Fuel queues

[otherclive]

My grandsons partner said that last night as she drove home from Bristol there were queues forming at fuel stations. Typical panic buying again, but she just plugged the Tesla in when she got home. 🤭

 

[Dustydog]

This morning the BP and Esso opposite on the A 419 were normal, no panicking. I expect it will change🙀

 

[Beachball]

I heard at Grimbsy and Cleethorpes fuel stations chaos started as early as 6am this morning forecourts were already full of drivers at pumps. good job we are not going to today for our outing .

 

[RogerL]

Asda near me has already jacked its prices up to take advantage of the situation - no queue there!

 

[Mel]

I suspect that some folks are panic buying and others are just filling up ahead of the pre-emptive price hike, although the crude oil currently being used to make petrol was presumably purchased some weeks ago.
Mel

 

[otherclive]

I suspect that some folks are panic buying and others are just filling up ahead of the pre-emptive price hike, although the crude oil currently being used to make petrol was presumably purchased some weeks ago.
Mel

It’s always the same as the supply system cannot cope if too many start filling up with more than normal. After about 10 days or so people realise that supplies are still available and calm down. The good news is that toilet rolls are still in abundance……. But don’t tell anyone.

 

[Mr Plodd]

I suspect that some folks are panic buying and others are just filling up ahead of the pre-emptive price hike, although the crude oil currently being used to make petrol was presumably purchased some weeks ago.
Mel

That wont stop some of the fuel stations profiteering and hiking their prices now.

I filled up as soon as I heard that Trump had struck as, to me, it was blindingly obvious that the "choke point" for oil at the straights of Hormuz would get closed off by Iran.

 

[otherclive]

Fuel prices near us have gone up 4p near us for branded Esso and Sainsbury’s. Wish the AA would not tell people not to panic but. But I guess the tabloids like panic queues, makes good headlines.