How long before fuel rationing?

Eggs in our supermarket this morning oddly.

it'd be great for the environment should airlines run out of fuel - however, I suspect surcharges on flights are more likely

I also here toilet roll is running out … 🤫

This has been debated for the last week on MN but I have still yet to even wait for a pump to be free. I think it's fear mongering.

Also unlike toilet roll you can not panic buy a falmable chemical that needs very specific storage. Rather than worry about I'm not letting my car get near empty and living my life.

I drove into central London yesterday. Was very surprised at how quite the roads was. Not sure if that's the new norm or due to petrol costs.

Diesel fuel is the one that may have shortages by end if April, but petrol supplies are fine - it’s panic buying which are causing shortages at individual pumps.

we will all be in the same boat if/when fuel rations occur.

will deal with it then I am not speculating on something when I don’t know the details

think the cost will ration people before the supply

Most places are only running low because everyone’s constantly topping up just in case rather than doing their normal habits.

I usually take our dog to a forest a 20 minute drive away. Have decided to knock that on the head and just walk in the fields near our house.
miserable for me and probably boring for the dog having both his walks in local fields.
but we’re fortunate that I don’t NEED to use my car, it’s more of a luxury TBH.
However DH is responsible for keeping buses maintained and on the road in London. If he can’t get in the buses won’t run, most of his workforce drive in from all directions.
Getting DD from uni on Thursday is going to be my priority.
I think those thinking that we’re only heading for shortages due to panic buying are being naive.
if this were the case then we would see a slow down on demand pretty quickly.
Even though we are not totally reliant on ME oil it’s still a significant amount.
don’t think we can rely on our other suppliers either. They’ll be looking out for themselves with one eye on profiteering.
whichever way you view it, we are facing an imminent crisis.

particularly as DT has started this war and declared this afternoon that we’re on our own, despite not being responsible for starting this shit show.

The reason Tesco is running low on fuel is because they haven’t hiked their prices up to the max, so people are filling up there as their prices are still relatively cheap. Hence they are running out regularly, but they still have fuel coming in

And THIS is why there is no fuel

If it takes hundreds of flights out, it's not a bad thing at all for the environment and all our health. People shouldn't ever be paying £50 for flights, it's morally corrupt.

But they do need to ration the panic buyers. I had to fill up today and joked with the cashier that I felt embarrassed to join the lines, she said well at least your purchase is over £100 unlike most of the people we've had in today who've spent £8 or whatever the minimum fill is.

Agree

More risk of burning your house down

When will the panic buying of loo roll begin again 😂

More recent than that, there was a strike at a refinery in the early 2010s.

I’d be more worried about heating oil than aviation fuel? I know we’re on the way to summer but April can still bring snow and summers only a few months.

Please don't start storing jerry cans of fuel everyone. It's so dangerous.

I remember last time people did that in the early 2000s. It didn't end well for some as not only were they dumb and selfish enough to do this, they were also dumb enough not to know how to properly store their spare petrol 🔥🔥🔥

Most of our fuel doesn’t come through the straight of Hormuz, there’s a run on petrol because morons are panic buying and keeping cans in their shed.

There will still be petrol, it’s just going to be more expensive whilst people behave like arseholes.

Same as loo roll during Covid - there was never actually a shortage, just lots of inconsiderate fuckwits hoarding.

I think the reverse. We were planning a day out on Saturday and thinking actually is non-essential so we will stay at home.

Ugh, Strait...

Honestly, the weather's nice, if you've got an old bike and it will work in any way for your regular trips then pull it out, oil it and pump the tyres up. Obviously this won't work for everyone but if it can work for you at least a bit, then it gives you good exercise, saves you money, and cuts fuel demand that tiny bit so someone else can have that bit.

Along with buying enough meat to reconstruct a coo,chicken or pig.

This. I think it's illegal to store fuel except in certain secure locations

I understand we have a good reserve for the time being. If the situation carries on, I think you'll find people naturally ration themselves (if only the odd shopping trip on foot/going for a local walk rather than a day trip) which will help extend fuel supplies.

DD is away at the moment in a foreign country and they have less fuel stocks than us, so everyone is just being asked to use it conservatively for now - if worst case scenario prevails for that country, fuel will be for absolutely essential services - so at least food/support to infrastructure and emergency services will be available there.

I totally agree with others, don't risk storing fuel at home in containers.

I know there's the disappointment if a holiday can't go ahead (had this happen twice in my lifetime 48 hours before a holiday), but if you've booked a flight and it's cancelled by airline, you should get your money back.