Most liked posts in thread: Fuel Crisis, potential impact on away travel

Do any chippies still wrap in newspaper? Not seen it for years.

 

Yep, you'll miss proper Fish & Chips up there won't you Hoochy cooked in Waddington's dripping.

 

Bloody expensive too. Highly recommend deep fried haggis though.

 

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.

 

Yep he's potentially driving a bomb.

 

It shows how ,selfish and pathetic this country has become .

 

Hey man just let your grass grow

 

I'm sur these petrol stations have the ability to make the pumps cut out when a certain amount has been delivered. Easy short term cure.

 

if the co2 issues continue there will be a beer shortage also. it's been getting a bit dicey with our supply down here

 

Hauliers figures say only about 20k foreign drivers have left

 

No but its a good get out clause

 

But, our country is dependent upon the road haulage network.

It isn't good enough for the Government to look at the haulier industry and point the finger. It should know the position of, and be intervening, where it is clear an essential market is failing. That is an essential job of Government, to protect the country and its people through prudent risk management.

 

They haven't. It was the spokesman for the NHA pointing the figure at his own industry

 

Very balanced Rod !

 

Yes of course the modern way is through pressurised pumps, maybe the old hand pumps will make a come back.

 

Thing is if a company owes £223million in corporation tax it must have made at least treble that in.profit. the crisis isn't shortage of furl, its the greed of companies wanting more and more profit than crying wolf when then have to pay the tax on that profit.

 

Both were Bradford born I believe, wonder if they would be interested in buying a football club .

 

I thought the driver shortage was down to Brexit.

 

Blackburn I think it was mate