Fury on the forecourts – the worst things we saw this week
Fuel-ish behaviour. This week forecourts across Britain turned into boxing rings, as angry motorists put all commonsense aside to participate in our new national sport – panic buying – a pursuit perfected during the lockdown. Remember the panic for bog roll and pasta as Covid hit? If not, read this refresher. Motorists were told last […]
4 years ago
Emergency tanker fleet rolled out to petrol stations ahead of army deployment
The emergency trucks will “provide additional logistical capacity to the fuel industry.” The government has deployed emergency tankers to deliver petrol amid the national fuel shortage. Business Secretary Kwasi Karteng confirmed the news in a tweet on Wednesday afternoon, writing: “I can confirm the government’s Reserve Tanker Fleet will be on the road this afternoon […]
4 years ago
Where can you get petrol near you and how to use Google to check for queues
You could save yourself a lot of time using this technique You can check how busy petrol stations are using Google Maps if you’re on the search for some precious fuel. As many petrol stations continue to be low on fuel – and with the army on stand-by to help deliver fuel to forecourts – […]
4 years ago
Police mock motorists who spent three hours queuing for petrol station that was closed
Very fuel-ish behaviour in Burnaston! Panic-buying motorists queued for three hours on Monday to get into a petrol station – that was closed. South Derbyshire police were confronted by 100 drivers trying to get into an unmanned Gulf petrol station – closed due to vandals attacking the pumps – after being called to the remote […]
4 years ago
Up to 90% of petrol stations have run dry
Anywhere between 50 and 90 per cent of UK forecourts have run out of fuel Fuel shortages across Britain are nearing dangerous levels as the lack of HGV drivers, combined with nationwide panic buying, have led to as much as 90 per cent of the nation’s petrol stations running out of fuel. Speaking on BBC […]
4 years ago