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[05omegav6]

Took 3 goes and half an hour queueing to fill the car up at eleven last  night I normally put £30 or so in, but resorted to fill the tank in order to at least try and work the next couple of days 

Nearest fuel this morning was five miles away, and another half hour queue FFS, just to top off the minibus I used this morning so that it can work the day without issue. Bet that garage has run out now too

I wouldn't be at all suprised if those oppsing knob heads at unite hadn't planned for the government to issue that statement yesterday just to create some overtime for the drivers in order to make it look like the union was actually capable of doing something useful, which we all know they're not. self-abusers

On a side note I wonder how long it'll be before some twit tries to put lpg in to a petrol tank

[mantahatch]

Govt needs to knock 5p a litre of duty for one week only starting from Monday, that would really hack people off.

[jaykay]

Govt needs to knock 5p a litre of duty for one week only starting from Monday, that would really hack people off.

What an excellent idea

[omega3000]

All the same here , streems of cars all filling up panicking even before they call a strike 

[Kevin Wood]

Oh, break! That reminds me. Westfielded it to work this morning and doubtful I've got enough to get home.

Now, do I use that fuel getting home, or pi$$ing about finding fuel?

These idiots panic buying are all well and good, but it's a right pain in the crack if you've got a 27L fuel tank.

[Kevin Wood]

.. of course, if the garages gave a cr@p about their customers, they'd be rationing it at this point so there's some for everyone, not raking in as much cash as they can, selling out, then pushing their premium fuels, then selling out of that, etc...

[Terbs]

Just finished a job...plenty of juice in the car...but had to try three routes to get home cuz the morons had gridlocked Hazlemere queueing for petrol
Probably trying to squeeze a couple of quids worth in.

MORONS, MORONS, MORONS

Sorry...rant over

[aaronjb]

These idiots panic buying are all well and good, but it's a right pain in the crack if you've got a 27L fuel tank.

Crikey, what a tiny one you have, Kevin! Reminds me that I saw a Kirkham Cobra recently with a 42gallon LeMans fuel tank.. probably US Gallons but that's still 150 litres, imagine what that costs to fill..

I should probably take the MR2 out and fill it up as well, that way I'll have a second car to use .. albeit one with comically frightening handling at the moment.

Of course I notice that fuel has magically gone up 1-2p overnight. Still, being an ardent supporter of the market economy I guess I have to reap my own supply & demand sewings..

[Kevin Wood]

Crikey, what a tiny one you have, Kevin! Reminds me that I saw a Kirkham Cobra recently with a 42gallon LeMans fuel tank.. probably US Gallons but that's still 150 litres, imagine what that costs to fill..

He probably gets just as poor range as me, though.

I should probably take the MR2 out and fill it up as well, that way I'll have a second car to use .. albeit one with comically frightening handling at the moment.

Ah, a panic buyer...

[aaronjb]

Ah, a panic buyer...

I am doing "the signal" as we speak, look:

[Kevin Wood]

Ah, a panic buyer...

I am doing "the signal" as we speak, look:

Crikey! You were right about that standard suspension.

[Richie London]

Ok, so I've got my petrol home.

Now where am I supposed to store it all?

The bath is already full of stamps and pasties

[JamesV6CDX]

Last night I went up to Wolverhampton to look at PaulCdx's cooling issues.

After leaving his place, I went onto the red. Had no LPG either.

I literally was almost stranded. I could either queue at Asda for like, 2 hours, the queue's were mad.. or get on the motorway and wing it to the services.

I chose the latter, and put in enough to get me home.

At home, Sainsbury's and Tescos were rammed, BP was dry and hence closed! I tried waitrose - they only had super unleaded.

Given the situation, I brimmed with Super unleaded, at £1.38 a litre. Thought that was as good as it got. I also brimmed with LPG at 80.9.

I wouldn't usually brim the petrol tank, but given all the selfish idiots filling cans etc, I thought I may as well at least have some in the tank while I had managed to get to a pump, and it was available.

The forecourts were all covered in petro with people over filling cans. I also saw one plank filling a 5 litre spring water container. 

[JamesV6CDX]

Ok, so I've got my petrol home.

Now where am I supposed to store it all?

The bath is already full of stamps and pasties

Richie that's brilliant 

[tigers_gonads]

Dorset police have just called for ALL the petrol stations in the county to temporary close due to the panic buying and disruption on the roads 

What is in with the f*ckwits in this country ?
Since when has anybody ever taken notice of what the goverment says anyway