Fuel panic buying
12-09-2005, 06:48 PM
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Fuel panic buying
Can't get fuel for love nor money round here at the minute, needles just about touching the red so popped in to get some on the way home from work to find queue's over 1/4 mile long at the last station to have fuel left, there's 5 petrol stations in our town and all but 1 has sold out 
12-09-2005, 07:02 PM
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suport the blockades 
immwalkling to work all this week,,,,,,,,,,,,,, shame i also drive a van for work
the forklift is electric though so im doing something at least
immwalkling to work all this week,,,,,,,,,,,,,, shame i also drive a van for work
the forklift is electric though so im doing something at least
12-09-2005, 07:08 PM
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Support the blockades completely, just annoying everyone panic buying when if people were sensible the remaining fuel would last a lot longer 
12-09-2005, 07:11 PM
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i havent saw one que in any petrol station in nuneaton yet,infact i can see one petrol station from where im sitting now and it only has one car in it 
12-09-2005, 07:23 PM
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Even the petrol stations themselves are panic buying , Ive been busy as fook this week , day off today
I pulled onto a fourcourt to deliver and there was 12 cars waiting for me
The guy had only told them I was due any minute
I pulled onto a fourcourt to deliver and there was 12 cars waiting for me
The guy had only told them I was due any minute
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12-09-2005, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by st3v3
i havent saw one que in any petrol station in nuneaton yet,infact i can see one petrol station from where im sitting now and it only has one car in it
12-09-2005, 07:42 PM
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Got some today in Coventry, quiet as a mouse but haven't had a look since mid day.
Thing is there are peeps out there that are filling their tanks to the brim and probably only do 50 miles a week. the fule will last them till christmas.
I remeber last time this went on, i didn't do much mileage then and could cope without the car but their i was queing for a tank full like some numb nuts
If peeps didn't panic buy and there was no media coverage we would most likely never notice.
Thing is there are peeps out there that are filling their tanks to the brim and probably only do 50 miles a week.
the fule will last them till christmas.I remeber last time this went on, i didn't do much mileage then and could cope without the car but their i was queing for a tank full like some numb nuts
If peeps didn't panic buy and there was no media coverage we would most likely never notice.
12-09-2005, 07:50 PM
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Oh and i forgot, then we get the theiving scum whipping their petrol out of our tanks in the middle of the night
thank fook i got no fuel in me car
12-09-2005, 08:10 PM
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Same in and around Southend and Rayleigh - total madness.
Filled both cars up Sunday evening and avoided the long ques
Thats very probably going to be correct lol
Filled both cars up Sunday evening and avoided the long ques
Panic buying and I bet fook all happens, but everone buys loads of over priced fuel
Thats very probably going to be correct lol
12-09-2005, 08:11 PM
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james not being funny but that is exaclty what i was thinking, 2 weeks notice for a blockade, make everyone panic into buying fuel, i would say its deffo a marketing managers new business play to get this months sales targets with the extra price on fuel
bit like the man who garanteed a toothpaste company a 12% rise in sales over a year,,,,,,,,,,,, he made the hole in the toothpaste tube 25% bigger in diameter
bit like the man who garanteed a toothpaste company a 12% rise in sales over a year,,,,,,,,,,,, he made the hole in the toothpaste tube 25% bigger in diameter
12-09-2005, 08:37 PM
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same here in dudley, well the couple i passed on way home.
was busy at tesco this morning as well, but was running late, so couldnt be bothered to wait the 10 car length for the 91.5p / litre price.
next petrol station, there was about 4 cars on there
was busy at tesco this morning as well, but was running late, so couldnt be bothered to wait the 10 car length for the 91.5p / litre price.
next petrol station, there was about 4 cars on there
12-09-2005, 08:40 PM
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never had this bother when we all lived in caves.
Trouble is, cost of everything goes up. I say we should all take a week off , fcuk the lot of em and not subscribe to their price hikes,taxes, scare stories and all that...wish I lived miles from work so I could ring in and say the motor was empty and I can't make it in.
All gone mad in Licoln as well...asda has been shut 2 days now.......
Trouble is, cost of everything goes up. I say we should all take a week off , fcuk the lot of em and not subscribe to their price hikes,taxes, scare stories and all that...wish I lived miles from work so I could ring in and say the motor was empty and I can't make it in.
All gone mad in Licoln as well...asda has been shut 2 days now.......
12-09-2005, 08:51 PM
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Local station only had diesel left tonight, time to go look for another set of wheels this week end
Seriously though, I wanted to put the 2wd in the garage for a few jobs, but looks like I'm going to have to wait and see how things pan out as it has 1/2 tank of fuel which I may need to go to work
Seriously though, I wanted to put the 2wd in the garage for a few jobs, but looks like I'm going to have to wait and see how things pan out as it has 1/2 tank of fuel which I may need to go to work
12-09-2005, 10:10 PM
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Queing like fook today around Cambridge, was going to fill up the derv meister pug on the way home but queues were a joke
Popped out tonight at 9:30 and no queue but stations saying running low and expect delivery but wether it arrives or not is another thing Bloody good job, bastards for these fuel prices
Got my fuel for the week anyway
Popped out tonight at 9:30 and no queue but stations saying running low and expect delivery but wether it arrives or not is another thing
Bloody good job, bastards for these fuel prices Got my fuel for the week anyway
12-09-2005, 10:15 PM
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Can someone please tell me why there is a shortage of petrol in petrol stations?
I don't read papers and rarely watch the news and really don't know whats going on lol
I understand there is some kind of protest or something going on but why does that mean there is less petrol about
btw i have 10 gallons in my garage if anyone would like to put in a bid
I don't read papers and rarely watch the news and really don't know whats going on lol
I understand there is some kind of protest or something going on but why does that mean there is less petrol about btw i have 10 gallons in my garage if anyone would like to put in a bid
12-09-2005, 10:19 PM
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Why's everyone panic buying? There aint gonna be any blockades - just protests!
Blockades are currently illeagal over here so it wont be happening 'so jus chill winston'
Blockades are currently illeagal over here so it wont be happening 'so jus chill winston'