Misfit Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 45 minutes ago, Hamish said: Read it and laugh, although based on previous history, I bet my daughter would go through that in a few days. Thanks Hamish for the post Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 I have a can (5 litres) shell v-power petrol for sale £99.99 (TR owner discount included.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris59 Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 (edited) Panic buy ? At last, we, in France, know why so many toilet paper rolls were sold during first confinement..... (Yes, it is Paris' "Arc de Triomphe") Edited September 25, 2021 by Chris59 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim T Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 perhaps the BBC do have a sense of humour after all! Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Misfit Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 All this panic buying has led me to find an alternative methods for toilet paper... I tried ilettuce leaves butthat's just the tip of the iceberg! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irco Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 These Zippo lighters don't half use a lot of petrol ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Surely the above is illegal? Thought you could only keep 10 litres without proper licensed facilities? John. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim T Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, John Morrison said: Surely the above is illegal? Thought you could only keep 10 litres without proper licensed facilities? John. Yep, absolutely correct! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 45 minutes ago, John Morrison said: Surely the above is illegal? Thought you could only keep 10 litres without proper licensed facilities? John. He might be buying for a group of blood delivery motorcyclists or similar... or he might just be a selfish w***er. Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 up to 30 litre domestically i believe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyR100 Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 54 minutes ago, Hamish said: up to 30 litre domestically i believe Yep, quite right. More than 30l and you need to inform your local Petroleum Enforcement Authority (know as PEA) ....... Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 On the basis that you can only fill your tank once and then you have nowhere else to put any additional fuel you buy, (ignoring tw*ts like the one in the photo above), the present shortage should be over soon because the forecourts will have all been restocked and people won’t have used all the extra fuel they bought. Unless of course there actually is a shortage and the government have been misleading us - as if they would? Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 A local fuel wholesale can sell you 1000 litres of white diesel for delivery tomorrow. If you want 5000 litres it’s Friday…..there is no shortage……..well there is , a shortage of governance at the BBC and other media outlets who’s self interest in finding a negative story with which to make a headline show no limits. Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 35 minutes ago, Ian Vincent said: On the basis that you can only fill your tank once and then you have nowhere else to put any additional fuel you buy, (ignoring tw*ts like the one in the photo above), the present shortage should be over soon because the forecourts will have all been restocked and people won’t have used all the extra fuel they bought. Unless of course there actually is a shortage and the government have been misleading us - as if they would? Rgds Ian Logically, yes. There are 38 million cars on UK roads. If the average driver suddenly decided to put say 20 litres more fuel in their tank over the weekend than they normally would, that would require an additional >2,000 tanker loads (assuming 36,000 litre tanker lorries) to fulfil, less whatever capacity the 8,000 or so fuel stations had on hand before the panic. I don't know what the size of the UK's fuel tanker fleet is, but I suspect 2,000 extra loads in short order is quite a big number especially if there is no spare driver capacity at the moment. Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim T Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Tim T said: Yep, absolutely correct! Got it wrong,! I think that you can only fill 2 No 5 litre containers at one purchase. I was once picked up for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Tim T said: Got it wrong,! I think that you can only fill 2 No 5 litre containers at one purchase. I was once picked up for it. Tim think we were referring to the earlier statement about keeping an amount of petrol. not the purchase of …. https://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/petrol-storage-club-association.htm the 30litre guidance is here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim T Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 46 minutes ago, Hamish said: Tim think we were referring to the earlier statement about keeping an amount of petrol. not the purchase of …. https://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/petrol-storage-club-association.htm the 30litre guidance is here You’re correct Hamish. My comment was prompted by the pic of the bloke filling about 6 cans of fuel and then taking then home in his car, now that is surely illegal.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Who needs cans...? https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/16252540/lorry-driver-slams-panic-buying-driver/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim T Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 18 minutes ago, RobH said: Who needs cans...? https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/16252540/lorry-driver-slams-panic-buying-driver/ Seen it all now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyR100 Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 33 minutes ago, Tim T said: You’re correct Hamish. My comment was prompted by the pic of the bloke filling about 6 cans of fuel and then taking then home in his car, now that is surely illegal.? Yes, you may only fill and transport two portable fuel containers at a time in a passenger car. Should be carried in the boot, not in the passenger compartment otherwise you could be charged (more likely to be warned if not exceeding 30l) with regard to a dangerous load. Two full 20l Jerry cans transported in a passenger vehicle contravene the law. That said, if we weren’t in this current period of numpty-ness it is very unlikely that anyone (including the police) would be remotely interested. ....... Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Misfit Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) it’s the governments fault. It’s has to be …..or it would be the individuals, companies, or even my fault. Edited September 28, 2021 by Misfit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim T Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Have read that some fuels stations have a maximum purchase of £30. So no problem in topping up with 5/10 litres, which is a classic example of panic buying. The rule should be a minimum purchase of £40 +. Panic buying sorted? Keep smiling, it will end soon. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 9 hours ago, Tim T said: The rule should be a minimum purchase of £40 +. Sort of snookers anyone with a motorbike then.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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