Ready steady Queue

[Rich764089]

Back on topic... sniffed out some super at long last

 

[Deleted member 159894]

Well the Potters bar BP was in use when I went past it at 12.30pm and still serving at 2.15 when I returned,and the Cockfosters one was closed when I passed it both times,as for the Shell on the A12 well as I passed it at 10.30 am I was in some serious traffic that practically came to a halt as there is a slip road in front of that Shell garage and trucks park there ,and one forced his way out on the A12 and stopped the traffic for a few moments and all the pumps were open,of course if you wanted high octane petrol I cannot say they had any.

Phew.

 

[markjay]

There are petrol stations at either end of my road (Central London), about a mile apart, both seem to be working today, with even shorter queues than in previous days. But I recom it would still be between quaret to half hour of queuing.

 

[BTB 500]

There are petrol stations at either end of my road (Central London), about a mile apart, both seem to be working today

The Morrisons near here was open this afternoon but only for unleaded - they had no diesel. The Shell garage a few hundred yds away had no fuel at all.

 

[E55BOF]

I meant that he didn't have TV, radio or newspapers rather than the fact he didn't watch RT but good rant. Do you feel better now?

You take it too personally, and I only quoted some rubbish I found on RT; if you think that was a rant, your definition of 'rant' is rather different to mine. If you want something perhaps approaching a rant, see this thread:

Private number plate for C63 AMG | Spotted on eBay!

I'm not sure your forum name is entirely apposite; 'rudeuncle' might be more accurate.

 

[AMGeed]

Anyone noticed the fuel delivery being used as a reason for some garages to put up the price substantially?

I have two Esso stations nearby (that I won't use because of their pricing) that put up the price the same day the queues began (last Thursday?)
I now see that both stations have completely removed the prices from the roadside gantries. I bet its gone up again with greedy managers pocketing the extra.
Meanwhile Tesco and Sainsbury filling stations remain at the same lower price at least 9p a litre cheaper. I hate instant profiteering by greedy garages cashing in on a shortage. I refuse to use them again unless absolutely necessary.

 

[E55BOF]

I filled up with Vpower diesel at the motorway services today - HOW much? !! - and their prices haven't become any more extortionate. I didn't want to wait until it was available at another Shell station, just in case it wasn't, and there wasn't much in the car, so I got it when I could. In normal times I'd never fill up at a motorway services.

 

[KennyN]

Straight from the internet pages of AOL.

"The increase in demand has led some petrol stations to increase prices, with a Gulf station in south Kensington, charging drivers £2.93 per litre for unleaded to dissuade people from hoarding."

If true, it smells of utter BS and just another excuse to bleed the motorists dry , again.

Hope the regulars have a good memory (but they wont) and give this particular station a miss when its all over.

K

 

[markjay]

The Morrisons near here was open this afternoon but only for unleaded - they had no diesel. The Shell garage a few hundred yds away had no fuel at all.

Fair point - I saw the cars going into the forecourt, so there was fuel to be had, but I have no idea what type of fuel was available.

 

[markjay]

Straight from the internet pages of AOL.

"The increase in demand has led some petrol stations to increase prices, with a Gulf station in south Kensington, charging drivers £2.93 per litre for unleaded to dissuade people from hoarding."

If true, it smells of utter BS and just another excuse to bleed the motorists dry , again.

Hope the regulars have a good memory (but they wont) and give this particular station a miss when its all over.

K

South Kensington? Might be worth checking what they charge in normal times... there's a petrol station behind the Dorchester in Mayfair where the price per liter has always been near double the going rates elsewhere, but if you saw the cars parked outside the hotel, you'd understand why (usually a collection of Veyrons on Gulf plates).

 

[mits]

Hopefully things will settle down by the end of the week as people get fed up topping up after every journey, when they realise there is no shortage.
There was a story about 20 cars following a cement tanker thinking it was a fuel tanker, then blaming the lorry driver for not telling them he had no fuel. Madness.

 

[Darrell]

There was a story about 20 cars following a cement tanker thinking it was a fuel tanker, then blaming the lorry driver for not telling them he had no fuel. Madness.

Just goes to show how stupid some people are.

 

[st13phil]

"The increase in demand has led some petrol stations to increase prices, with a Gulf station in south Kensington, charging drivers £2.93 per litre for unleaded to dissuade people from hoarding."

If true, it smells of utter BS and just another excuse to bleed the motorists dry , again.

It may sound perverse, but had filling stations significantly increased prices when the panic buying started, it may well have nipped it in the bud before it turned into a real problem.

Those who really needed the fuel would have reluctantly paid the premium price, while those who didn’t need to refuel would have thought twice about it and probably have decided to wait until the price dropped back.

The reason it didn’t happen is almost certainly because it would have attracted damaging allegations of opportunistic profiteering. When it’s easier to blame the government than deal with the problem, that’s what happens.

 

[renault12ts]

Thanks both. Never heard of either
(No TV, newspapers, or social media, so perhaps not surprising!).

...except MBClub...

 

[SmartAmg]

Got my HGV, letter yesterday, personally I won't be taking them up on the invite, but no doubt someone will. Hope you can read the letter.

 

[zipdip]

Well yesterday I did the long run up to Cockfosters in North London,very little traffic about compared to a normal Saturday,the traffic lights were out at the A12/M25 roundabout,not on a normal day that would have been chaos but yesterday it was a minor problem,people are starting to save their fuel,only essential trips made.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Could the government not have first checked the employment status before issuing the letters to ambulance drivers?

No. From memory it's something like 400,000 HGV licence holders in the UK, including Liam Neeson and Rowan Atkinson, of which the Office of National Statistics reckons that only 250,000 are active, while the Road Hauliers Association reckons that it's 500,000. (Yes, I know that's inconsistent)

However, they did work out that some HGV licence holders are less likely to be available: Chris Eubank, the Queen, Zara Philips,

It's a classic Civil Service to mail shot the whole list to highlight the opportunity.

Checking IMDB to see if Liam and Rowan are currently working on a film, or whether an HGV driver is currently working as an Ambulance driver would take "quite a bit of time"

"Education, Education, Education !" We told ourselves that everyone should try to become a graduate. We are living with the consequences of that decision when it comes to new HGV drivers.

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[markjay]

Just goes to show how stupid some people are.

And/or desperate....

 

[markjay]

...It's a classic Civil Service to mail shot the whole list to highlight the opportunity....

Wise decision. Imagine the uproar is they didn't target everyone equally... the tabloid would have a field day.

..."Education, Education, Education !" We told ourselves that everyone should try to become a graduate....

The saying isn't wrong, but it needs to be read in context. A person can most certainly better themselves via education, but only on the premise that not everyone does the same, because if this happens then all you've done is move the common baseline up one notch.

In a nutshell, it's the age-old distinction between being equal under a Communist regime, and having equal opportunities under a Democratic regime. The latter means that the end-result is that some people will fair better than others, in spite of having been given the same opportunities.

So what we should be doing is ensure that anyone who wants an academic degree and is able to meet the required standards, can have one, instead of simply encouraging everyone to go to university.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Well yesterday I did the long run up to Cockfosters in North London,very little traffic about compared to a normal Saturday,the traffic lights were out at the A12/M25 roundabout,not on a normal day that would have been chaos but yesterday it was a minor problem,people are starting to save their fuel,only essential trips made.

Yep, I drove from Wimbledon into the City of London three times yesterday, doing a house move.

Traffic was dramatically lighter than normal.

Half the petrol stations were open, of course, with queues that varied from 25 vehicles to nothing.

Greta's happy. This is exactly what the CO2 and environmentalists want us to do.

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