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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
That quote is essentially saying blame the media.
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Correct, and correctly.
This is an completely media created issue.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
We could have had supply problems before but not known about them. I've certainly been to petrol stations before that have run out of everything except diesel.
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We could have been invaded by aliens, but probably havent.
Garages sometimes running out is not even remotely new, it happens.
It happened again, to a very small number of BP Garages (not Shell, or others).
The media got wind of it and instantly went nuts with "fuel shortage" headlines.
The public instantly went into panic mode, and created a shortage at every garage, something that simply wasnt the case until then.