Fuel Crisis, potential impact on away travel

Panic buy toilet rolls the world is ending. fake news media cause this issue of panic buying.
chill, nothing to worry about.
Only worry is city getting a win

 

Much ado about nothing

 

Crisis?, what crisis. There is no fuel shortage. The driver shortage has whipped up the media to cause the panic buying we saw yesterday and probably over the weekend.

It will be back to normal at the pumps within days.

 

Another great example of how social media can whip up the masses into a frenzy. @Bigrod, maybe you should rethink the wording you have used in your post.

 

There is plenty of fuel , but it has moved from the petrol stations to the fuel tanks of peoples cars, who have done the usual ,
Panic, greed , me me me. Toilet rolls comes to mind. It is all part of the i deserve , must have society.

 

Wouldn’t mind so much if people were just filling cars up but people had Jerry cans out filling them up.

accidents waiting to happen

 

It's not selfish, it's self preservation. We're hard wired to do it just as squirrels store food for the winter. I need my car for work. Too far to walk and no public transport. I've got a third of a tank of fuel. That will probably do me to the end of the week but what then? What if the pumps are dry by then? This is what's going through people's minds.

Filling up jerry cans is a different ball game, that's into the realms of selfish I'd agree.

 

Newport by train Rod. I’m away at the moment so don’t have the times but planning Cross Country from Wakey, change at Birmingham. The ground is a 10-15 minute walk. I do know the return is around 6.00 change Birmingham and back at Wakey in decent time.

 

Nothing to worry about!

 

Embarrassing

 

Just to reassure anyone travelling today, that as long as you have deep pockets the motorway service stations appear to have plenty of fuel (I drove up from London last night).

 

Petrol stations should not allow additional supplies other than in the vehicle.

 

There is no fuel shortage. People queuing into the road for over an hour isn't normal behaviour, it's idiots being manipulated by the media.

When demand is artificially increased by 400% then what is in place to deal with a sane world will be put into trouble.

 

Manipulation by the media. Nothing novel there

 

Can't believe this thread is still going or hasn't be moved as yet.

 

The extent to which human behaviour can be manipulated by the media is mind boggling.

We're just not that evolved as a species, are we?

 

The fella should have been stopped, selfishness of the highest order but not only that he's driving round with a full payload of a very inflammatory liquid a absolute idiot !