[News] There's no need to panic buy petrol

[crodonilson]

Mrs Crodo just been to top up her tank again and says the queues are less today which is good news.

 

[juliant]

Heard on the radio yesterday that the price of oil is going up and that some garages are also using the constant demand to hike prices knowing that people who have queued for ages are highly unlikely to complain . Anybody seen any of that and i wonder what the pump price will end up as even when all this ends ?

Our local BP garage has put his prices up 4 times since friday. Currently 1.60 a litre for diesel. The pitchforks are out !

 

[LamieRobertson]

Tesco Shoreham has fuel

Now closed

 

[Notters]

Surely they just say minimum spend is £30 irrrespective of how much you put in and if someone tops up with only £10 worth of petrol they still get charged £30.

That would be pretty harsh on anyone who has just had their benefits cut and can only afford a tenner's worth of fuel, which they need to go and see their dying relative.

 

[beorhthelm]

That would be pretty harsh on anyone who has just had their benefits cut and can only afford a tenner's worth of fuel, which they need to go and see their dying relative.

lets do nothing instead. bit harsh that person cant get any petrol at all to see their relative, but those are the choices we face when people are panic buying.

 

[A1X]

I need a full tank every 4 or 5 days at the moment. I can never really get to that stage.

I appreciate that, however you're going to be an exceptional case, I would wager 95% of the population do not need to refuel every 4-5 days.

 

[Chicken Run]

Mrs Crodo just been to top up her tank again and says the queues are less today which is good news.

I thought you two were afraid to go out in this covid infested world?


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[dsr-burnley]

Mrs Crodo just been to top up her tank again and says the queues are less today which is good news.

You were asking yesterday who are these people who are causing the long queues. It sounds like Mrs Crodo is one of them, which I would say removes her right to complain about others?

 

[Chicken Run]

That will happen sooner rather than later. I think exactly that occurred with every previous stampede for car fuel.

Millions of participants, especially in this WFH world, rushed to top up and then have barely used their cars.

Yep the WFH’s will be back to worrying about wether Cote or The Ivy can fit them in for a boozy Friday Lunch before you know it!!!


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[Neville's Breakfast]

You were asking yesterday who are these people who are causing the long queues. It sounds like Mrs Crodo is one of them, which I would say removes her right to complain about others?

Hmmm…have a think about the tale of Mr and Mrs Crodo

 

[dsr-burnley]

Surely they just say minimum spend is £30 irrrespective of how much you put in and if someone tops up with only £10 worth of petrol they still get charged £30.

There are specific laws about petrol prices and the display on the pump and on the forecourt sign. If someone puts in only £10 worth and gets charged for £30, then I reckon it will be impossible to enforce payment of a price per litre higher than what the pump said. It will be one of those contract terms that the business cannot enforce and the customer cannot in law agree to waive.

 

[Weststander]

Yep the WFH’s will be back to worrying about wether Cote or The Ivy can fit them in for a boozy Friday Lunch before you know it!!!


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In between loading the tumbledryer and watching daytime Escape to the Country.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

You were asking yesterday who are these people who are causing the long queues. It sounds like Mrs Crodo is one of them, which I would say removes her right to complain about others?

Ouch. Hook in the mouth whilst flapping around sounds painful. Is it?

 

[nickbrighton]

Surely they just say minimum spend is £30 irrrespective of how much you put in and if someone tops up with only £10 worth of petrol they still get charged £30.

unless you have a motor bike that wont take £30.00, or a petrol can as you ran out and have walked to get some. Or like me I only use a very small amount, I have 1/4 tank left, probably last me two weeks, so even usually I won't even attempt to refuel yet. In this situation when i need to refuel, id probably only put twenty quid in, as that would see me a good couple weeks

Simple solutions very rarely are. £30 max sounds a great idea unless you are trying to get to somewhere any distance away, or are running a business that requires lots of driving. There are lots of "simple solutions" that arent.The only simple solution that would work is if people only refuel as normal, and this "crisis" would be over in a few days, that however requires people to take responsibility for their own actions, and despite almost universal "i haven't panic bought" on these posts, clearly a lot of people have. The vast majority who have refiled when they wouldn't normally have done has directly contributed to and extended the problem. Some instances may be justified, but the vast majority arent

 

[sparkie]

The problem with minimum spend is that some people can’t afford it. When I started driving in the 90s I would often only have a spare fiver to get me through a few days of driving.

This. Why exclude those struggling on their last few pounds from buying fuel ? Pretty nasty thing to do.

 

[Chicken Run]

In between loading the tumbledryer and watching daytime Escape to the Country.

Is it any wonder that those who are opting to WFH claim they are more productive [emoji23]


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[Chicken Run]

Ouch. Hook in the mouth whilst flapping around sounds painful. Is it?

Good to know though that Ernest is well[emoji6]


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[Weststander]

Is it any wonder that those who are opting to WFH claim they are more productive [emoji23]


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At least TV viewing figures have gone up and there's plenty of daytime company to be found on nsc since 24th March 2020.

The UK on the move

 

[Brighton & Love]

It's going to be interesting to see what phone app will come out as the solution to all this.

 

[Brovion]

You were asking yesterday who are these people who are causing the long queues. It sounds like Mrs Crodo is one of them, which I would say removes her right to complain about others?

Mrs Crodo needs to get to the hairdressers regularly, so I think she's a deserving case.