Petrol queues in UK

[colpol]

Anyone had to queue or struggle to fill their tank today/ yesterday ?

My tank was in the red & at 8am this morning just managed to get onto the forecourt & had to wait behind 2 cars so in/ out in 10 mins but by time I left there was maybe 25/ 30 cars queuing on the main road to get on the forecourt. Crazy seeing that sort of queuing on a Sat morning

Luckily I’m only filling up once a month at the moment.

See the UK press fanning the flames as usual

[Speedbird-1]

Idiot media driven panic.

[daveathall]

Self fulfilling prophecy. It's ridiculous.

[jltait]

What’s a forecourt? In the US I’ve been reading on financial news sites that Europe is expected to face a natural gas shortage this winter and rising energy costs. Maybe some people misinterpreted that as gasoline shortage?

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Speedbird-1

Idiot media driven panic.

Have to agree today's media cause most of the promlems with their constant scaremongering.

[Chester01]

These gas folks are not going to be happy until their greed drives everyone over to all electric sooner rather than later. The fake scarcity (plenty in the ground to go around)The constant high prices is really about the stupidest move one can imagine in an era when one does not need to go gas anymore. Their greed is blinding them or they understand this and it’s get the highest prices possible before the whole things crashes down.

[enjoythemusic]

I thought new gas pipelines were going to help. What happened with those?

[Burlington]

Originally Posted by daveathall

Self fulfilling prophecy. It's ridiculous.

Yes exactly that

A few petrol stations run dry due to delivery driver shortages.

Media reports said shortages like it’s a massive problem.

Drivers all rush to the pumps causing an actual shortage.

[S52]

No different than the idiotic self induced TP shortage last year.

Sheeple.

[Chewbacca]

Gas and TP are non essential. The Rolex shortage requires a UN Sec Council meeting ASAP.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

Gas and TP are non essential.

Although they could be related.

[austinp]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Although they could be related.

Lol. Good one.


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[Atone]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Although they could be related.

Took me a second. But I got there. Lol

[Uggi]

Originally Posted by jltait

What’s a forecourt? In the US I’ve been reading on financial news sites that Europe is expected to face a natural gas shortage this winter and rising energy costs. Maybe some people misinterpreted that as gasoline shortage?

The place where you park whilst putting petrol in.

[daveathall]

Caused by the media from a non story and will continue because of them chasing viewing figures.

[DoricSpiker]

Agree this wasn’t a problem until the media make out there is one. Surprised people like taxi drivers are not calling out the journalists who are interviewing them when they are queuing.


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[Blansky]

Scary.

I believe this was my last "panic at the pumps"......

[Chewbacca]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Although they could be related.

Reported!!

[dba]

I was there on a motorcycle trip for the last three weeks and didn't notice any craziness. But I was mostly in the rural areas, NC 500, Isle of Skye etc.

[Chewbacca]

https://news.sky.com/story/supply-cr...tages-12419291

[Gab27]

Carole is a liar. Kate inspired ME to build MY business.

[330ci]

Originally Posted by Chester01

These gas folks are not going to be happy until their greed drives everyone over to all electric sooner rather than later. The fake scarcity (plenty in the ground to go around)The constant high prices is really about the stupidest move one can imagine in an era when one does not need to go gas anymore. Their greed is blinding them or they understand this and it’s get the highest prices possible before the whole things crashes down.

The writing is on the wall. Gas is expected to be phased out by 2050 at this point. But far from a stupid move. If you know your industry is apart of a planned obsolescence, get while the getting is good. At this point the electric takeover isn't going to happen any quicker because of fuel prices, we can't even get the computer chips necessary to run our fossil fuel vehicles let alone develop and implement infrastructure effectively amidst a pandemic. I don't know what it is about covid that has turned people into these worthless water sacks. But hardly anyone I meet is pulling their weight in society anymore, hard to make progress when noone wants to work.

Taking a different economic approach to our view, the value of the US $ has also gone down considerably. Fuel usage has also significantly decreased, causing the marginal cost to pump per barrel to increase. Its also more expensive to transport fuel due to the increase in fuel prices itself and other pandemic factors that have backed up the shipping industry Despite how much they're pumping they're still required to support their rigging equipment, drill workers/operators etc. And when your countries economics are tied to income based off oil sales, you kinda have to increase price.
Blows my mind people complaining about gas prices amongst everything though. I paid more for gas when I started driving in 2010 than I do today and my car is 2-3x as efficient than what I drove back then. I fill up once or twice a week. Never have I thought about an electric vehicle as a means of saving money. Theres alot of Greed in this world, but I think its a bit defamatory describing these people as such when historically speaking, we're not even close to the record high price per barrel.

[Chester01]

Originally Posted by 330ci

The writing is on the wall. Gas is expected to be phased out by 2050 at this point. But far from a stupid move. If you know your industry is apart of a planned obsolescence, get while the getting is good. At this point the electric takeover isn't going to happen any quicker because of fuel prices, we can't even get the computer chips necessary to run our fossil fuel vehicles let alone develop and implement infrastructure effectively amidst a pandemic. I don't know what it is about covid that has turned people into these worthless water sacks. But hardly anyone I meet is pulling their weight in society anymore, hard to make progress when noone wants to work.

Taking a different economic approach to our view, the value of the US $ has also gone down considerably. Fuel usage has also significantly decreased, causing the marginal cost to pump per barrel to increase. Its also more expensive to transport fuel due to the increase in fuel prices itself and other pandemic factors that have backed up the shipping industry Despite how much they're pumping they're still required to support their rigging equipment, drill workers/operators etc. And when your countries economics are tied to income based off oil sales, you kinda have to increase price.
Blows my mind people complaining about gas prices amongst everything though. I paid more for gas when I started driving in 2010 than I do today and my car is 2-3x as efficient than what I drove back then. I fill up once or twice a week. Never have I thought about an electric vehicle as a means of saving money. Theres alot of Greed in this world, but I think its a bit defamatory describing these people as such when historically speaking, we're not even close to the record high price per barrel.

I don’t disagree. However if I were in oil and one wants to make the case to stay on gas, that needs to be affordable for most folks. We all know there is plenty of it in the ground and keeping prices lower over the long term makes a stronger argument against immediate turn to electric vehicles. The father the prices are between electric and gas vehicles the only thing keeping folks to gas is what the chip availability? I mean we are at a tipping point and Musk and other won’t let that stop them and it’s only a matter of time before that’s sorted out. Once gas and electric cars are about the same price, they are finished. Gas execs can keep a close horse race and keep folks from converting over by keeping the prices lower and that can be done. There is no shortage of gas in the ground. They can likely make more money long term by keeping things competitive with electric but they won’t and it will cost them in the end.


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[snypa]

We really struggled over the weekend finding somewhere local. Managed to get some late last night, but they only had standard unleaded so that will have to do!
Unfortunately you see idiots with multiple Jerry cans filling both their car then the cans up, selfish behaviour imo.

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[904VT]

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureU...World-War-Two/

Petro leads. Don’t panic, just stay informed

[jaisonline]

Originally Posted by padi56

Have to agree today's media cause most of the promlems with their constant scaremongering.

Agreed. Something happening here with bathroom paper again.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Burlington

Yes exactly that

A few petrol stations run dry due to delivery driver shortages.

Media reports said shortages like it’s a massive problem.

Drivers all rush to the pumps causing an actual shortage.

Yup, there really is a heavy good vehicles driver shortage but the media is def making things worse for any industry they can think of... Xmas will be cancelled they warn if you don't get your turkeys now etc etc.