petrol prices

Lord-Jaffa said:
Theres no price that people would stop buying at, what else can they do as an alternative?

Even £2.50 a litre wouldnt stop me at the moment, i simply cannot live without my car (No Public Transport to where i work).
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Well you change your life so it doesn't revolve around driving I'm afraid. People will have to move closer to work. Commuting long distances is a relatively new phenomenon and might well be on the way out.
 
The cost of moving probably outways fuel prices. Some companies will pay more for people commuting, so they will carry on. Demand will still be the same.

I know that I am not moving due to fuel prices because I can't afford to jump onto the property market for a year or so. The public transport to work would cost me roughly £12 a day and I can't cycle to work (30 mile return journey) ontop of the gym 3/4times a week.

Fuel taxes must be cut/abolished.
 
Thinking about it, they want £36,000 a year. What happens if I find a random group of people willing to do the job for £31,000 with all training covered?

Not being funny, but I have seen nurses on under £20,000....and they deal with **** daily....if they went on strike for more pay, simply cheaper lower wage people from other counties would jump at the opportunity for a job over here. They would be replaced.... so what makes lorry drivers think that they are irreplaceable?
 
Booner! said:
The cost of moving probably outways fuel prices. Some companies will pay more for people commuting, so they will carry on. Demand will still be the same.

I know that I am not moving due to fuel prices because I can't afford to jump onto the property market for a year or so. The public transport to work would cost me roughly £12 a day and I can't cycle to work (30 mile return journey) ontop of the gym 3/4times a week.

Fuel taxes must be cut/abolished.
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Ditch the Gym subscription, get a push bike, 30 miles/day is do-able I'm a complete fat knacker, and I manage 15 miles a day :) although I have to stop 5 times for snacks ;)
 
I am just amazed yet again how poorly the Government has managed this. A strike that has affected only 1 in 10 stations is rapidly turning into a national shortage.

All well and good them making plans so emergency services get enough, but the rest of us have to make a living as well.

Instead they have allowed panic buying, hoarding and price gouging.

Totally useless.
 
Apparently, yes.

Noticed that Sainsburys had fuel again but it was absolutely packed with people filling up.
 
Third Opinion said:
I am just amazed yet again how poorly the Government has managed this. A strike that has affected only 1 in 10 stations is rapidly turning into a national shortage.

All well and good them making plans so emergency services get enough, but the rest of us have to make a living as well.

Instead they have allowed panic buying, hoarding and price gouging.

Totally useless.
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coz' errr its nothing to do with them? The media caused this, sorry the 'free press'.
 
Muffin` said:
coz' errr its nothing to do with them? The media caused this, sorry the 'free press'.
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As it is not a strike caused by their actions it is perfectly ok for them to sit there whilst the country potentially grinds to a halt.

There are lots of things they could have done, one for instance maybe talking to the other retailers about laying on extra deliveries to cope with demand.
 
[TW]Fox;11888567 said:
I do hope these panic buy muppets have got a grip by next weekend, have 450 miles to do on Monday/Tuesday.
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Very rich Fox.

I remember threads where you used to laugh at people if they didn't brim their tanks.... ;)

I brimmed mine the other day (generally only put about £20 in)... but that's only because i'm going on holiday wednesday and didn't want to be short hitting the airport:p
 
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jam pie said:
Very rich Fox.

I remember threads where you used to laugh at people if they didn't brim their tanks.... ;)

I brimmed mine the other day (generally only put about £20 in)... but that's only because i'm going on holiday next week and didn't want to be short hitting the airport:p
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mine get filled to the top every week. and thats how i always do it. i wont be heading to the petrol station everyday to make sure its fulll!
 
[TW]Fox;11900529 said:
And that has what to do with rushing out and buying petrol you dont need incase the sky falls on your head?
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How do you know people won't need it?

What if the strikes continue this week and shortages do start occuring more widespread? Summer is upon us and many people might be going away for a week... I don't see the problem? It's a competitive market? It's not like you need petrol to survive either?
 
Are you trying to justify the actions of the people who don't need any fuel but go out and brim their tanks and 3 jerry cans anyway, just in case?

Had these people not done this there would be NO fuel shortage!
 
Just watching the local news on the petrol prices - looks like the south west has been hit quite hard (Bath is completely dry) with mixture of panic buying and just lack of deliveries.

They said one garage is charging £1.99 or something but not found somewhere else to back it up yet.

One guy on the video clip was a classic "I have half a tank left, but after seeing some garages closed, decided to fill up" :rolleyes:
 
No problems in supply here in norwich, petrol has only gone up 1p at one station, all the others have not changed.
 
I've got a moral dilemma - I've got 350 miles to drive on Monday.

Do I fill up as soon as I get the chance and contribute to the panic buying moron fest or simply fill up as I would normally on the Monday? :/
 
I went to the nearest Shell garage today, and they didnt have any petrol left. Was fine to put some in at the ASDA on the way back though.
 
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