Fuel Queues

mariesnowgoose said:
I won't lambast people for making sure they have a full tank of fuel just in case of a potential fuel shortage or massive price hikes.
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The trouble is, there very likely would NOT be a shortage if people carried on as normal. The just in case people cause the problem.. .
 
st3v3 said:
The trouble is, there very likely would NOT be a shortage if people carried on as normal. The just in case people cause the problem.. .
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Yeah, but it ain't the 'just in case' people who are the root cause though.

The only way you'd get a lot of folk to go against their natural self-preservation instincts so that fuel would be evenly distributed/conserved would be to introduce rationing.

And you're probably way too young to remember the Suez crisis and fuel rationing in the early 70s, Steve ;):)

You don't bring in restrictions to curb a potential free-for-all and you get panic buying. Basic human nature. 🤷‍♀️

Plenty of members in here already talking about filling all their vehicles up 'just in case'.
One member has even pleaded for other members not to do that as he had a long trip to help an elderly relative and was worried about potential fuel shortages getting there and back.

A lot of people worry, it's perfectly natural. And hardly surprising with what's kicking off globally just now.
 
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There is an ongoing shortage of a certain item, and has been for several weeks, quite innocent and of no real importance, but I chose not to post about it online as I thought it would only make matters worse.
On the otherhand SiL is heading towards SW on her tours and I've warned her about possible fuel shortages as she would be wise to ensure she has enough fuel to get back later this week.
 
Intermittent shortages of lots of different things, Colin.

We still haven't built up sufficient number of drivers, or got on top of the Covid-created global cargo shipping crisis yet, so no surprise things are still creaky round the edges.

From a totally selfish point of view, there are no shortages (yet!) of things that would affect me badly or makes my life difficult if I have to go without.
 
The reason i went out early doors on saturday morning was purely to fuel and gas the motorhome for an already booked trip.

We will not need to fuel and gas whilst away now that we are full.

I do not see anything wrong in what i did and ordinarily we would just fuel and gas up on the morning we are going but because of all the bloody selfish nobheads out the panic buying i did not want to jepordise our short trip away that might be the last for some time due to health issues.
 
The only empty tanks I've seen where in the Ukraine. ?
 

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Filled my van up at Barnoldswick on the way home from the memorial rally today, 57p and no queues, then called at premier gas in Rochdale 69p ltr LPG. Ready for Wills O Nats in a weeks time, happy days (y)
 
mariesnowgoose said:
Plenty of members in here already talking about filling all their vehicles up 'just in case'.
One member has even pleaded for other members not to do that as he had a long trip to help an elderly relative and was worried about potential fuel shortages getting there and back.

A lot of people worry, it's perfectly natural. And hardly surprising with what's kicking off globally just now.
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They say that if people carried on normally there would not be shortages well can I just say that it is normal for me to fill my van with diesel and LPG on my way home and my post on the other thread was a little tongue in cheek that I had filled it right up the neck and the member that pleaded was not in dire need as they have use of an electric vehicle ( according to the posts on that thread ) but chose not to use it because one of them struggled to get in or out of it so lets Not have sly pops at other members please.
 
Tonybvi said:
Tomorrow we have to drive 300 miles to my wife’s 94 year old fathers place to check up on him and taxi hIm to the nearest town for an eye test and to get his hearing aids sorted on Tuesday.
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No you don't. You could use public transport.
Or you could take the Tesla and then use a taxi for FIL with the money you saved.


Tonybvi said:
Our little Fiat does about 35 miles to the gallon,
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I think it maybe in need of a service.
 
Happy to report that as far as I can see in the areas I travelled through today the reports of fuel shortages /panic buying are greatly exaggerated! Drove 300 miles from Aberdeenshire to Preston and there was not a single queue at any of the many petrol stations we passed en route - mind you I‘m not surprised given the price some are advertising! I filled up in Moffat at £1.49 for unleaded and that was the cheapest I saw. I was the only vehicle in the fuel station but all the pumps were available for use, both petrol and diesel.
 
campervanannie said:
They say that if people carried on normally there would not be shortages well can I just say that it is normal for me to fill my van with diesel and LPG on my way home and my post on the other thread was a little tongue in cheek that I had filled it right up the neck and the member that pleaded was not in dire need as they have use of an electric vehicle ( according to the posts on that thread ) but chose not to use it because one of them struggled to get in or out of it so lets Not have sly pops at other members please.
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???

I you read my posts properly I'm actually sticking up for people who go fill up, not having a 'sly' pop. 😜
Did you not mean Steve, David and others who were having a wee bit grumble about panic buyers? ;) :ROFLMAO:
 
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