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Panic buying, or shortage

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Have you topped up with fuel in the last few days when you wouldn't have done normally?

Yes
7
8%
No
76
92%
 
Total votes: 83

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Re: Panic buying, or shortage

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Postby didds » October 10th, 2021, 3:17 pm

Mike4 wrote:Tomorrow I have the west London fix, then Thursday three fixes in Reading, and on Friday a trip to Melksham. .


Mike - if you are stuck check out Turnpike Garage between Devzies and Melksham... they seem to quite often have fuel... no idea if there is a limit but its all cashless pump only service

Update: ah sorry - just seen youve already done that trip!
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Re: Panic buying, or shortage

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Postby didds » October 10th, 2021, 3:20 pm

Mike4 wrote:I'm also beginning to notice signs outside petrol stations saying "No fuel", yet there are cars at the pumps obviously re-fueling. .


or they are parked doing shopping in the fuel station "shop" ?

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Re: Panic buying, or shortage

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Postby kempiejon » October 10th, 2021, 3:27 pm

I'm adding to the problem. I've just made a panic buy, I never add fuel unless below 1/4 full or if I'm about to make a long journey but neither case were true; at the shops this morning there was hardly anyone at the pumps and all 3 fuel types available so I added about £30 of E10.

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Re: Panic buying, or shortage

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Postby Mike4 » October 10th, 2021, 3:29 pm

didds wrote:
Mike4 wrote:I'm also beginning to notice signs outside petrol stations saying "No fuel", yet there are cars at the pumps obviously re-fueling. .


or they are parked doing shopping in the fuel station "shop" ?


No, "obviously refuelling" as I said - i.e. standing by the fillers on their cars, holding the nozzle in the tank and staring vacantly at the price dial rattling up, like we do!


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