Panic buying

[sumo]

Isnt psychology a wonderful thing....all the hauliers and farmers said was that they were going to protest outside the refineries on tuesday to show their (and MY) disgust at the price of fuel and the lack of effort on the governments part to keep the price of fuel at a reasonable level.They are NOT going to stop any tankers from leaving the depots or halt deliveries....
Then the MEDIA got hold of the story and WHAM all of a sudden its a blockade and panic buying.......a shortage of fuel at the gas stations and lots of front page headlines..no need to demonstrate now Mr joe public got the message big time....Just remember if we (yes I do include myself in this as a truck driver) want to we could close this country with in a week.

If you want it or got it we delivered it

[paulh]

Only one fuel station left open in my local area and they have today put derv up to 100.9 pence per litre, talk about profiteering

[TJG]

Only one fuel station left open in my local area and they have today put derv up to 100.9 pence per litre, talk about profiteering

remember, revenge is a dish best served cold. Take your custom elsewhere afterwards.

[Gizmo]

Been told the local garage was out ouf fuel approx 3ish this afternoon.

Wot a joke of Gordon Brown blaimng OPEC for not producing enough oil, talk about trying to throw the blame of heavy costs on fuel on others instead of reducing the duty like France and America have. Its funny how the americans can do this at a time when their oil producttion was hit with the hurricane but all our government can do is pass the blame.

It also shows that after the last blockades that the government changed the law to accommodate for future protests [easier to arrest and prosecute]....so much for a government for the people


From the site mentioned prior
For every £50 that goes in your tank £37 goes to the government. For the average family a 1 pence increase in fuel prices would cost that family an extra £46 per year.

The government spend approximately £6 billion on roads and local transport, but a staggering £36 billion is collected in road taxation

[Gtdog]

Government
Us
So many ways to get it right, yet each time they choose to get it so very wrong.
Now understanably people are worried and panic buying, sadly this only shows the emotionless bean counters in government how desperate and addicted we are to our fuel, therfore implying that we could happily pay more before we stop buying it.
Net result,

no gain

If we realy wanted to make a difference we would all srop buying for a week or two, that would make a significant gain, rather than our current loss.

[bobafatass]

It is a pity that there isn't an election looming, I bet that Mr Brown would be a lot more complient if there were


Andy.

[BUSHWHACKER]

I predict it will all be over by Friday. Unfortunately.

[TonyN]

It is a pity that there isn't an election looming, I bet that Mr Brown would be a lot more complient if there were


Andy.

didn't work last time

[TonyN]

If we realy wanted to make a difference we would all srop buying for a week or two, that would make a significant gain, rather than our current loss.

Bingo, but people (the people who can, some people can't) arn't prepared to make the sacrifice.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Bingo, but people (the people who can, some people can't) arn't prepared to make the sacrifice.

Those who can........................... ....................Teach!

[TonyN]

Those who can........................... ....................Teach!

And todays lesson.....

Apathy and your future.

[stormforce]

here in camborne we have only got Tesco filling station and since they have been here 2 privately owned filling stations have closed down.People have been queing for fuel at the buisiest times of day and totally blocking the main road in and out of the town.People have known what was going to happen so why don't they fill up b4 now instead of causing hassle to everyone else

[BUSHWHACKER]

One way for the Government to make enough money to do away with the fuel tax completely, is to tax the STUPID PEOPLE!

[DaveD]

Oi!! leave us stupid people alone.....

[dirtydog]

here in camborne we have only got Tesco filling station and since they have been here 2 privately owned filling stations have closed down.People have been queing for fuel at the buisiest times of day and totally blocking the main road in and out of the town.People have known what was going to happen so why don't they fill up b4 now instead of causing hassle to everyone else

The roads here are a joke and people queing both ways are blocking the road which caused me to proceed at full speed with my air horns on full chat.