PETROL PROTEST

Post by **sirch345** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:32 pm

Petrol Protest could be going ahead from 6am Wed 14th, it sounds like blocking the re-fineries again which I thought was now against the law (law changed) after the last protest

People tonight apparently have been queuing from 4pm or may be earlier, at our local Tesco's until I went down to get some myself at 10.30pm and were still queuing when I left

So you better get some before Wednesday if you've not already

Chris.

EGG · Post by **EGG** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 7:12 am

Likewise where i am. Really crazy. Queue's everywhere. people filling 20 ltr jerry cans as well.
Prices shot up as well. Surprised? Not really robbing B******s.
Something like 67% of the price of a litre is tax.

cupasoop · Post by **cupasoop** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:12 am

Strange, I passed about 4 stations on my way to work this morning with no queues (all on main roads).

Seeker 77 · Post by **Seeker 77** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:39 am

cupasoop wrote:Strange, I passed about 4 stations on my way to work this morning with no queues (all on main roads).

Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

You don't say!!

cupasoop · Post by **cupasoop** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:05 am

Did I mention where they were smart butt? " 3 were motorway stations and an other was on a major road in Edinburgh. My usual backwater, rocking chair lovin, banjo playing, sister marrying station was empty, but then it always is.

My point, which I seem to have forgotten to make, was that the queuing seems to be localised. Not everybody is getting it.

Post by **firestorm_al** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:04 pm

The stations in Edinburger are fairly close to Grangemouth if that is of any significance.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,1 ... ?gusrc=rss

EGG · Post by **EGG** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:09 pm

sh1t bit sharp there eh cupa?[/b]

Seeker 77 · Post by **Seeker 77** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:47 pm

I've had worse!!

It was only meant to be a joke!

Seeker 77 · Post by **Seeker 77** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:25 pm

NEWSFLASH

If you are in Surrey then good luck with getting gas. I spent an hour riding around in 6th gear trying to find a petrol station but to no avail. i ended up paying Â£20 for a tank of Shell Optimax that was all that was left.

I hope that this is just a hoax cos i can't live without my rides

BarryH · Post by **BarryH** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:50 pm

EGG wrote:people filling 20 ltr jerry cans as well.
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Which is quite surprising as thats against the petrolium storage laws for your average man in the street. The most you can keep in a container is 5 ltrs, apart from the tank built into a vehicle of course....!

Not only were the punters breaking the law so were the garages! Can't see the point in panic buying myself.

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:27 pm

well down here in kent the garages have been very busy and run out once but they got filled back up and so all seems fine. im in kent btw...

saying that i bet dovers dry...

cupasoop · Post by **cupasoop** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:34 am

mellis wrote: It was only meant to be a joke!

It was taken as one, hence the wee winky thing on the end of my post.

Still no Q's up here. Hope it stays like that till tonight coz i need to fill up to get myself home.