FUEL PROTEST???

edli83 · Post by **edli83** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:31 am

i just hope petrol goes down a few pence, so i can laugh at the people who filled up soooo much, wat was up with using containers, rationing for WW3???

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:49 am

they might've been floggin petrol (black market) haha to those who dont wana queue up Â£2 a litre.
I see some guy fill up his big familly van + 3 containers "Crazy"
Â£90 i think i saw on the screen

Petrified · Post by **Petrified** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:00 pm

edli83 wrote:guest the protest didnt happen, kiss was saying this morning that only about 2 ppl showed up to the blockades, wheres your commitment ppl

1Â£ petrol from now on then

That what they want you to think to stop the panic buying. If there were no panic buying I doubt there would be a problem even with a protest/blockage

I just hope the price doesnt go up anymore, I've got around 1000 miles to do this weekend and at least 500 next..

but it does justify me using 108ron race fuel for the next santapod run

it's *only* twice the price of 95ron Â£50 fills half a tank. Just need to find some locally. Although I'll stay away from the 117ron stuff for now Â£220 to filla tank!

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:09 pm

I hate panic buyers!

I mean you moan that the fuel is too much yet you will fill your car up to the brim, take 10 jerry cans to fill up and then drink some for good measure. Therefore adding more money through tax to the governments pocket.

Buy like you normally would and there wont be any shortages!!!!!!!

/Rant over

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:24 pm

dino wrote:and then drink some for good measure.

haha

MadManMike · Post by **MadManMike** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:37 pm

To quote my partners grandparents:

"We have just as much right to fill up as anyone else... we might want to go somewhere"

They go to a local town once a week (Which is a 10 minute drive)

That is selfish and they don't need the car, it's just plain selfish. Panic buying is crap!

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:13 pm

u tell 'em mike

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:59 pm

MadManMike wrote:To quote my partners grandparents:

"We have just as much right to fill up as anyone else... we might want to go somewhere"

They go to a local town once a week (Which is a 10 minute drive)

That is selfish and they don't need the car, it's just plain selfish. Panic buying is crap!

*cough* syphon it from their tank *cough*

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:30 pm

Panic buyers kiss my sweaty butt cheeks!
you ran 3 perectly good petrol stations dry over the last 2 days, well done u twats!

Fuel Protest = Didn't happen

and there will be no reduction of tax on petrol.... period.

-Ben-

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:33 pm

any needlessly queueing up must feel a right t**t now

mwhahaha

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:08 pm

Indeed, seeing as two supermarket chains are lowering their fuel prices by upto 4p a litre, heard on the news just. And as wholesale oil prices are falling you expect other petrol stations to follow suit and match supermarket prices.

I stopped at a shell garage on the way home from taking my bro to the airport this morn. Optimax only on sale, so i filled her up. As I only use optimax anyway it was no myther. Paid the same price as I did last friday.

Whats all the fuss about

edli83 · Post by **edli83** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:51 am

wohooo petrol is 89.9 at tescos (yes im cheap)
dont u panic buyers feel stupid now

hahaha

zahir_213 · Post by **zahir_213** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:56 pm

thats still expensive though when you think about it, at least its a step forwards or backwards whichever way u look at it.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:08 pm

i bet its not going to shift one bit at my local tescos, which has kept a lid on the price at a (comparitively) hilarious 90.9p all the way through this fiasco

which is probably why there were enormous queues from it all last weekend etc, but AFAIK their massive underground tanks, and policy of only opening half the pumps, meant that they didn't run dry.

i did do a bit of "panic buying" there (which for me means filling up before the needles in the red, and filling an extra 5 litre can), but thanks to their stoicism it didn't cost any more to do than it would have a month ago

hehehehe

but, will it go down to 86.9p/litre at that site? will it b@ll@cks! might not even go to 89.9

and maybe, just maybe, next time some bright spark thinks of having a fuel protest, they'll be clever enough to hold it AT THE WEEKEND.