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| Author: | GBC [ Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Diesel shortages ? |
Well it looks like the 'panic' crew are out in force, running supplies into the ground. Most people in front of me tonight at the local garage were putting under a tenner in to top up their tanks. 
If it gets like 2000 i'll have an unplanned garden landscape week. 
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| Author: | TDO [ Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:59 pm ] |
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I'm planning to go out shortly just to put my normal fill in, I couldn't be bothered queuing up a couple of hours ago. These plonkers caused enough trouble last time round, and to no benefit to anyone, you'd have thought they would have learnt their lesson. 
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| Author: | fairway [ Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | FUEL SHORTAGE??? |
There is no evidence to say that there definitely will be a blockade of refineries, but with all the panic, supplies are running very thin and there's no way companies are going to be able to refill to the normal levels quickly. This means that the people who are worried about the possible shortage are creating a DEFINITE shortage that will take some time to return to normal. Tonight, I've seen huge queues at petrol stations, most of which are now out of petrol and have little diesel left. Irresponsible drivers are forming dangerous queues, even becoming stationary on roundabouts. This sort of careless attitude is making life extremely difficult for other road users and the emergency services. People like this are going to encourage retailers to introduce a '£10 / £20 maximum fill - up policy'. This, of course, is definitely going to cause problems for the taxi and private hire trades. |
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| Author: | GBC [ Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:27 pm ] |
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They are really wasting it in Dunfermline, Fife. 
http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/NewsFrameset.htm Cheaper buying Cider? |
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| Author: | chipper [ Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FUEL SHORTAGE??? |
People like this are going to encourage retailers to introduce a '£10 / £20 maximum fill - up policy'. This, of course, is definitely going to cause problems for the taxi and private hire trades.[/quote] lets hope not |
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| Author: | GBC [ Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:28 pm ] |
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Even Sussex has got in on the act? Sussex Police said they were called to Tesco in Eastbourne after long queues led to traffic jams on the main road. Campaigners have said there may be protests in Dover. The town's MP Gwyn Prosser said it was no surprise because the port was vital to the economy. "It is one of the busiest ferry ports in the world," he said. "Whenever there's a demonstration people tend to focus on Dover which is sad, because we put up with French protests for a long time and are always complaining bitterly at the disruption to legitimate trade. "It would be a shame if, on this occasion, the farmers or the hauliers chose the port of Dover to vent their spleen. Motorists stocked up on fuel ahead of the planned protests "We have got to allow a peaceful protest but if vehicle owners are using lorries and tractors to blockade the port and stop the free flow of trade which is part of the EU agreement, then firm action should be taken. "It's a matter of striking the right balance and I'm sure Kent Police will do that." A garage in Langton Green on the Kent-Sussex border was one of the first in the region to hit the £1 a litre mark last week, when it pushed prices up to £1.04. The cost of fuel in the South East continued to rise with a Kent petrol station charging £1.09 a litre. Prices increased sharply after Hurricane Katrina shut oil rigs and refineries in the US. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:10 pm ] |
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greenbadgecabby wrote: Sussex Police said they were called to Tesco in Eastbourne after long queues led to traffic jams on the main road.
I filled up my motor and spare tanker no problem. 
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| Author: | streetcar [ Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Will this work Sussex TDO |
Fuel Price? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copy and Paste this idea and send to as many people as poss!! -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy petrol on a certain day" campaign that was going around last April or May! The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to hurt ourselves by refusing to buy petrol. It was more of an inconvenience to us than itwas a problem for them. BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can really work. Please read it and join in! Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a litre is CHEAP, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the market place not sellers. With the price of petrol going up more each day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to see the price of petrol come down is if we hit someone in the pocket by not purchasing their Petrol! And we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY petrol from the two biggest oil companies (which now are one), ESSO and BP. If they are not selling any petrol, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices the other companies will have to follow suit. But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Esso and BP petrol buyers. It's really simple to do!! Now, don't whimp out on me at this point... keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!! I am sending this note to a lot of people. If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 =00)...and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 =,000) ... and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers! If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level further, you guessed it.....THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!! Again, all You have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all. (and not buy at ESSO/BP) How long would all that take? If each of us sends this email out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8days!!! I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you! Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE 69p a LITRE RANGE. It's easy to make this happen. Just forward this email, and buy your petrol at Shell, Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrisons, Jet etc. i.e. boycott BP and Esso. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!! NO ITS NOT MY IDEA NICKED OF THE LIVERPOOL TAXI BARONS WEB SITE STREETCAR |
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| Author: | Guest [ Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:53 pm ] |
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nightmare down here. not just a pain to fill up. but the tossers are blocking the roads by the petrol station. 
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| Author: | Ollie [ Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:57 pm ] |
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At least if fuel goes up we can adjust our fares without having to go to the PCO with a begging bowl. 
Ollie |
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| Author: | GBC [ Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:22 pm ] |
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Ollie wrote: At least if fuel goes up we can adjust our fares without having to go to the PCO with a begging bowl.
Ollie The Minicab industry ripping people off with their unregulated fares? Surely not? 
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| Author: | McDeHack [ Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:27 pm ] |
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I did not Q for derv. I went to a local cash and carry and bought 5 drums of cooking oil (25 gallons) No Qs. 
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