[News] There's no need to panic buy petrol

Neville's Breakfast · Sep 24, 2021

Weststander said:
Self fulfilling, the media exaggeration trick always works and then the hoarding sheep will follow.

In the past; loo rolls, paracetamol, disinfectant wipes (that great pandemic solution).

If the media are reporting shortages it is perfectly rational to buy. I don’t think that makes people ‘hoarding sheep.’ I filled up yesterday evening but I had been meaning to for a few days. It was busy but I just assumed it was usual Friday evening business.

Giraffe · Sep 24, 2021

I blame the media. Ridiculous to run this story when it is not a major issue. Out of the the 1,200 garages each that BP and ESSO have hardly any are closed. It’s a non story, but by running it (and most as a scaremongering headline) they know they are creating panic buying which they can then further report on. It’s just bloody irresponsible.

DumLum · Sep 24, 2021

Randy McNob said:
Better dust off the jerry cans....

Should be banned or at least restricted.

Not you, the Jerry cans!

Medwayseagull · Sep 24, 2021

Neville's Breakfast said:
If the media are reporting shortages it is perfectly rational to buy. I don’t think that makes people ‘hoarding sheep.’ I filled up yesterday evening but I had been meaning to for a few days. It was busy but I just assumed it was usual Friday evening business.

Yesterday was Thursday.

sparkie · Sep 24, 2021

DumLum said:
Should be banned or at least restricted.

Not you, the Jerry cans!

They are restricted. There is a low legal limit on the amount of jerry-canned fuel you can store.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-17548007.amp

Neville's Breakfast · Sep 24, 2021

Medwayseagull said:
Yesterday was Thursday.

it’s been a long week !

hans kraay fan club · Sep 24, 2021

There absolutely is a driver shortage, and it is having an effect. The husband of one of my work colleagues, is a tanker driver at the Esso refinery in Fawley. He hasn’t had a day off in weeks, beyond the legally stipulated rest days, as they are basically being asked to name their price to do overtime and work their days off.

PILTDOWN MAN · Sep 24, 2021

Neville's Breakfast said:
If the media are reporting shortages it is perfectly rational to buy. I don’t think that makes people ‘hoarding sheep.’ I filled up yesterday evening but I had been meaning to for a few days. It was busy but I just assumed it was usual Friday evening business.

Wow you filled up a day early, now that’s panic buying

Herr Tubthumper · Sep 24, 2021

Lyndhurst 14 said:
I just saw somebody in a supermarket buying a sombrero, an 18 pack of Corona and some paella...

I thought to myself, 'I can't believe it. Hispanic buying!'

I saw someone in my local deli sticking up on sausage and cheese….he was preparing for a wurst käse scenario.

Neville's Breakfast · Sep 24, 2021

Herr Tubthumper said:
I saw someone in my local deli sticking up on sausage and cheese….he was preparing for a wurst käse scenario.

Wouldn’t happen in Germany

nicko31 · Sep 24, 2021

Today programme R4...

Transport Minister Grant Shapps (that guy that used to flog get rich schemes under the name Michael Green) tells Nick Robinson that Brexit is helping alleviate the driver shortage as we can now test more drivers as we're no longer constrained by EU rules.

Keep flogging the snake oil...

Baker lite · Sep 24, 2021

The main stream media love a bit of drama, it was the same with all the bullshit about no food in the shops and last years bog roll famine. These ****ing shills need to give their heads a wobble.

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Jesus Gul · Sep 24, 2021

This thread has added fuel (pun intended) to the fire

Kalimantan Gull · Sep 24, 2021

Baker lite said:
The main stream media love a bit of drama, it was the same with all the bullshit about no food in the shops and last years bog roll famine. These ****ing shills need to give their heads a wobble.

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To be fair, this has been forewarned for a while, with the FT running a long article back in May predicting all this

"An exodus of EU lorry drivers from the UK since Brexit has left the British haulage and logistics industry facing an acute staff shortage and a looming crisis for industrial and retail deliveries, the sector has warned.

Industry associations and leading UK freight companies said that unless urgent steps were taken to address shortages, strains now visible within the industry would become evident to the public by the end of the summer."

https://www.ft.com/content/4d6b3be1-627e-4784-afc5-91da326cabdc

vegster · Sep 24, 2021

Kalimantan Gull said:
To be fair, this has been forewarned for a while, with the FT running a long article back in May predicting all this

"An exodus of EU lorry drivers from the UK since Brexit has left the British haulage and logistics industry facing an acute staff shortage and a looming crisis for industrial and retail deliveries, the sector has warned.

Industry associations and leading UK freight companies said that unless urgent steps were taken to address shortages, strains now visible within the industry would become evident to the public by the end of the summer."

https://www.ft.com/content/4d6b3be1-627e-4784-afc5-91da326cabdc

It might finally hit home in 2 months time when millions sit down to a Christmas Dinner of a microwaved jacket Potato..

Dick Swiveller · Sep 24, 2021

Which Spice Girl can hold the most petrol? Geri can.

Blazing Apostle · Sep 24, 2021

after hearing Grant Shapps on radio just now I immediately joined the quue for Texaco...could not get near Sainsburys at Hove.....was on empty in my defence

beorhthelm · Sep 24, 2021

my local petrol station empty, normal delivery overnight gone by 8:30. well done media.

Cheshire Cat · Sep 24, 2021

This happens every time.

There is a small problem, that gets overhyped by an over excited media, and all of a sudden everyone panics. It becomes a self fulfilling prophesy and a herd instinct kicks in.

The first time I remember this happening was with sugar in the mid 1970s - one report on the BBC and the supermarket shelves emptied next day.

How may petrol stations had to close before the hype - not many.......

martin tyler · Sep 24, 2021

Not been fun this morning. Can’t find any petrol and down to 8 miles. If anyone has found any in around hailsham would love to hear about it

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