|
|
Post by WH241 on Sept 30, 2021 14:53:33 GMT
A government minister said today the the situation around the petrol station crisis is under control though it doesn't seem to tally up with anyone's experiences it seems across social media with drivers wanting petrol or even merely stuck in the jams that come from the queues commenting it hasn't changed. It seems all those panic brought at the weekend are starting to run low just in time for this weekend so it's going to be just the same again! My local garage is closed again. |
|
|
|
Post by snowman on Sept 30, 2021 15:04:28 GMT
A government minister said today the the situation around the petrol station crisis is under control though it doesn't seem to tally up with anyone's experiences it seems across social media with drivers wanting petrol or even merely stuck in the jams that come from the queues commenting it hasn't changed. It seems all those panic brought at the weekend are starting to run low just in time for this weekend so it's going to be just the same again! My local garage is closed again. Had to drive to Oxford today, saw plenty of petrol stations, most open (only a couple were closed), people filling up as normal, no queues. Perhaps some other areas have local problems. |
|
|
|
Post by Volvo on Sept 30, 2021 15:11:52 GMT
This nonsense needs to end, it is completely ruining our services.
I spent 3 days trying to get diesel for my car. In the end has to get up at 5am to go get some sat in a queue for 37 minutes and whilst watching others I realised that people were moving on from the pumps rather quickly however none had Jerry cans. By the time I got to the pumps the person that was at that particular pump bwfor more topped up £6 of diesel!!
So clearly already had nearly a full tank. Now the amount of diesel wasted travelling to the petrol station, queuing up then travelling back is probbaly £4 worth. Honestly some are so selfish.
|
|
|
|
Post by SILENCED on Sept 30, 2021 15:14:17 GMT
This nonsense needs to end, it is completely ruining our services. I spent 3 days trying to get diesel for my car. In the end has to get up at 5am to go get some sat in a queue for 37 minutes and whilst watching others I realised that people were moving on from the pumps rather quickly however none had Jerry cans. By the time I got to the pumps the person that was at that particular pump bwfor more topped up £6 of diesel!! So clearly already had nearly a full tank. Now the amount of diesel wasted travelling to the petrol station, queuing up then travelling back is probbaly £4 worth. Honestly some are so selfish. Know someone who works in a petrol station and said one person bought £1.60 worth of fuel! |
|
|
|
Post by WH241 on Sept 30, 2021 15:48:13 GMT
This nonsense needs to end, it is completely ruining our services. I spent 3 days trying to get diesel for my car. In the end has to get up at 5am to go get some sat in a queue for 37 minutes and whilst watching others I realised that people were moving on from the pumps rather quickly however none had Jerry cans. By the time I got to the pumps the person that was at that particular pump bwfor more topped up £6 of diesel!! So clearly already had nearly a full tank. Now the amount of diesel wasted travelling to the petrol station, queuing up then travelling back is probbaly £4 worth. Honestly some are so selfish. Know someone who works in a petrol station and said one person bought £1.60 worth of fuel! Guessing garages don't enforce the minimum 2 litres that's on all pumps. |
|
|
|
Post by ronnie on Sept 30, 2021 17:13:45 GMT
This nonsense needs to end, it is completely ruining our services. I spent 3 days trying to get diesel for my car. In the end has to get up at 5am to go get some sat in a queue for 37 minutes and whilst watching others I realised that people were moving on from the pumps rather quickly however none had Jerry cans. By the time I got to the pumps the person that was at that particular pump bwfor more topped up £6 of diesel!! So clearly already had nearly a full tank. Now the amount of diesel wasted travelling to the petrol station, queuing up then travelling back is probbaly £4 worth. Honestly some are so selfish. Know someone who works in a petrol station and said one person bought £1.60 worth of fuel! Now that makes me think why the person before me bought £10 worth of petrol. I thought he was being a Good Samaritan but he must have had a full tank already (I on the other hand bought 47L of petrol costing a good £65 odd as I was low!) |
|
|
|
Post by DT 11 on Sept 30, 2021 17:19:14 GMT
This nonsense needs to end, it is completely ruining our services. I spent 3 days trying to get diesel for my car. In the end has to get up at 5am to go get some sat in a queue for 37 minutes and whilst watching others I realised that people were moving on from the pumps rather quickly however none had Jerry cans. By the time I got to the pumps the person that was at that particular pump bwfor more topped up £6 of diesel!! So clearly already had nearly a full tank. Now the amount of diesel wasted travelling to the petrol station, queuing up then travelling back is probbaly £4 worth. Honestly some are so selfish. Know someone who works in a petrol station and said one person bought £1.60 worth of fuel! What was the point of that...  |
|
|
|
Post by vjaska on Sept 30, 2021 17:26:46 GMT
It seems all those panic brought at the weekend are starting to run low just in time for this weekend so it's going to be just the same again! My local garage is closed again. Had to drive to Oxford today, saw plenty of petrol stations, most open (only a couple were closed), people filling up as normal, no queues. Perhaps some other areas have local problems. It does indeed seem to be certain areas - I was in Reading on Tuesday and only one petrol station I passed had a queue, most were normal and one was completely empty despite having fuel |
|
|
|
Post by WH241 on Sept 30, 2021 19:07:22 GMT
Know someone who works in a petrol station and said one person bought £1.60 worth of fuel! Now that makes me think why the person before me bought £10 worth of petrol. I thought he was being a Good Samaritan but he must have had a full tank already (I on the other hand bought 47L of petrol costing a good £65 odd as I was low!) In normal times I used to be the person buying petrol in £10 units. Won't be doing that again after the last week  |
|
|
|
Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 30, 2021 22:11:04 GMT
A government minister said today the the situation around the petrol station crisis is under control though it doesn't seem to tally up with anyone's experiences it seems across social media with drivers wanting petrol or even merely stuck in the jams that come from the queues commenting it hasn't changed. It is down to certain areas. Spoke with people who have said they have easily got petrol/diesel with less than a 10 minute wait, within the M25. The places with the most insane amount of queues still are the places that has anti-car councils measures, the places that had supermarkets cleared out for crazy panic buying or toilet paper syndrome. |
|
|
|
Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 30, 2021 22:14:40 GMT
This nonsense needs to end, it is completely ruining our services. I spent 3 days trying to get diesel for my car. In the end has to get up at 5am to go get some sat in a queue for 37 minutes and whilst watching others I realised that people were moving on from the pumps rather quickly however none had Jerry cans. By the time I got to the pumps the person that was at that particular pump bwfor more topped up £6 of diesel!! So clearly already had nearly a full tank. Now the amount of diesel wasted travelling to the petrol station, queuing up then travelling back is probbaly £4 worth. Honestly some are so selfish. That person that topped up £6 is typical of the ass holes that are still going almost every few days now to make sure they are full to the brim. Really boils my blood at the shear stupidity of some people. It would not surprise me that it would have been the same person to buy a diesel SUV to drive 2 miles every odd day, so would never see the benefit over a petrol engine. Or have their engine running at idle for minutes and see nothing wrong with it. |
|
|
|
Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 30, 2021 22:17:10 GMT
This nonsense needs to end, it is completely ruining our services. I spent 3 days trying to get diesel for my car. In the end has to get up at 5am to go get some sat in a queue for 37 minutes and whilst watching others I realised that people were moving on from the pumps rather quickly however none had Jerry cans. By the time I got to the pumps the person that was at that particular pump bwfor more topped up £6 of diesel!! So clearly already had nearly a full tank. Now the amount of diesel wasted travelling to the petrol station, queuing up then travelling back is probbaly £4 worth. Honestly some are so selfish. Know someone who works in a petrol station and said one person bought £1.60 worth of fuel! I know people have done this before the pandemic at petrol stations that were more expensive to get them to a cheaper petrol station to completely full up. As minimum spend if 2 litres IIRC. But to do this now in a crisis, you really would need to have a serious look in the mirror to think what is going on inside that head. |
|
|
|
Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 30, 2021 22:18:32 GMT
Now that makes me think why the person before me bought £10 worth of petrol. I thought he was being a Good Samaritan but he must have had a full tank already (I on the other hand bought 47L of petrol costing a good £65 odd as I was low!) In normal times I used to be the person buying petrol in £10 units. Won't be doing that again after the last week the days of me doing that are long gone. £10 I used to spend for a half tank in the late 90's. |
|
|
|
Post by joefrombow on Oct 1, 2021 6:18:46 GMT
In normal times I used to be the person buying petrol in £10 units. Won't be doing that again after the last week the days of me doing that are long gone. £10 I used to spend for a half tank in the late 90's. 79.9p a litre good old days, we can only dream 😂 , In around 2014-15 didn't petrol/diesel prices rise to around £1.50 a litre ? I,ve read somewhere prices are going to rise again and seen some local garages have bumped up there prices 1.47 at a Shell in Newham . |
|
|
|
Post by N230UD on Oct 1, 2021 8:59:39 GMT
The impact on local bus services here in Kent seems to be increasing.
Huge delays, and some routes on large diversions just to avoid petrol station queues. This is on top of the severe driver shortages.
|
|
