Any one else panicking

[le bon paysan]

I’m panicking Mrs YL can’t find any currants in the shops to make Christmas puddings and cakes
How the hell can you have Christmas without cake and puds Boris better do something quick Maybe get the RAF to fly them in

Plenty here

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Covid - no hgv tests for a while and DVLA slow in processing applications (I know people sneer but they were forced to work from home and all those systems had to be rearranged to allow for that and the backlog takes a long time to clear)

Mrs Y and I applied for 70+ dl renewal in August and they arrived last week.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Some of the services on M5 were empty, did see one forecourt that had some here in town but I look in wonder at your £1.32/ltr around here it's £1.43/ltr before the crisis, the consequence of only having 4-5 forecourts in the area.

We've 6 forecourts in one town

 

[hally]

Disagree.

There were only just enough before, based on a steady demand and supply profile. There hasn’t been “plenty” of anything useful in this country for a very long time.

The media reported a slight BP(?) shortage, as is their right, and that was the straw that broke the camel.

Blame the petrol companies not the government, huge profits diverted to shareholders as opposed to delivery infrastructure has resulted in no ability to cope with even the slightest of problems. Just in time delivery models have definite issues when problems arise. Any company should be able to cope with an increase in demand but if the money is given to shareholders and not into tankers and staff then it will inevitably end in tears.

 

[hally]

Perhaps he runs mini diggers, or lawn mowers . Did you ask him?

Mate just got his 3 atv Jerry cans filled up, he has them lined up inside the back door of his pickup with a strap around them. Got a bollocking off a women who actually thought he was filling up the back of his pickup with fuel…..they walk among us

 

[br jones]

Like any crisis its a combination of factors....

Brexit - lots of EU drivers left

Covid - no hgv tests for a while and DVLA slow in processing applications (I know people sneer but they were forced to work from home and all those systems had to be rearranged to allow for that and the backlog takes a long time to clear)

Pay & conditions - drivers continued to leave and be pulled to the better conditions of Amazon et al

Only one or two of the three factors may have just made things harder to manage. All three has caused a proper squeeze.

so why is the eu short of drivers ?

 

[HatsOff]

so why is the eu short of drivers ?

They have a shortage of drivers but not shortages in the pumps/shops.

A shortage of drivers can be managed with overtime, prioritisation and price rises. As I said, there are 3 factors - we're affected by all three, whereas Europe/America are affected by two.

 

[Boomerang]

I'm stocking up on filters for our spray masks....the smell of bullsh1t is quite strong this time of year.

I'm stocking up on filters for our spray masks....the smell of bullsh1t is quite strong this time of year.

Did you ever change your truck ? Wasn't you looking at a ssangyong musso ?

 

[REStracTORATION]

Did you ever change your truck ? Wasn't you looking at a ssangyong musso ?

Hi decided not to buy the ssangyong after driving one for a few days amarok is much better