- Location
- Bay of Plenty NZ
Because it is in alleged short supply so why not? I can keep it in my shed for a few years along with my container full of toilet rolls.
Any one else panicking
- Thread starter roscoe erf
- Start date
- Location
- West Wales
Roger Perry
Member
Why not do what all American farmers & ranchers do, just fill everything with tractor diesel, pickups' run just as good no matter the color..!
- Location
- West Wales
£2000 fine plus vehicle is taken away and crushed apparently
Not covered on insurance either if you have a smash/someone drives into you, unsure about MOT’s too.
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
- Location
- sw scotland
Figures today show a tiny drop in migrant drivers but much larger drop in UK drivers in past 2 years. So not all a new problem even though the fuel issue is consumer driven madness
covid, they haven't been able to take their tests
grainboy
Member
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Probably 25 odd % delay in delivery, combined with 25 odd % panic buying,
Leads to 50 % difference in the normal supply chain.
that’s why we are fudged,
Just shows how vulnerable we are,
God help us if we have real reasons.
Leads to 50 % difference in the normal supply chain.
that’s why we are fudged,
Just shows how vulnerable we are,
God help us if we have real reasons.
spanners and hammers
Member
- Location
- cambridgeshire
we should send the army in .. they can take a riot stick with them and bash every tw**t at the petrol station thats panicking 
Devil's advocate
Member
- Location
- Posh side of Barnsley
You seem very out of touch, those who pay the least normally are now paying the most. Firms like Stobart advertising at £24 per hour.
- Location
- South wales
I wouldn’t ask tbh but he would I’m sure if it came to not being able to fuel up anywhere
Lorry driver shortage 'could put Christmas deliveries at risk'
Shortfall of 45,000-50,000 drivers may also harm the UK’s economic recovery, according to the Road Haulage Associationthis is from over 5 years ago when we were in EU
Roger Perry
Member
£2000 fine plus vehicle is taken away and crushed apparently
Geez, takes all the fun out of life......
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Maybe that's what it is all about, leading up to telling us all it is going to be another shite Christmas with no food or toys but at least this year we will get to see Granny (provided it doesn't involve travelling)
holywell farmer
Member
- Location
- holywell, north wales
Not sure if prices have gone up locally
Strong suspicions that the RHA and the large hauliers they represent are trying to twist the govts arm to let foreign drivers in. Look how good it was for the big firms before, plenty of EU drivers willing to work for minimum wage and even better park up on industrial estates peeing in a plastic bottle and crapping in a carrier bag for days on end.
Filling stations do run out of fuel at the best of times, our local ones infrequently have "no diesel" or "no unleaded" signs up.
A local filling station owner explained it on the radio this morning, the system has plenty of capacity if the 30 million vehicles on the road each buys their usual 50 or so litres once a fortnight, if however 15 million vehicles descend in one day all wanting 10 or 15 litres to top their tanks chaos ensues.
I've driven past four filling stations today, one (Morrisons) run out of fuel, three independents all with fuel albeit with between 5 and 10 vehicles queuing for the pumps, no queues out on the road at all.
Filling stations do run out of fuel at the best of times, our local ones infrequently have "no diesel" or "no unleaded" signs up.
A local filling station owner explained it on the radio this morning, the system has plenty of capacity if the 30 million vehicles on the road each buys their usual 50 or so litres once a fortnight, if however 15 million vehicles descend in one day all wanting 10 or 15 litres to top their tanks chaos ensues.
I've driven past four filling stations today, one (Morrisons) run out of fuel, three independents all with fuel albeit with between 5 and 10 vehicles queuing for the pumps, no queues out on the road at all.
Hindsight
Member
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Petrol giant Essar on brink of collapse
Stanlow refinery, which supplies a sixth of Britain’s petrol, in crisis talks with HMRC
Maybe Billy Bunter has another little problem looming.
Hindsight
Member
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Plenty qeues up our way today. I fill tank weekly with about 55 litres. I hope everyone has left me a fill for tomorrow or I am jiggered for work. I wonder how many pensioned early retired civil servants have popped to the pumps today to top up the tank when normally they fill up once a month.
£223 Million Tax deadline looming.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Good timing, what with a fuel crisis and all.