ABBEY Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 my brother is away in edinburgh and glasgow.He says its mad at the moment with the refinary strike due up.He was near the refinary today and said some garages are out of fuel and theres a limit of £15 .He says he's seen a garage with the price @ £1.40 yes £1.40 a chuffing litre!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will we see scenes like a few years back with chaos happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozz Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Morrisons on Preston docks this morning, queueing back onto the main road, and same again tonight on the home. Remember the last petrol chaos, nearly missed the Watford game at home-We were 2-0 up after ten mins, and remember singing to both the Watford fans..."What a waste of petrol!". Watford won 4-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABBEY Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 im on the sick at the moment following my op but i turned my phone on tonight and id 8!!! txts from the bigwigs warning us to keep the wagons full of deisal and to fill up at every oppurtunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Weaver Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hadn't even crossed my mind it might be a 'shortage' (and maybe it wasn't) - was at the supermarket this evening (Leeds) and popped in for some petrol on the way out. Completely out of unleaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 If there`s no fuel, i can`t get to work.......HAPPY DAYS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabbi Graeme Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 People panic at the first mention of fuel shortage, remember this place going on strike is in Scotland, we have a large refinery at Ellesmere Port which I would imagine serves the North West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAS Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 MY bikes probably still got another 2 weeks left in it yet I filled up last month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flopsy Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 If people dont all rush to the filling stations and panic buy then theres about 10 weeks supply left. If people act like the retarted idiots they appear to be and rush out and fill their car up, the bath and the hot water system with petrol, then yes there will be shortages. the reason there was a problem a few years ago was because the fuel from all depots was cut off by the picket lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue phil Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 If people act like the retarted idiots they appear to be Retarted idiots .........? I think we know the type , Flops ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwilky Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Bloody fuel shortages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I blame the Christians.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S15 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Why are all Britons like Lemmings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABBEY Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share Posted April 26, 2008 interesting prices..outrageous why cant wagons be allowed to use red fuel and help lower the overheads and wtf is 0.9p......con Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenodrog Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 interesting prices..outrageous why cant wagons be allowed to use red fuel and help lower the overheads and wtf is 0.9p......con My mate in the oil depot on Whalley Range does a roaring trade selling red diesel to local residents turning up to have 5 gallon drums filled. Odd really cos I've never ever seen any agricultural tractors in that neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABBEY Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 just seen on sky news that anyone with a car over 7 years old will pay an extra £210 per year on tax!!!!! when will it stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenodrog Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I thought the interpretation was that the new tax / emissions rules are to be applied to cars UP TO 7 years old? btw from that news item.... "Chancellor Alistair Darling said the changes would come into effect from next April, and raise an additional £1.2bn in revenue by March 2011" There can be few finer examples of Freudian slips than that! Basically he's saying 'Sod the environment that is of little consequence, whats really important is that I've found another way to scam big money out of the population'. Him and Brown really must be the reincarnation of King John and the Sheriff of Nottingham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizfoot Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Classic example of cost-push inflation happening at the moment in the economy. Increased fuel prices means increased costs for firms and hence they hike their prices up and it's the consumers who ultimately lose out. Noticed bus fares have gone up 20p from the beginning of this week and even more distrubing is my discovery of an extra 10p slapped on the cost of a pasty. Bleak times indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenodrog Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Classic example of cost-push inflation happening at the moment in the economy. Increased fuel prices means increased costs for firms and hence they hike their prices up and it's the consumers who ultimately lose out. Noticed bus fares have gone up 20p from the beginning of this week and even more distrubing is my discovery of an extra 10p slapped on the cost of a pasty. Bleak times indeed. The times they are a changing.... http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/times.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I thought the interpretation was that the new tax / emissions rules are to be applied to cars UP TO 7 years old? btw from that news item.... "Chancellor Alistair Darling said the changes would come into effect from next April, and raise an additional £1.2bn in revenue by March 2011" There can be few finer examples of Freudian slips than that! Basically he's saying 'Sod the environment that is of little consequence, whats really important is that I've found another way to scam big money out of the population'. Him and Brown really must be the reincarnation of King John and the Sheriff of Nottingham! Spot on Theno, If they were interested in the invironment they would legislate that cars etc could only be manufactured to comply with the speed limits they have set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biddy Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 But they are interested in the environment. It's fast becomming their biggest money spinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABBEY Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 why has fuel not dropped now the strike is over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAS Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 107.9 yesterday at asda, wtf this time last year it was 87 ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABBEY Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 the old deva speed is whopping it was 122 i think the other day. the asda is the cheapest around as well i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAS Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 of course it is its asda price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom trueblue Posted May 7, 2008 Backroom Share Posted May 7, 2008 the old deva speed is whopping it was 122 i think the other day. the asda is the cheapest around as well i think And you get an extra 2p a litre off when you use an Asda credit card to pay for fuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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