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Petrol chaos - what's going on?

tobyjug said:
If instead of laughing at the government:- Preparing For Emergencies, booklet, people had actually read it there would be no need to panic buy food.
My wife and I have always had a store cupboard filled with tinned and packeted food, flour, dried yeast ect. We also have several methods of cooking in case of power failures. (Power failures are a very real risk if the winter is bad this year).
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Nuts in May
 
pennimania said:
Not really.

I am exactly the same - we had a power cut that lasted 10 days last January. Not much fun after the second day. :(
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We had a 16 hour power cut here at the Lizard recently. Not too much of a problem in Summer, but a very different matter in the winter.
 
pennimania said:
Not really.

I am exactly the same - we had a power cut that lasted 10 days last January. Not much fun after the second day. :(
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Did you understand the reference?

And where you are is much more remote than where we are no matter what the jugmeister would have you beleive
 
I haven't noticed any queues here, apart from at Tesco, which is normal.

My boss is going to investigate a claim at the Total Oil Refinery this week, should be fun!
 
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Tobes checking the queue at his local petrol station earlier today.
 
Pie 1 said:
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Tobes checking the queue at his local petrol station earlier today.
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No need to check for queues the car and all motorcycles have full tanks of petrol as always as it stops water build up and corrosion in the tanks.
We also start long trips in the early hours of the morning when few petrol stations are open in Cornwall.
 
tobyjug said:
No need to check for queues the car and all motorcycles have full tanks of petrol as always as it stops water build up and corrosion in the tanks.
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That's what our mechanic told us as well. Pig used to have a bad habit of running the tank right down to the last drop, but since I have been keeping it full up the car runs alot better.
 
There's a geet queue at the local Tesco garage. They were blocking the road there was that many of them. I had to stop myself from winding down the window and shouting at the stupid twunts.
 
tobyjug said:
No need to check for queues the car and all motorcycles have full tanks of petrol as always as it stops water build up and corrosion in the tanks.
We also start long trips in the early hours of the morning when few petrol stations are open in Cornwall.
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you'd have to have some kind of fucked leaky petrol tank to get water build up in it ocasionally on a car pre 1970 you might get condensation build up but mordern cars have had to had impact resistant fully sealled tanks for some time now...

keeping your car filled to the brim dones't make it run better at all, in fact for shorter journeies it actually means you use more fuel as you are carring greateer mass around with you...
 
Stobart Stopper said:
but since I have been keeping it full up the car runs alot better.
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I used to run it on full, but it's on empty most of the time at the moment - £10 here £10 there - 'cause I can't afford to fill the bastard up. :(
 
You don't need to keep it full, just don't let it get too far below a quarter full. Even if it's run to empty a bit of redex and a good run will sort you out. If this stuff really mattered we'd all buy Optimax. As for corrosion, almost all cars will have plastic tanks now, mine does and it's 12 years old. Just changed my full pump and the original was in perfect condition.

No panic buying here whatsoever, we're far too civilized dontcha know, filled up with 97RON (99.9p/L) earlier and there were 3 pumps free.
 
GarfieldLeChat said:
you'd have to have some kind of fucked leaky petrol tank to get water build up in it ocasionally on a car pre 1970 you might get condensation build up but mordern cars have had to had impact resistant fully sealled tanks for some time now...
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I live very near the sea, I hope that answers your question. Also two of the motorbikes are over 25 years old, one is 20 years old, and the youngest one (1991)has an aluminium tank, and a constantly pressurised fuel injection system. Aluminium tanks are notorious for condensation build up if you don't keep them full.
 
My local petrol station had a waiting time of about 20 minutes for most of yesterday. It runs out all the time, damn Jet, so its no surprise there's demand for it.

Got my car filled up and can officially deny rumours that a few quiet offers have been made by engineers from the local bus company to 'lend' drivers diesel in the event of a shortage, for a small fee
 
tobyjug said:
It is in fact a serious offence to store more than 5 gallons of petrol at a private residence unless it is in the petrol tank of a vehicle.
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Pfft. Like it's a serious offence to have a spliff... ;)

i.e. the coppas have better things to do with their time unless there is a serious petrol shortage - then you hoarders had better watch out :)

PS Don't smoke spliff near the petrol :o
 
Velouria said:
Pfft. Like it's a serious offence to have a spliff... ;)

i.e. the coppas have better things to do with their time unless there is a serious petrol shortage - then you hoarders had better watch out :)

PS Don't smoke spliff near the petrol :o
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It is a far more serious offence than that, and not to be treated lightly.
People have been jailed for it during past fuel crises due to the hazard to people and property.

http://www.ukresilience.info/fuel1.htm
Petrol should be stored in no more than two 10 litre metal containers or two 5 litre plastic containers. They should be clearly labelled as to their contents - accidents have resulted when, for instance, cooking oil drums have been used to store petrol. People who need to decant petrol, e.g. from a container into a car, should follow basic health and safety precautions:-

- no smoking and no naked lights in the vicinity;
- decant in the open air
- not inside the garage;
- use a pouring spout or funnel; and
- if clothing is splashed with petrol, change it immediately.


The maximum penalty for a breach of the above provisions is a fine of up to £5,000 per offence on summary conviction (magistrates' court). It is open to magistrates to commit cases for trial or sentencing to the Crown Court, where penalties are unlimited.
 
Oh, right.
(Hides the jerrycan)

Actually, the jerrycan's at my parents (1975 issue with the MTGAS tag still on it...) in their shed, I don't like keeping petrol in the house either... Damn thing cost me five quid at an airshow but I've never fully filled it cause it's too damn expensive to fill :o. I love the satisfying WHOOMPH it makes when you open it, from the built up petrol vapour :)

I passed the Jet garage on the way into work - sold out.

Tescos - sold out.
Asda - huge queue.
Shell garage - sold out.

At that point I decided I wouldn't bother trying to get petrol as I have enough to last me 6-7 days at least... by then things will either be back to normal, or anarchy. If it's anarchy, I know how to siphon... :D
 
Just drove back to the smoke from Christchurch in Dorset. Last night most of the local garages down there were empty. On the way up the A35 most stations I saw had run out of unleaded but had diesel. Fleet services had no queues and no panic. As soon as I hit London every garage had a line of muppets...:(

smugly for me I have a diesel I filled up last weekend and still says I have 420 miles till I run out if I continue to drive like Derek Nimmo. :p
 
Just been past the BP station on Manor Rd in Chigwell, there is a queue of traffic along Manor Road, coming east that must be half a mile long. The petrol station is on a single lane road and anyone who doesn't even want petrol is stuck there becasue people are turning right to get petrol and other cars can't get past. Absolute fucking chaos it is. Luckily I was crossing the traffic lights on the other road towards the police club so I didn't get stuck in it.
 
my flatmate just come back from petrol station in bath with full tank and no q...the address will cost you a Gingster pasty and a fiver ;)
 
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