Driver shortage must have been worse than usual

for those stations that closed to have closed in the first place. Since then, demand has been mental as a result of panic.

Posted By: jamesward on September 28th 2021 at 11:00:46

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currently in a petrol station queue .... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 28, 09:29:07
- Do you think Dog has run out of petrol? Maybe it's why he hasn't found Laundire? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 28, 11:17:32
- Got four cans other day doing my part wont need to waste petrol going to station (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony From Wroxham, Sep 28, 10:09:52
  - Didn't you want Farke to get canned? (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Sep 28, 11:45:53
  - I got 5 cans (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Sep 28, 10:54:54
- I filled up on Friday for a trip to Berkshire yesterday (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 28, 10:05:56
- I thought they were getting the army in to help (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 09:33:18
  - I always wondered, driving that bus the same route all day... does it get boring? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Sep 28, 12:23:10
  - You own a bus? (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Sep 28, 11:42:05
  - Five day training course (General Chat) - Chicken, Sep 28, 10:10:15
  - How do you expect people to get fuel without queueing for fuel? (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 28, 09:35:13
    - Living in a country without these problems? (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Sep 28, 11:53:22
      - Too right bor.I wish I lived in a country of school shooters,serial killer, (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 28, 13:52:59
        
        Sorry, I forgot spree shooters.😓 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 28, 14:01:39
        
        No better way to celebrate your independence day than shooting loads (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 28, 14:03:43
        
        At least you can drive between shootings tho, tbf. (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 28, 14:15:21
        
        There is that tnf.unless it's a drive by, bad news if those chaps run out of petrol. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 28, 14:34:44
        
        Good news for those further down the road. (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 28, 14:49:55
      - What a load of old gas. (n/m) (General Chat) - Biggles, Sep 28, 13:22:15
      - Do you live in the US? You should mention this more often. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 28, 12:35:43
    - If you’re blocking the road then move on (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 09:43:01
      - Agreed, the cunts. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 28, 10:21:42
        
        Cunts who need fuel to literally go about their business. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 28, 10:22:27
        
        It can be purchased without blocking roads for other users (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 10:25:12
      - By blocking the road, you mean 'being on the road in your car waiting to go somewhere'. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 28, 10:20:05
        
        They don’t need to wait to unblock the road (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 10:23:50
    - Think the main issue is people queuing for fuel when they don’t … (General Chat) - loz, Sep 28, 09:35:58
      - You've asked them all individually? (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 28, 10:18:43
        
        The army could do that (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 10:26:10
        
        😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 28, 10:30:45
      - Is that still the case? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 28, 09:40:11
        
        Also, obviously, there are fewer petrol stations that have fuel (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 28, 10:21:34
        
        but also there should be fewer people needing fuel (General Chat) - jampersands, Sep 28, 10:43:30
        
        See my post above (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 28, 10:47:17
        
        supply hasn't changed (unless you think the HGV driver shortage is major) (General Chat) - jampersands, Sep 28, 10:57:20
        
        But demand could always have been higher (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 28, 11:22:14
        
        Driver shortage must have been worse than usual (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 28, 11:00:46
        
        There shouldn't be any long term change in demand here though (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 28, 11:28:36
        
        What I'm saying is, supply wasn't adequate (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 28, 11:51:42
        
        Yes, we're in agreement (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 28, 11:55:28
        
        Yep (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 28, 12:08:51
        
        Like the great 2020 bog roll crisis (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 11:33:56
        
        I suppose the difference there was people were able to stockpile (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 28, 11:37:28
        
        My local Shell has been running out every now and then for months (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 28, 10:50:53
        
        It was the weekend drivers who gobbled all the fuel up (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 28, 09:45:11
        
        I do wonder if other countries (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 09:57:33
        
        suffer these events (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 09:58:50
        
        i suspect they do (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 28, 10:03:23
        
        The French would be rioting (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 28, 10:06:09
        
        lol at least there is a bit of entertainment (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 10:02:55
        
        That's the third one of those I've seen, as well as the person (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 28, 10:05:03
        
        The bag one is an old clip from America (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 28, 10:06:43
        
        It was usac fueling up his Prius. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 28, 10:23:22
        
        Ah, shame (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 28, 10:08:10
- Haha! Not guilty :-) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 28, 09:31:06
- I was down to five miles in the tank (General Chat) - norwaay, Sep 28, 09:30:19

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