Panic buying at the pumps

[adrian29uk]

Cue going up to PC Help to get fuel from Peacehaven Shell. What a joke. Expect this Shell to be empty within a couple of hours, then of course everyone will then rush to Telscombe so then this one will be empty too and then everyone will rush to Sainsburys, so then no one can get any sodding fuel.

Its only 110 miles to Luton, might cycle but by the time I get there my weekend will be finished and I will need to come back.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Too blooming right - my shed and garage are both full of full petrol cans; I hope I've got enough to get me through the weekend

 

[adrian29uk]

I aint cueing for an hour to get fuel.

 

[Slough Seagull]

Esso garage next to where I work was packed this morning...is nobody in this country capable of individual thought? All everyone seems to do is follow each other like f***ing sheep...

 

[Gazwag]

I filled up at the weekend after I saw an email about problems ahead, I assumed it was going to be another protest like before rather than a strike

 

[Gazwag]

Esso garage next to where I work was packed this morning...is nobody in this country capable of individual thought? All everyone seems to do is follow each other like f***ing sheep...

Same thing happens when Tesco is shut on Easter Sunday everybody has to make sure their cupboards are full in case they need something.

 

[adrian29uk]

Imagine what would happen if they said that the water was being switched off for 10 days, how long would it take for the shelfs to be empty

How many greedy bastards would completely fill their trolley without thinking of anyone else?

Its exactly the same with fuel. Some people will fill to the top, even if they work only a few miles away.

 

[scooter1]

I cycled through Sainsburys car park in Hove this morning and they were queing out to the little roundabout - this was at half 7. Wait til the school run is over, thats when the queues will kick off..

 

[Blackadder]

There's a simple solution.

Minimum spend of £25 for car owners. This will stop the queing up to squeeze the odd fiver in - "JUST IN CASE"

 

[Gully]

Imagine what would happen if they said that the water was being switched off for 10 days, how long would it take for the shelfs to be empty

How many greedy bastards would completely fill their trolley without thinking of anyone else?

Its exactly the same with fuel. Some people will fill to the top, even if they work only a few miles away.

Errr, that happened here last summer...although we didn't know how long it would be turned off for...cue people bulk buying bottled water in Tesco and flogging it off in the car park for vastly inflated prices. During the first couple of days, certainly up to the point where the bowsers were working properly, there were scuffles at water distribution points as people jostled to get more than their share of what was available.

Fortunately things then calmed down completely and people behaved in a more responsible and thoughtful manner.

 

[steward 433]

I got 900 odd miles to do between tomorrow and Monday

Better not get stuck at Donington

 

[withdeanwombat]

Filled my CV 1 three weeks ago.

Probably need some more by the end of July.

Its the £35 road fund thats the killer.

 

[TonyW]

From the BBC....

"The union claims drivers' average pay before overtime of £32,000 has not increased since 1992. It suggests a wage of £36,000 a year would be fairer."

36 grand to drive a f***ing truck - wankers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tanker wankers!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lush]

There's a simple solution.

Minimum spend of £25 for car owners. This will stop the queing up to squeeze the odd fiver in - "JUST IN CASE"

But I can only get £20 worth in the mini...

 

[steward 433]

But I can only get £20 worth in the mini...

f***ing hell Lush!! £20 :thud:

Last time i filled up my Mondeo was £85 in diesel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gully]

If you think that is well paid to drive a tanker on the road then how about the blokes who drive fuel bowsers at airports...I gather they can earn £50k a year, no problem.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

From the BBC....

"The union claims drivers' average pay before overtime of £32,000 has not increased since 1992. It suggests a wage of £36,000 a year would be fairer."

36 grand to drive a f***ing truck - wankers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tanker wankers!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bearing in mind that the annual earnings of Shell (in the UK) are £13,900,000,000, I'm not surprised that tanker drivers think that they might like a bit more.

 

[Lush]

f***ing hell Lush!! £20 :thud:

Last time i filled up my Mondeo was £85 in diesel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was £18 until about a month ago when the prices went up.

 

[steward 433]

It was £18 until about a month ago when the prices went up.

How small is your tank


Can get 70 litres in mine

 

[Lush]

Actually this is a classic example of the irresponsibility of the media. There wouldn't be a problem if they didn't suggest that there might be in order to get more listeners/sell more papers etc. This isn't a question of freedom of information/keeping the public informed. It's just scaremongering for profits.