Posted on 27/09/2021 11:38
Just cancelled a club site for next week. Entirely due to the fuel situation but not a choice on reason given. Why not add Other and a box to write in? Came back from holiday on Friday and have 150 miles in tank so unless I can refill this week I won't have enough. I've seen in the news that nurses, doctors and teachers can't get to work this morning because of the panic buying , I don't want that on my conscience.
Posted on 30/09/2021 20:36 by obbernockleAlso, 1.36 at our local Tesco today. I needed fuel Tuesday though and had to pay 1.47 at the BP garage nearby. BP now in my little book.
Posted on 30/09/2021 21:22 by chasncathWe need to remember who who took advantage of the situation when this is all over. Off the original topic I know, but obbernockle is right.
We're off to Hawes CC site tomorrow: not far so fuel not an immediate problem. Beyond that fingers crossed!
Posted on 30/09/2021 21:30 by Rocky 2 bucketsCnC I’m in East Yorkshire & both the Asda & Shell fuel stations 7miles from me have plenty of fuel & have had no queuing at all over the panic period👍🏻
Posted on 30/09/2021 21:57 by ABMRocky, has tv service been restored yet after the Bilsdale fire ? Just wondering 'cos lack of panic comments on tv could explain why nobody , or very few, are hogging the pumps.
Posted on 02/10/2021 17:48
We got caught in this madness this week. I'd been touring E Anglia and had hoped by the time we left the CL we were on it would have calmed down. As it was I had insufficient fuel to get home. I spent half a morning in a queue in order to replenish my tank. Prudence dictated that I abbreviate my tour and we returned home late yesterday. Navigating almost half of the M25, I noticed the gantries advising no fuel at any of the service areas between South Mimms and Cobham. It was a bit nerve racking as we didn't have the option to sit it out on a site as medical and dental appointments loom on Monday.
Posted on 02/10/2021 18:24
Decided to "fill up" yesterday so that we'd have enough fuel for our journey home from Gower and for the week to come. No queues, Diesel @£1.419 per litre and a maximum of £30. Which always strikes me as self defeating. Setting a maximum surely encourages folk to buy little and often. Make it a minimum of £30 and they're more likely to wait until they need to fill up. Or have I got that all wrong? 
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Posted on 02/10/2021 18:24 by moulesyDecided to "fill up" yesterday so that we'd have enough fuel for our journey home from Gower and for the week to come. No queues, Diesel @£1.419 per litre and a maximum of £30. Which always strikes me as self defeating. Setting a maximum surely encourages folk to buy little and often. Make it a minimum of £30 and they're more likely to wait until they need to fill up. Or have I got that all wrong?
Posted on 02/10/2021 18:33
Unfortunately M there are those that do not have much cash but do need to get about for work purposes so only buy the maximum that they can afford, which may well be less than £30, so a minimum tariff of that amount would penalise them.
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Posted on 02/10/2021 18:58
We returned from the I of W on Monday.On the island there was evidence of some panic buying with queues at all fuel points.We had a nearly full tank,having filled up before all of this blew up so we crossed to the mainland without refuelling.When we got to Cherwell Services we stopped for a rest and fuel was readily available albeit at £1.65 per litre.Back home to Yorkshire with 3/4 tank left ,
Went for our flu jabs this am and both of our local garages had fuel with no queues, so I refilled our runabout with petrol at normal pump prices.
I am a bit surprised by the news reports from the BBC of "panic at the pumps" etcetera.Not nearly as bad as reported from what we saw on a journey North..Yet more BBC hyperbole in support of the BBC "hidden agenda"?
No intention of cancelling future jaunts because of their misrepresentation of the true situation.
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