Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 11099010)

The issue is the same as ever; just because there is no overall shortage, doesn't mean there hasn't been a knock-on effect on supply/demand, panic buying at first was needless but once it's snowballed, it's no longer irrational. It *is* difficult to get fuel in some places, because people are buying it all up. When someone who needs to drive for their commute (e.g. my wife is a 40 minute drive to work) and they've just driven past two fuel stations that are out of fuel, you can hardly blame then for filling the tank when they reach the 3rd one.

For us we haven't actually done anything out of the ordinary, we fill 'til the pump clicks every Sunday evening and that's exactly what we did this week, but for people who normally only put in a set amount in £ or fill to half ... ... I can't blame them filling up a bit more than usual at the moment.

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 11099014)

People are stupid sometimes... Stupid and selfish.

I'm interested to see how the recruitment of foreign drivers goes, considering the massive shortages of HGV drivers right across Europe.

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 11099020)

No way are any drivers coming over for literally 3 months, especially if they have a job already, for starters they would need to find accommodation. That is fine for seasonal workers where accommodation is already on site at farms and such, this is not going to happen

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 11099024)

Your sig is frightening me....

Nice to see you x

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 11099013)

i dont blame people for filling up either if they need their car for work, however for people whose cars are sat on driveways full to the brim ..just in case; and people filling water bottles :facepalm: with extra I do blame them

There was a guy on our next door app offering people the opportunity to siphon off fuel from his cars ...on the face of it a very generous gesture but he had obviously been out filling up his 'cars' with no obvious need to.

Originally Posted by michael21 (Post 11099035)

Time for borris to act fast

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11099080)

just been out driving for 2 hours and passed a tesco (2 cars filling up on way and 1 on way back plus tanker filling it) The 2 independents i passed had one and 2 cars on way out and 2 plus one plus tanker filling up. No queues or nowt

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11099080)

just been out driving for 2 hours and passed a tesco (2 cars filling up on way and 1 on way back plus tanker filling it) The 2 independents i passed had one and 2 cars on way out and 2 plus one plus tanker filling up. No queues or nowt

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 11099101)

I think that shows the difference though - if I had been out driving for 2 hours here, I would have passed around 20+ stations. On my 20 minute journey to work I pass an Asda, Tesco, Esso with Tesco Express and a Morrisons plus 2 small independent stations - all of them this morning either had ridiculous queues (Morrisons and Asda), were out of fuel or for Emergency Service vehicles only.

I think one small indie one was open on the same road as my office as the traffic was horrific and my colleague said she thinks it was queues to get into the petrol station causing it.

Definitely depends on where you live how crazy its been :laugh:

Originally Posted by arista (Post 11099171)

Johnson PM is Speaking on Both news
channels.

Recorded at Downing Street
both news channels



Not being questioned well.
(BBC Newsnight reporter)

Asked on Petrol Crisis
he claims it is being stabilised.

Originally Posted by joeysteele (Post 11099203)

We shouldn't have been in this position at all, the government's been warned for months this could happen.
It did nothing.

Plus it's only now after near a week, that essential workers are to get priority in some places.

I'm not going to let this incompetent government off the hook on this.
They've been abyssmal.
Grant Shapps shocking.

They've run away again, again refusing to be interviewed on TV about the issue.
Unbelievable they are getting excused for this unnecessary mess and chaos.

Originally Posted by Liam- (Post 11099207)

Unbelievable, yet not at all shocking unfortunately, Boris and this government could literally slap a bunch of disabled people live on tv and people would find anything they could to excuse them for it, it’s just the way it goes with Tories these days