It's funny how (fuel shortages)

[Tom_ed1987]

I thought this would blow over past the weekend after all the bored excitable Karen's had brimmed their awful cheap SUV's & lawnmowers, and gone back to work where applicable, but there's still big queues this morning!

 

[ElliorR]

I thought this would blow over past the weekend after all the bored excitable Karen's had brimmed their awful cheap SUV's & lawnmowers, and gone back to work where applicable, but there's still big queues this morning!

Yes. Both Tesco stations in my town are closed and all stations that are open have big queues.

 

[Smokey26]

There aren't fuel shortages. Just **** sheep will be **** sheep no idea what the media said o start because I don't listen to that toxic **** but yeah.

 

[grudas]

EV drivers: "Engage smug mode"

They still sit in the same queue and then spend an hour topping up :/ the only difference is they're not "running out" per say. Hardly a win.

 

[ElliorR]

They still sit in the same queue and then spend an hour topping up :/ the only difference is they're not "running out" per say. Hardly a win.

But they can top up at home where it's not so easy for most of us petrol/diesel car drivers. Except for those who filled up **** loads of fuel containers of course. *****

 

[dlockers]

Covid is just an excuse.

The real problem is brexit,

You must be working for a very interesting firm if layoffs and voluntary redundancies accelerating retirement have swept by you unnoticed.

 

[dlockers]

There aren't fuel shortages. Just **** sheep will be **** sheep no idea what the media said o start because I don't listen to that toxic **** but yeah.

Such a right wing sheep thing to say. When will you guys get an original thought?

 

[WoZZeR]

With a day off I have just done the shopping, the local Morrisons had quite a long queue for petrol, felt quite smug trundling past in my frugal hybrid.

Edit: 2000 posts!

 

[Nasher]

Place near work has unleaded on all pumps. No diesel, so they have a guy at the entrance telling anyone with a diesel to bugger off. As a result theres barely any queue

 

[neocon]

I think it's worse the closer you get to London.

This government is incompetent, not saying Labour would be better either. Grant Schaps (drives a Tesla) keeps saying there's no shortage, but every petrol station in Welwyn is closed, I'm confused.

 

[Raymond Lin]

I think there will be a new wave of electric car sales due to this.

 

[Dis86]

I'm confused.

Suggest you read the thread as its been explained dozens of times.

 

[neocon]

I think there will be a new wave of electric car sales due to this.

Yes, but you'll be waiting a while with chip shortages.

 

[neocon]

Suggest you read the thread as its been explained dozens of times.

I don't mean it literally.

It's like the government doesn't understand people are going to panic. What's the point in saying there's no shortage, when there's no fuel. It's not reassuring.

 

[Dis86]

I don't mean it literally.

It's like the government doesn't understand people are going to panic. What's the point in saying there's no shortage, when there's no fuel. It's not reassuring.

There isn't a shortage. There's no fuel because, as has been explained many times, idiots caused an excessive spike in demand. As one person pointed out, a month's worth of sales in 2 days.

 

[inogen]

It won't and we won't (and I say that as someone who voted to remain). There will be seveal years of pain and adjustment. Then the difficulties will be overcome and things will go on as normal just without the pro's and con's of free movement etc. I'm not convinced the initial fuel delivery shortage was caused by Brexit although it does seem to be a factor in other delivery shortages. But in a few years salaries for drivers will rise back up again to levels they were before we joined the Common Market and UK drivers will be attracted back to the industry. Anyone who thought there would not be a period of pain and adjustment was deluded. It will come right in the end. But I'm still not convinced this particular issue is Brexit caused.

Everything will right itself eventually. That's correct. But the outcome of the market righting itself will in all probability end up with more expensive goods and services, along with less consumer choice so despite wage increases in certain sectors, a lower standard of living on average, especially for those on low earnings and even those middle earners who get a relative pay increase. That's the reality.

In the meantime, what we've got to put up whilst we get there is shortages, unpredictability, inflation, interest rate rises, currency devaluation, tax rises, powercuts, reductions and deregulation of working practices and cuts in infrastructure spending, etc, etc, etc, with literally no tangible benefits. "But it will come right in the end.".

 

[Raymond Lin]

Yes, but you'll be waiting a while with chip shortages.

Yes, hence I said sales, not sudden appearance on the road.

 

[jonneymendoza]

I know someone who works in the gas industry and he says he would not be surprised if we have powercuts this winter.

Yea that is worrying especially when people are working from home

 

[jonneymendoza]

I think it's worse the closer you get to London.

This government is incompetent, not saying Labour would be better either. Grant Schaps (drives a Tesla) keeps saying there's no shortage, but every petrol station in Welwyn is closed, I'm confused.

Im in london and it is indeed bad

 

[glenimp617]

I'm not sure the government is at stupid as people think. They know damn well if they tell people not to panic, they panic. Same with the media.

Something tells me this was all planned.

Unless they really are stupid?