Drago's murder deathkill slaughter massacre panic petrol buying watch!!!

[Landsurfer]

The Great British Public ... can’t say i’ve ever met them ... Don’t know the difference between a Tanker driver and a HGV driver.

 

[Bromptonaut]

The Great British Public ... can’t say i’ve ever met them ... Don’t know the difference between a Tanker driver and a HGV driver.

As I understand it you need an HGV (now LGV?) licence plus other qualifications to drive a tanker.

Is the tanker driving community unaffected by the general lack of qualified drivers?

 

[Ripple]

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/someone-has-pierced-my-tank-to-steal-my-fuel-254731/

 

[Oldhippy]

Unnecessary madness the lot of it.

 

[Milkfloat]

That would be fine as an argument if the media were reporting what you say. But every bit of media I've seen or heard has put out the message that there is no shortage of fuel and that panic buying is making things worse (look at all the broadsheet headlines today, for example). So I think your argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny - perhaps we need to look elsewhere for the blame.

I believe ITV first broke the story (on Thursday) where BP were quoted as saying the situation was 'bad, very bad'.

https://www.itv.com/news/2021-09-23...o-ration-fuel-deliveries-amid-supply-problems

This story was then picked up by the rest of the media where all the stories screamed 'you had better fill up now'. If the media had not reported this at all, then there would be no shortage. It is too late for the government to say ' don't panic as the genie is out the bottle and nobody trusts the government anyway. Once, enough people start to panic then everyone needs to join in if they think they will need fuel soon, it is only people who don't need to travel or those with a full tank who can chill out and watch it all going on.

However, whilst I am blaming the media for letting the genie out of the bottle, I would not want it any other way. I am not in favour of muzzling the press, although I would have preferred a low key story but one that told people there is no need to panic. The worrying thing is that BPs initial assessment before the panic started is that stocks could return to normal sometime in October, so potentially a month away. Who knows how bad it will be now a panic is going on.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Just been to Tesco for Bread and tinned custard (I forgot it yesterday in spite of going for it!!)

On the way back the Tesco station had 2 cars queuing behind each line of pumps

The Esso station 1/2 a mile away was inhabited by only 2 cars so I went in - I was down to 1/4 of a tank which is when I normally fill up

Turned out every pump had one nozzle locked up and one working - set up so there was an equal number of unleaded and diesel available

when I left there was only 1 car left

That should keep us going for over a month

 

[mjr]

The vast majority of the stories carry the message there is no shortage and no need to panic buy.

Thus the media is doing its best to calm the public.

Despite this, panic buying takes hold.

Which goes to show how overwhelmingly selfish the majority of us are.

Of course, foreign news reports of the UK fuel crisis do not include the instruction not to panic buy. They also almost all report people queueing overnight (which I have not seen much in UK news) and that the driver shortage is across Europe. Yet still panic buying has not started in neighbouring countries. So why do Brits react so differently?

 

[mjr]

Local Tesco had some pumps coned off. Local Esso had £30 purchase limit. No queues outside the forecourts. I will ride past a Sainsburys later and see what is happening there.

 

[classic33]

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/someone-has-pierced-my-tank-to-steal-my-fuel-254731/

They drill them round here, not always getting petrol.

 

[All uphill]

Of course, foreign news reports of the UK fuel crisis do not include the instruction not to panic buy. They also almost all report people queueing overnight (which I have not seen much in UK news) and that the driver shortage is across Europe. Yet still panic buying has not started in neighbouring countries. So why do Brits react so differently?

We enjoy a good panic!

Keeps the boredom at bay.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

So why do Brits react so differently?

They love an excuse to queue?

 

[ClichéGuevara]

I've been all around the City today and seen no fuel queues nor closed filling stations. The shops seemed well stocked too, so maybe it's not all Brits.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I've been all around the City today and seen no fuel queues nor closed filling stations. The shops seemed well stocked too, so maybe it's not all Brits.

A few minutes ago there was a cab driver on the news saying NONE of them had been able to get ANY fuel and a lot of them were HAVING to drive out to the M25 and use the service stations to get fuel.

Do you think some people are over egging the pudding?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Eventually all vehicle owners will have topped up all their vehicles, and jerry cans and carrier bags aside, there will be no room for any more and things will return to normal.

Has anyone done the sums for how long this will take? I have no idea what the figures are.

I guess it boils down to how much bigger is the collective fuel storage of the country's vehicles than the collective fuel storage of service stations?

Of course when this does happen I'll panic and go and fill my car, which is sitting in the garage with a half full tank. No plans to drive anywhere for a few weeks.

 

[Dolorous Edd]

A few minutes ago there was a cab driver on the news saying NONE of them had been able to get ANY fuel and a lot of them were HAVING to drive out to the M25 and use the service stations to get fuel.

Do you think some people are over egging the pudding?

Journalists are not scientists. Interview enough black cab drivers, eventually you will find one that was very inconvenienced. That's the one you put on the news.