Calm Yourselves!

[HCHQ]

Just back from putting air in the car tyres and the queue into the forecourt for fuel was ridiculous.

Appreciate it doesn't help that the news bulletins start with" BP closes some petrol stations" and that nobody hears beyond this to "Asda, Morrisons and other supermarkets are saying they have no problems, as have other petrol companies.”

Just stop it.

I need petrol , I'm going to leave it though , hopefully I'll manage

It's the same here, just seen pictures on FB local page of huge queues blocking the road at Sainsbury's garage. It's open til 11pm too, don't know what the rush is.
The local BP had no unleaded yesterday at all.

Our local Sainsbury's had a massive queue at 8 this morning and will probably run out!
It feels the same manic panic buying that went on 18 months ago

People won’t quit. If they couldn’t contr themselves over toilet roll they’re sure as hell not going to risk running out of fuel.

The thing that intrigued me was I thought everyone (bar me) how had electric cars and WFH. I wouldn’t have thought there was such a demand for petrol as there once was. But obviously I’m wrong!

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”
— George Carlin

They're idiots. Probably most people with 3/4 of a tank full "topping it up".

Fortunately I bought fuel yesterday afternoon in preparation for the university drop off, before the story broke!

FreeBritnee I actually just rented an electric car and it was delivered this morning - what timing

The worlds gone made yet a bloody gain.

Some of us can’t afford an electric car and couldn’t charge one anyway.

My light is on. I’m worried people will think I’m panic buying when I actually need petrol.

I wish the media wouldn’t stoke it up

Gawd. I remember queueing for petrol in Christchurch after the quakes, and we were on red. There were fist fights breaking out. We decided bugger that for a game of soldiers, and went home. But it was horrible knowing that even if we wanted to get out of Dodge, we couldn't.

Everyone knows that there is no shortage but everyone also believes that others will panic buy. So we everyone panic buys, meaning that even though we know that we shouldn’t, we all need to stockpile. If one person does it, everyone needs to do it.

@FreeBritnee

The thing that intrigued me was I thought everyone (bar me) how had electric cars and WFH. I wouldn’t have thought there was such a demand for petrol as there once was. But obviously I’m wrong!

Why did you think that?

It's toilet roll all over again!

It's not that long ago pics and videos from US corculated. People were pumping petrol into anything because prices were supposed to go up. Can't remember details.

Will petrol in UK be this year's toilet paper?

@WhatATimeToBeAlive

They're idiots. Probably most people with 3/4 of a tank full "topping it up".

I've been doing that ever since that E10 stuff came out, because one by one the petrol stations around here are stopping the premium E5. I'd rather keep it topped up than drive around looking for somewhere that sells the stuff when nearly on empty because a garage has suddenly clagged a diesal sticker over it.

It's the bloody media again, they did it last year and everyone went toilet roll mad. Learn the lessons.

It's stupid and highlights how over reliant people are on their cars.

We use ours once a week and won't be rushing out to the petrol station anytime soon.

Why did you think that?

Must just be where I live. Everyone I know now has either an electric or hybrid car. Bar me.

Same here this morning. I forgot to fill up yesterday and had I not been close to running on fumes I wouldn't have gone today. As soon as I saw the news saying last night "there's no need to panic buy" I just knew everyone would do just that 🙄

@FreeBritnee

Why did you think that?

Must just be where I live. Everyone I know now has either an electric or hybrid car. Bar me.

Well that is really probably just where you live tbh

@FreeBritnee

Why did you think that?

Must just be where I live. Everyone I know now has either an electric or hybrid car. Bar me.

I know one person who drives an electric car!

@Stellaris22

It's stupid and highlights how over reliant people are on their cars.

We use ours once a week and won't be rushing out to the petrol station anytime soon.

Yeah… to get to work.