Petrol Crisis! What Petrol Crisis?

Parker · 28th March 2012, 20:01

Genuinely needed fuel on the way home from work, no fuel at my local Esso so having to grab some groceries drove to Tesco to find cars out onto the main road

30 minutes later I'm refuelled.

Catching the news for the first time today I see the Right Honourable Maude is announcing on the news to stock up with jerry cans and no industrial action even announced yet!

Good call

Canonite · 28th March 2012, 20:04

Last attempt to rake in some valuable tax revenue before the end of the financial year perhaps?
Ooh cynical...

FLYER · 28th March 2012, 20:05

I'm hoping they run out so i can get a week or two off

Deadman · 28th March 2012, 20:06

You have to love the panic merchants.

andyg2011 · 28th March 2012, 20:07

I went to morrison b4 to find the petrol forecourt full and I even saw a fight. This is blooming mad eh

Dashiel · 28th March 2012, 20:08

Keep a jerrycans in the garage...
Just shows how removed from average people he is
Lots of people don't have a garage
And don't have a jerrycans either
Not to mention storing petrol being hazardous
So this is what it has come to
Being lectured to by a toff who is a twit to boot

Canonite · 28th March 2012, 20:10

I'd love to see Francis Maude queueing in the traffic to fill his car up......oh wait, he has his chauffeur do it for him.

uk_dave&gill · 28th March 2012, 20:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyg2011

I went to morrison b4 to find the petrol forecourt full and I even saw a fight. This is blooming mad eh

We filled up at Morrisons this afternoon, around 4:00 so not at the sort of time that folks would be coming out of work, and they were queuing three/four/five deep at all 12 or so pumps (didn't see any fights though!)

Thing is, even if there is no strike, the media (and MPs so it seems) are already stirring things up which means panic buying has already begun.....

trebor · 28th March 2012, 20:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyg2011

I went to morrison b4 to find the petrol forecourt full and I even saw a fight. This is blooming mad eh

I told you to behave yourself Andy! I have just paid £1.52 per litre for unleaded that's about £6.90 per gallon !

calibrax · 28th March 2012, 20:22

Filled up at BP Gatwick at around 6.30pm today. no queues, no problems. and the price was the same as at my local Esso garage in Rochester (diesel, 147.9p). Put in £80 worth, which will last me about a week.

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calibrax Posted a thing or two BMW 4 Series Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rochester, Kent Posts: 1,975 Thanks: 29 Thanked 37 Times in 28 Posts	Filled up at BP Gatwick at around 6.30pm today. no queues, no problems. and the price was the same as at my local Esso garage in Rochester (diesel, 147.9p). Put in £80 worth, which will last me about a week. __________________ Steve 2004 MG ZT+ CDTi 160 (sadly now gone!) 2015 BMW 435d GranCoupe XDrive

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Canonite This is my second home BMW 330d Tourer, MG ZT 180 SE XPG, VW Polo 6R 1.2 TDI Bluemotion Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: York Posts: 6,022 Thanks: 363 Thanked 574 Times in 319 Posts	Last attempt to rake in some valuable tax revenue before the end of the financial year perhaps? Ooh cynical...

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FLYER Banned rover75 cdti AUTO TOURER 160 bhp. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 35,346 Thanks: 2,985 Thanked 3,685 Times in 2,463 Posts	I'm hoping they run out so i can get a week or two off

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Deadman Regular poster Rover 75 Club SE 1.8 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Paisley Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You have to love the panic merchants.

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Dashiel Posted a thing or two Rover 75 V6 2.0 Club Tourer LPG Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South East Posts: 1,405 Thanks: 3 Thanked 39 Times in 34 Posts	Keep a jerrycans in the garage... Just shows how removed from average people he is Lots of people don't have a garage And don't have a jerrycans either Not to mention storing petrol being hazardous So this is what it has come to Being lectured to by a toff who is a twit to boot

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Canonite This is my second home BMW 330d Tourer, MG ZT 180 SE XPG, VW Polo 6R 1.2 TDI Bluemotion Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: York Posts: 6,022 Thanks: 363 Thanked 574 Times in 319 Posts	I'd love to see Francis Maude queueing in the traffic to fill his car up......oh wait, he has his chauffeur do it for him.