Fuel shotages?

2750 HP · 6th April 2022, 19:02

I live in a small town and went to the supermarket this evening as i have a 350 mile jorney for work tomorrow. The pumps were empty. So i managed to get diesel at another garage for my ZT CDTi. I was told that a people who normally buy £10 a week are now buying much more more. What do they know i do not?

BTW i need my car for work.

steve-45 · 6th April 2022, 19:18

All panicking because of that extinction rebellion mobs trying to blockade oil distribution terminals.

macafee2 · 6th April 2022, 19:28

seen on another forum someone having an issue with no diesel

macafee2

SCP440 · 6th April 2022, 21:13

The odd thing I have noticed this last few weeks the traffic seems a lot lighter, I had to go to Exeter on Monday and the M5 was ridicuosly less busy than usual, at one point I had no vehicles in front of me on my side and the other side only had half a dozen cars. Maybe people are using there cars less because of the cost of fuel?

coab · 7th April 2022, 05:49

A little disruption at fuel depots but all back to normal now. I just keep half a tank in my van now just in case the nutters try it again. The depot near me is Kingsbury right out in the sticks so the poor sandal wearing loons must of set off a fortnight ago to get there as they obviously do not drive.

Twisterboy · 7th April 2022, 07:33

Noticed my local Asda had no diesel yesterday, got it at the Esso up the road.

Mogodon · 9th April 2022, 09:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve-45

All panicking because of that extinction rebellion mobs trying to blockade oil distribution terminals.

Saw these loonys on the news sitting on top of tankers and refusing to come down.

If I was a tanker driver they'd be given two choices, get down, or a long, cold and windy ride on top !!!!

Martin Butler · 9th April 2022, 10:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mogodon

Saw these loonys on the news sitting on top of tankers and refusing to come down.

If I was a tanker driver they'd be given two choices, get down, or a long, cold and windy ride on top !!!!

Icy cold high pressure water jets, should do the trick, very hard to cling on when cold and wet , no doubt they will complain about their rights etc,

Borg Warner · 9th April 2022, 17:49

Just been reading the ER faceache page. They have a lot planned for the next month or so. They've been slashing the tyres of tankers apparently and saying that the government aren't allowing the news outlets to report what is happening. However:

https://www.theguardian.com/environm...ndon-hyde-park

And

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-61050643

Reading the posts they ain't going to stop. Fear someone is going to get hurt.

Or worse.

bl52krz · 9th April 2022, 21:10

The only ‘rights’ they have are to ‘protest’, full stop. They do not have the right to cause disruption, or trespass onto property, which includes vehicles. They also do not have the right to obstruct in anyway, anything, be it vehicles or people. The police are a waste of time. I do not know why we pay them.

6th April 2022, 19:02	#1
2750 HP Loves to post ZT CDTI, 190+, 260, Triumph TR4, Rolls Royce, Bentley and Mercedes E220d cabriolet Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Little England Posts: 375 Thanks: 8 Thanked 72 Times in 46 Posts	Fuel shotages? I live in a small town and went to the supermarket this evening as i have a 350 mile jorney for work tomorrow. The pumps were empty. So i managed to get diesel at another garage for my ZT CDTi. I was told that a people who normally buy £10 a week are now buying much more more. What do they know i do not? BTW i need my car for work.

7th April 2022, 07:33	#6
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bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,394 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	The only ‘rights’ they have are to ‘protest’, full stop. They do not have the right to cause disruption, or trespass onto property, which includes vehicles. They also do not have the right to obstruct in anyway, anything, be it vehicles or people. The police are a waste of time. I do not know why we pay them. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

6th April 2022, 19:18	#2
steve-45 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Belvedere Posts: 4,076 Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts	All panicking because of that extinction rebellion mobs trying to blockade oil distribution terminals.

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macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,928 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	seen on another forum someone having an issue with no diesel macafee2

6th April 2022, 21:13	#4
SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	The odd thing I have noticed this last few weeks the traffic seems a lot lighter, I had to go to Exeter on Monday and the M5 was ridicuosly less busy than usual, at one point I had no vehicles in front of me on my side and the other side only had half a dozen cars. Maybe people are using there cars less because of the cost of fuel?

7th April 2022, 05:49	#5
coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,138 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	A little disruption at fuel depots but all back to normal now. I just keep half a tank in my van now just in case the nutters try it again. The depot near me is Kingsbury right out in the sticks so the poor sandal wearing loons must of set off a fortnight ago to get there as they obviously do not drive.

9th April 2022, 17:49	#9
Borg Warner I really should get out more....... None Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2,579 Thanks: 494 Thanked 657 Times in 402 Posts	Just been reading the ER faceache page. They have a lot planned for the next month or so. They've been slashing the tyres of tankers apparently and saying that the government aren't allowing the news outlets to report what is happening. However: https://www.theguardian.com/environm...ndon-hyde-park And https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-61050643 Reading the posts they ain't going to stop. Fear someone is going to get hurt. Or worse.