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taxiCABman
 Post subject: diesel shortage
PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:53 pm 
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anyone in London had trouble getting diesel,and noticed many garages with no diesel ,over the last few days.
Park lane,Baker street garages both closed today with no fuel.
Also the 2 BP garages on the A13 at Barking,and just after canning town flyover both closed on the way home tonight.
Anyone know whats going on?
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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: diesel shortage
PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:14 pm 
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taxiCABman wrote:
anyone in London had trouble getting diesel,and noticed many garages with no diesel ,over the last few days.
Park lane,Baker street garages both closed today with no fuel.
Also the 2 BP garages on the A13 at Barking,and just after canning town flyover both closed on the way home tonight.
Anyone know whats going on?

It's all those 56 TXs back on the road.

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acabbie
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heard it was something to do with contaminated fuel........... :roll:
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skippy41
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No problem up here, but the fecking price has gone up 3p
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Sandy McNab
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I've had trouble getting diesel this week. No Shell garages have had any.
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csp
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Apparently their was contamination between "red-oil" & the normal derv? :-|
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2old4this
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had problems too in my area
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wimbledon/uxbridge and clackets lane svs i heard too
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Sussex
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No problem up here, but the fecking price has gone up 3p

I think that's because the Scottish pound has been devalued. :D

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edders23
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It depends which fuel depots service them no problems up here so far
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skippy41
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Sussex wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
No problem up here, but the fecking price has gone up 3p

I think that's because the Scottish pound has been devalued. :D


At least ours still folds and fits the wallet :D :lol:
but the best thing if you hand over a pound note over the border you get change from a fiver :D :D :D
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captain cab
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skippy41 wrote:
Sussex wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
No problem up here, but the fecking price has gone up 3p

I think that's because the Scottish pound has been devalued. :D


At least ours still folds and fits the wallet :D :lol:
but the best thing if you hand over a pound note over the border you get change from a fiver :D :D :D


For those dim enough to accept it :wink:

Your currency....propped up by the English.

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taxiCABman
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still problems in London.got a job to the airport today,no diesel on the A4 going out or coming in.Also 2 big BP garages on the A13 were closed.who knows whats going on?
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grandad
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taxiCABman wrote:
still problems in London.got a job to the airport today,no diesel on the A4 going out or coming in.Also 2 big BP garages on the A13 were closed.who knows whats going on?


Has anyone asked?

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GBC
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It seems obvious to me, it's BP, and BP alone who seem to have a supply problem in the South East.

Last time I looked there were plenty of other retailers who supply fuel, funnily enough like Tesco or Esso where I fill up most days with no problems.

Problem solved.
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