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Are you able to get fuel?

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LaNozzeDiFigaro · 04/04/2022 08:15

Last night I had to go to 6 petrol stations to get diesel. Petrol seemed fine.

Is this National or just in my area? Are we going to have £30 limits again soon?

Apparently there are people at the docks blocking the tankers but I watch the news regularly and haven't seen anything.

Also paid 186.9 so my £20 will only get so far. Luckily I'm a hybrid worker this time round but I'm driving to Cornwall soon (if I can get the fuel Wink)

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BarrowInFurnessRailwayStation · 04/04/2022 14:58

eat food

Pixiedust1234 · 04/04/2022 15:21

Blame the protestors for blocking the refineries. There's plenty of fuel but it can't be delivered. Really wish something nasty will befall them, sick of the lot of them.

onemouseplace · 04/04/2022 15:23

Got petrol yesterday no problem, but noticed a sign on the A3 saying there wasn't any diesel available at one of the big petrol stations.

Shurl · 04/04/2022 15:28

All seems fine in my part of the West Midlands

TheRealMrsMac · 04/04/2022 15:30

Petrol yes, diesel no. The petrol was 20.9p more expensive in the nearest market town to us than in the nearest large town. I know because a man filling his petrol can up for his mower delighted in telling me how much less he'd paid to fill his car up per litre than me!

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LaNozzeDiFigaro · 04/04/2022 16:02

@pussycatunpickingcrossesagain yes, I noticed a huge price difference too. I just sold my petrol too. Urgh!

I thought they were supposed to turn off the lights stating the price if they didn't have it. From what I saw yesterday, they like to tease.

I just purchased my car so don't trust it to fill up yet. We are going away Monday and I wanted to test it over the week to make sure it's reliable etc. if I fill up before then, sods law the car will be a nail/have to be returned or fixed and I will have to pay twice for fuel. I was going to wait til Thursday when I had driven to work a few times but think I need to be proactive and get it before otherwise we won't be going anywhere.

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Tomnooktoldmeto · 04/04/2022 17:09

We had this at the weekend too, (East Mids) no fuel at all in one Petrol station, the next had petrol but no diesel

Glad one of our cars is a hybrid and we’re still on an electricity price fix so can potter about in that on school runs

frustratedashell · 04/04/2022 17:20

Sussex , no unleaded yesterday or today. Not desperate yet....

bloodywhitecat · 04/04/2022 17:23

No unleaded at some stations when I was out in Thetford (East Anglia) yesterday.

QuebecBagnet · 04/04/2022 17:29

Was fine in the East Midlands when I was filling up with diesel earlier.

chisanunian · 04/04/2022 17:32

Filled up with unleaded yesterday. They must have had diesel as well, or I would have noticed the big yellow tag thing on the nozzle.

QuebecBagnet · 04/04/2022 23:19

Since i posted a few hours ago saying it was fine here I’m now reading on local fb group that no petrol or diesel left in the city. All petrol stations empty.

frustratedashell · 04/04/2022 23:41

Got some petrol tonight

GurkeyTurkey · 04/04/2022 23:57

I'm in Shropshire, drove to 6 filling stations that were all completely empty before finding one open with a massive queue. It was expensive too, but I wouldn't have been to get to work tomorrow without it.

TheOrigRights · 05/04/2022 00:02

I'm in Essex. Tesco had no fuel at all yesterday, but I managed to fill up (diesel) at our village garage this morning. I don't drive far so this will last me a while.

astorsback · 05/04/2022 00:05

No problem in the Midlands. Filled up with Diesel yesterday.

TabithaTittlemouse · 05/04/2022 00:08

Fine here although we fill up before everyone drives here and pinches it all (Cornwall!). Obviously joking!

raffle · 05/04/2022 00:13

We’re in Norfolk, Tesco had no diesel or Momentum (the expensive type of unleaded) today.

bloodywhitecat · 05/04/2022 13:15

Diss (Norfolk) seems all out of fuel today.

OutlookStalking · 05/04/2022 15:01

Both petrol stations here empty this morning. Paniced a bit I wouldn't be able to get to my appointment but 3rd station had some.

What is going on??!

QuebecBagnet · 05/04/2022 17:26

This is what’s going on

[[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-60973447.amp]{

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LaNozzeDiFigaro · 07/04/2022 19:30

I worked in the city next to my town for the last few days. Was running on fumes again by the time I found a petrol station with diesel. 5 this time in 2 places.

Apparently, I'm addition to the protests they have also banned red diesel for farm/plant vehicles and the like so demand is far higher than previous and it seems no one has made provisions...

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Bagelsandbrie · 07/04/2022 19:48

@QuebecBagnet

www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-60973447.amp

Try again

I am so sick of these idiots. If they need NHS care or an ambulance or god forbid a fire engine how do they think it’s going to get to them if they keep disrupting fuel supplies? Fucking gives me the rage.
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LaNozzeDiFigaro · 07/04/2022 21:18

Gives me rage a bit too. Think of all the additional fuel people are using driving to numerous petrol stations. I put £70 in (would have cost me £40 a few weeks back) hoping it will be enough for Cornwall and back but I would have just got enough for there if it wasn't freely available. I don't know if that counts as panic buying

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