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Old 3rd October 2021, 08:55   #32
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Originally Posted by Ian G View Post
... like most panic buying situations this is yet another one that has been instigated by the media.
I think it was instigated by an unwise comment by the Road Haulage Association which said that there could be fuel shortages. The media, naturally, reported this. Queues then formed.

I'd suggest that in this case responsibility lies with the RHA (or whoever speculated publicly) and not the media.

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