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Petrol queues disappeared overnight here, anywhere else?

77 replies

HouseworkDodger · 04/10/2021 20:00

We’re in the Essex borders and the petrol mayhem was ridiculous in our town from the Friday before last lunchtime until last night. Queues were still there but much less so DH filled up.

This morning there are no queues anywhere. Forecourts have a normal amount of cars on. It’s like it never happened and thank fuck for that!

Is it still going on elsewhere?

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notacooldad · 04/10/2021 20:02

I live in the nort west. In my area things have been alright since the end of last week.

mum2jakie · 04/10/2021 20:03

It's been like that here (Midlands) since last Wednesday! I forget there were ever issues here at all.

PlonkyWillyWonky · 04/10/2021 20:05

It's still bad here, without FB no-one knows where to queue though

LetsGoFlyAKiteee · 04/10/2021 20:06

Nope..queued for 30 mins at my local Tesco because 4 other stations near by were shut..

FlatStanletta · 04/10/2021 20:06

Still going on here! Managed to get fuel for the first time since before this all started today but still had to queue for 20 mins (just outside the M25 here on Bucks / Herts border)

Summertime2 · 04/10/2021 20:08

SW London. No petrol at all to be had in any of the petrol stations I went to today or yesterday. Gave up. It's starting to get worrying.

Upsielazy · 04/10/2021 20:08

Things seemed a bit quieter over the weekend, fingers crossed things are on the up.

OverByYer · 04/10/2021 20:09

South Wales, all back to normal here

AndOtherStories · 04/10/2021 20:10

The queues aren't as crazy as they were but still a lot of stations closed or that only have diesel

Scoobydooobydooooo · 04/10/2021 20:11

I got petrol last Monday morning just after schools drop off and the queue was three cars per pump.

Today, I was the only person in the entire petrol station when I got there and I was still the only one there when I left again.

Evesgarden · 04/10/2021 20:14

I never had a problem as I live by a major motor was service station. They are priority apparently

Katkinsgreyy · 04/10/2021 20:22

East Yorkshire and all seems well again on the fuel front

PlonkyWillyWonky · 04/10/2021 20:25

Our local motorway CS was closed to everyone except emergency vehicles and HGVs for a while @Evesgarden
Bummer but understandable

BigSandyBalls2015 · 04/10/2021 20:26

Still mad here, South London/surrey

ShowOfHands · 04/10/2021 20:27

10 days with no fuel here and the only times there's been any available, it's been straight on FB and the queues appear. Our local petrol stations have been empty for days. No end in sight here.

over2021 · 04/10/2021 20:29

I'm in Essex. No queues here. Also no unleaded fuel in any of the petrol station 🤦🏻‍♀️ diesel seems a bit easier to come by!

Longdistance · 04/10/2021 20:30

@Evesgarden that’s an expensive trip.
Just north of London. Queues have calmed down and not as long. I got fuel Saturday morning early, only 4 cars waiting in front of me. No one was going to the other side to check the pumps, pulled over, looked and they had fuel. That eased the queue. My petrol will last all month now.

bananagram18 · 04/10/2021 20:32

Down to the last 20 miles of petrol. Drove around for 30 mins but nothing to be found. No queues because there’s no fuel!! Guildford area in Surrey.

ZootSuit · 04/10/2021 20:33

Also Essex, went to Sainsbury’s today - no diesel, petrol only. No queues, about half the pumps being used. Nearly back to normal!

Elzbells · 04/10/2021 20:33

Border of North London and Herts. It has been absolutely chaos here, traffic queuing up the A1 etc

Last night I needed bread so went to BP and couldn't get near as they had had a fuel delivery - queue round the block.

Popped to Tesco at 6pm and petrol station was just like a normal day 🤷‍♀️ No queues, plenty of fuel - was as if the last 10 days never happened. Hope its the end of it now.

Standrewsschool · 04/10/2021 20:34

Kent - still madness

Sheepareawesome · 04/10/2021 20:39

Devon has been fine since last week too thankfully. As NHS Community worker I was worried but never even had to queue.

RumblyMumbly · 04/10/2021 20:40

SE still none locally. Conspiracy theory - that's why facebook is down, so people can't petrol chase Grin

KateTheEighth · 04/10/2021 20:40

Still really bad here S/SW

Hardly any fuel and when there is the queues block the roads

PeriChristmas · 04/10/2021 20:41

None in north london this morning.
Just found some 5 mins ago.
Facebook & whatsapp are both down! So weird.

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