Fuel stations empty and car queues

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I live in a town about 10 miles outside of Edinburgh - population about 70,000.

We have several garages and I just usually go to the local Tesco as it's cheap and convenient. It seems we have no fuel at all now. The asda fuel station had a delivery this afternoon and there was a queue of cars waiting to fill up so I am guessing that will run dry again soon.

I did notice the roads seemed quieter when I was out and about and so i did wonder if people were staying home to save their fuel.

Hard to know if there are actually shortages or if everyone is just panicking.

I have to admit I usually just fill mine when it gets empty but I have been going once a week to top it back up to full at the moment.

What's happening in your local area. I've been checking FifeJammers Facebook and it seems other areas are running out too ie Cupar.

Toilet rolls didn't run out everywhere straight away. Little snowballs turn into big ones if you roll them long enough.

I work at a supermarket and we set our prices by checking what other garages are charging, that’s why prices vary in different areas. One store might be a few pence cheaper than another one a few miles away depending on the competition in the area.

Completely normal in the Midlands today - expensive but no queues and no shortages

Yes if the average driver keeps the car half full and is now filling up its creating the shortage.

There is no shortage in my area nor the two others I’ve been in over the past week. Prices are high but vary quite a lot (enough to go a mile or two out of the way in some cases). I’ve not seen queues either.

I agree - give it a week and the queues will die down where they exist as all those tanks will still be mostly full and it will be back to people refuelling on normal schedules. It was the same in previous crises.

No issues here, Greater London

i think it’s a rural thing. My mum is in the countryside and is having issues

East Midlands. Filled up today as l'm away for Easter. Queues no worse than any other Bank Holidays weekend preparations. No diesel... but my Tesco often hasn't any anyway

I'm over in Glasgow and just felt like I was taken, lifted upside down and robbed blind - quarter tank of petrol - £28! It is ridiculous! £2.099 per litre! Mental times ahead I think!

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North Yorkshire - no queues, no shortages. Everyone carrying on as normal.

South Oxfordshire here. Tesco was out but the garage about 500 yards away was full, had very short queues and was 6p per litre more. I passed another about 4 miles away that had all pumps working and no queues and 7p higher than Tesco. it looks like people are more price sensitive than usual rather than shortages.

I’m in Edinburgh, it’s been fine so far. Prices are going up as expected but I’ve not noticed any queues or shortages.

Costco petrol station as usual was rammed. Did notice price at 191 per litre on a busy dual carriageway but historically that garage has always had the highest prices around.

I'm in the north of Kent and the only change is fuel prices going up.

I keep seeing reports of local garages being out of fuel but I haven’t had any issues. I have been driving less due to fuel prices, filled up last week and probably won’t need to fill up again for another week. The prices here are crazy and I just can’t afford to go out unless I really need too.

Imagine if govts had really embraced EVs, which they could’ve easily done. Even decades ago. Wouldn’t be held as geopolitical hostages impacting our economy now.

I refilled yesterday and usually do so every 4-6 weeks depending on how many school runs/GCs activities I'm needed for. No queues but ouch at prices!!

The local supermarket constantly has a bit of a queue (more than normal) but the expensive Shell station down the road has barely anyone in it. If people are panic buying, they're not desperate enough to pay through the nose yet!

There's been a few issues in North Wales. I guess if you live rurally you might need to ensure your car has adequate fuel in the tank.
Also the kids are off school, people on holiday in Snowdonia might be topping up before a long drive home.

I'm Birmingham and our local morrisons and Sainsbury's have been closed the last 2 days as out of both diesel and petrol. Managed to fill up elsewhere paying 1.79 for diesel 😩

Smug small petrol owner with full tank to last a week. Not going to tell where I am. All fine here

Midlands here...lots of fuel, no queues but the price is getting silly.

@roseymoiraand you are rude.

I popped past Tescos today to get some fuel. A couple of the pumps were out of order but plenty weren't. Cost me 65£ to fill up (I was on 30 miles left). I think that's 10£ more than normal.

I'm in North London.

I was in Exeter this morning, big Tesco's had no diesel according to the sign out the front (I wasn't going for fuel so didn't investigate) but the local more expensive petrol stations seemed to have stock.

arguable the technology was there and its still not solved. range, charging issues, cost all blight the market