 shifts, as I get down to a quarter of a tank I will put some more in as and when I see a garage without a queue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhastings Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 2 hours ago, oowee said: If they can do it in N Korea why not here? The news is no longer fit for purpose of the days of a news reader reading a story of a plane crash and the next breath an ostrich running down the road with out a flicker of expression are long gone. Now its just like some sort of reality tv to get viewings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 So all fuel stations round here were fine last week now because of absolute *insert word here* we have two or three closed due to panic filling.. if people just carried on as normal they wouldn't run out and would of been re filled the normal fashion. But noooooo had to think bo having like .4% of their stations low meant the world was ending... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 Filled up today in Forest Row East Sussex no problem at all. The garage was busy but not queues back up the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 This isn't a devious plan to make us all go electric is it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 The Government will be quite happy all the D***s are swelling there coffers in tax and taking the minds off covid or other problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 13 minutes ago, Walker570 said: This isn't a devious plan to make us all go electric is it ? Test driving a pure electric on Tuesday- was planned prior to this as her ladyship is due a new car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 15 minutes ago, Walker570 said: This isn't a devious plan to make us all go electric is it ? We do not have the capacity for that. Will be even worse than this mini fuel panic. Some petrol stations are closed now near here but sadly both our cars were filled up towards the end of last week before the panic so we have missed out on the excitement and had to just carry on with our weekend like normal humans. The ammunition shortage is affecting me much more. Was shooting geese with steel dust on Thursday and then foxes with pic-an-mix .223 on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave-G Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 7 hours ago, captainhastings said: Government are bunch of plonkers all they had to do was stop the news banging on about running out of fuel and job done no more issue. Pretty sure transport secretary said he wasn't going to bring in foreign drivers too because it just undercuts our drivers and causes another issue but looks that he has changed his mind on that one too. So we can look forward to a load of lorry drivers that like to drive on the wrong side of the road and or fall asleep Ah, screw the press freedoms then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Interesting to see a garage in Kidderminster on the BBC News this morning. The owner as stating that they have plenty of fuel! He also said they were prioritising NHS workers. So what about every other person who needs fuel to get to work? And how does it work that "they have plenty of fuel", but are prioritising the NHS workers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhastings Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 6 hours ago, Dave-G said: Ah, screw the press freedoms then? They talk rubbish and sensationalize every and are biased. Amir Khan was just on shy news harping on about being thrown off a plane and then he mentions it was a few days after 911. So it took him 20 years to mention and no one really cares anyway. Really news worthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Interesting to see a garage in Kidderminster on the BBC News this morning That’s not far from me where they have been filling up, then driving around looking for empty pumps to post about on social media! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 No petrol problems round here. Everybody has a full tank Very full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 32 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: That’s not far from me where they have been filling up, then driving around looking for empty pumps to post about on social media! Is that that the Callow Oils garage in Chaddesley Corbett? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Just now, old'un said: Is that that the Callow Oils garage in Chaddesley Corbett? No, not any specific station - just local Facebook posts saying "I filled at XXXX and driving around since have noticed that neither YYYY or ZZZZ have diesel and XYZ only has diesel ......" etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 10 hours ago, strimmer_13 said: Yes but electric car owners have to spend their whole life panicing about finding somewhere to charge their cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 3 month visa scheme are we desperate? Asking the EU for a bail out. Army on standby it's all going so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 We would have been OK until the news reports mention no fuel delivery's due to shortage of drivers. Typical panik buying takes over any common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 only shortage is the brains to see this is a scam by gump and his cronies to keep cheap eu labour going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 21 hours ago, Walker570 said: This isn't a devious plan to make us all go electric is it ? It is likely to be a devious plan by somebody as everyone keeps insisting we are not actually short of fuel if everyone behaved as usual. For some reason a couple of stations were short and it got reported as a fuel crisis, we now have a fuel crisis. Top of my list is big business wanting a return to access to foreign labour in order to keep UK wage levels down. Second is Stanlow refinery trying to worm out its £250m tax bill by copying the CF fertilser (next door but one down the road) tactic of creating a shortage (CO2) so the Government will bail them out in some way Thirdly a foreign power poo stirring by encouraging the media to cause panic buying, that could be France over the sub deal or Russia/China just for a laugh. It does show just how easy it is to do, much easier to get a reaction than gluing yourself to a motorway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) Is it only me who can see what's going on with the fuel"crisis ". As well as an H.G.V. licence petrol tanker drivers also need an A.D.R qualification . There is a shortage of H.G.V. drivers that's true ,however H.G.V drivers cannot drive tankers without the A.D.R. qualification. Last week we had A.D.R. drivers since then NOTHING has changed we still have exactly the same number of A.D.R. tanker drivers who were driving last week and will be next week. As a by line we also have thousand's of service personnel who can drive A.D.R. tankers ,pictures on B.B.C news tonight of hundreds of Army fuel tankers presumably with drivers as well. The panic we are now experiencing has been generated by the government in order to raise revenues to pay for the covid epidemic . Let me explain ,how can the government raise money quickly ? ,they have already put income tax and national insurance up by 1.25 % a couple of weeks ago so that's a non starter, and just too politically damaging and suicide for a conservative low tax government , next whats the product that attracts the most tax ? petrol/diesel ( 58p per litre at the moment ) o.k. how do we get the public to buy more petrol /diesel and put millions into the treasury over night , easy just put a leak out to the press about potential fuel supply problems and ........BINGO that's how it's done good people . 0 comments Edited September 27, 2021 by Jega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 they are so stupid filling up like they are,there was lots of fuel out there, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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