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 02/10/2021 20:45
I suspect the fuel problem varies a great deal around the country. However the London area seems to be suffering more than elsewhere. Probably because of the size of the population relative to other areas of the country? Much of the media is London centric so hardly surprising all media, not just the BBC, are highlighting the issue. One fuel station owner was saying on Channel Four news that when his tanks are full it usually lasts five days but it was gone in hours so I don't know how anyone can cope with that? I am not sure you can blame panic buying either because if any of us get a sniff of a shortage of fuel the natural thing to do is to make sure our tanks are full. After all how do we know when we might have to make an emergency trip somewhere for all sorts of reasons? The culprit here seems to be a leaked report from BP saying they were struggling to meet the demand for fuel fill ups because of a driver shortage. As they say the rest is history!!!
David
Posted on 02/10/2021 20:54 by JVB66The problem in our area ,is we have so few fuel stations Just two an Esso and Morrisons in the town ,there are some scattered around but none that i would want to drive to if low on fuel as i was yesterday
Posted on 02/10/2021 21:05
Yes, something like 8300 stations in the UK, doesn’t sound many for 40+ million vehicles and most of them are mini or supermarkets first and fuel forecourts second. If fuel continues to be a loss leader for some supermarkets the situation can only get worse.
Posted on 02/10/2021 19:54 by WherenextYet more BBC hyperbole in support of the BBC "hidden agenda"?
I think that sentence tells where your real agenda lies. No mention by you of the right wing press stating exactly the same as the BBC. All one big conspiracy theory eh? First time the BBC, the Mirror and the Telegraph have got into bed together.
I'm see that you were able to get home fine but as CY states further up thread he had trouble finding fuel and had to cut short his break and I personally saw multiple garages closed last weekend when we were away and have continued to see some local ones still without fuel. So, no conspiracy theory. You'll just have to accept the BBC was right this time. Can't win them all.
Posted on 04/10/2021 09:27
Yes, we got home (thanks to a 90 ltr tank) OK but also saw quite a few closed stations....but up through Dorset and back into Somerset fuel was available.
back home our local Sainsbury had fuel (unleaded) but the bollards were out as a tanker was imminent...this was my back up but I went up the road to an Esso station and they had fuel being restricted (by the pump) to £35 worth...just right for a nr full tank for the shopper. Should last for a good while now.
Re: the panic...this seems to start when it was reported that BP were closing a small number of stations due to driver shortages....this seemed to resonate and folk started into 'toilet roll' mode...everywhere....creating a shortage where there perhaps wasn't one?
then the news just fans the flames....it is their job to report, but i situations like this, the news worsens the situation...
Posted on 04/10/2021 09:48
The panic buying for Xmas has started with stores that have frozen turkeys saying they are now nil stock
When I managed to get some diesel Morrisons (no restrictions) the woman on,the pump pump in front of me with her late registered Land rover disco went on the pump the same time as me ,and had paid and driven off while I was still filling 
Posted on 04/10/2021 09:51 by young thomasCan turkeys talk?
Posted on 02/10/2021 21:05 by SeasideBillYes, something like 8300 stations in the UK, doesn’t sound many for 40+ million vehicles and most of them are mini or supermarkets first and fuel forecourts second. If fuel continues to be a loss leader for some supermarkets the situation can only get worse.
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