Can’t help but agree with that, there was no such thing as an ADR when I was in the trucking game, just an HGV licence with various groups, I had a group 1, which covered all groups up to and including articulated vehicles, but oil companies would train you up if you weren’t familiar with loading or discharging oil, and all the tanker driving jobs I ever did paid bundles more than running about with either containers, or a curtain side trailer.
It's funny how (fuel shortages)
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Can’t help but agree with that, there was no such thing as an ADR when I was in the trucking game, just an HGV licence with various groups, I had a group 1, which covered all groups up to and including articulated vehicles, but oil companies would train you up if you weren’t familiar with loading or discharging oil, and all the tanker driving jobs I ever did paid bundles more than running about with either containers, or a curtain side trailer.
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The area where I live was 55/45 for Brexit. Thanks to the high number of elderly people living here.
Just how many cars out there are now sat on the driveway with a full tank and have barely done any miles the last few months
Probably the same that took another visit to fill it up so the needle is tight at the top.
Just how many cars out there are now sat on the driveway with a full tank and have barely done any miles the last few months
But at least then those people WONT be making up queues
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Anecdotally from having to drive a fair few miles over the past week, but it seems to be aligned with poverty/general scumminess of the area/location. Big queues at the nearest Asda, much less my local Shell
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Think there’s a strong correlation between panic buying loo roll in March 2020 and fuel this week.
Started on social media first. People were putting out pictures showing closed petrol stations due to no fuel and it snowballed from there once MSM media got hold of it. BBC reported it fairly at first, it was ITV who went all out with a petrol shortage that triggered the mass panic which then lead to lots of petrol stations running out and then the whole MSM reported it because it was then true.
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Its bonkers in brighton and beyond major roads are blocked everywhere by queueing traffic more than a dozen bus routes have either had to be cancelled or rerouoted as its impossible to get past the queues. Govt keeps saying its going to ease, its going to ease, we expect it to ease this week now its next week, FFS stop talking things down and get your finger out and do something about it! You talk about the army in reserve well what are you waiting for? Jesus.
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Love a good bandwagon me. I'm almost tempted to join one of these queues, and I own an electric car 
What, so most of the drivers in the queues voted to remain?
Can’t see that, you might as well say only guys wearing blue shirts are panic buying.
I live in Southwark, where 72% voted to remain, as did I, but I waited until yesterday, then went to Tesco with my wife’s car on a quarter of a tank and got straight in and filled the tank, that’ll do her for at least 5 or 6 weeks.
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Still see idiots driving at 60mph plus in 30/40mph zones. Obviously not bothered in their fuel consumption….
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It felt like an achievement getting fuel today.
Hyperbole? Or did you have your speed gun out?
While agreeing with you that excessive speed is wrong, fuel consumption doesn’t bother me if I want to up my speed, and I’m talking about M-Ways, autobahns, and Interstates, not city streets.
I had a Lincoln Town Car rental once in the U.S., it had a moving band under the speedo, which showed you the car’s consumption, as you pushed harder on the gas it would drop back from 23-24 mpg right down to 14 or 15 mpg or lower.
With gas around $1.98 per gallon at the time, I ignored it and pushed harder.
Same with my wife’s car, one really hot day I had the a/c blasting and a friend said, “Do you realise what that’s doing to your fuel consumption?”
I said, “So should we be comfortable and I use a bit more petrol, or save £2 or £3 and have sweat dripping down our collars?””
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Anecdotally from having to drive a fair few miles over the past week, but it seems to be aligned with poverty/general scumminess of the area/location. Big queues at the nearest Asda, much less my local Shell
No fuel issues here in Torbay all, few stations were closed last Sunday, but everything was back to normal by Monday. All stations are back to normal now, and as a delivery driver I spend most days driving around the south west.
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Going faster doesn't increase your fuel consumption per mile...
I always thought that it did, but you seemed sure that it doesn’t, so I Googled and found this;
Motoring
Cut your speed, cut your petrol bill
Slowing down is the easiest way to cut your petrol bill, and coupled with some simple techniques you could save hundreds
Splashing out: you needn't spend so much on petrol if you alter your driving technique. Photograph: Reuters/Bernadett Szabo
Patrick Collinson
Sat 12 Mar 2011 00.01 GMT
There's a very simple way to save money on petrol: slow down. A car speeding at 80mph uses 10% more fuel than one cruising at 70mph, according to the Department for Transport.
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Isn't 50mph the sweetspot for fuel consumption ?
And when i used to own a big petrol jeep I could get my readout to read 1mpg when i put my foot down. Doesnt make it good for the environment.