29-09-2021, 14:20
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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Define the first place.
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Before people started panicking... 
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29-09-2021, 16:46
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
Who thought "20 out of 1,200" petrol stations out of fuel was worth national news reporting? Probably knowing that reporting on it would trigger a response from many drivers? And embarrass Boris?
Just as the Labour Party Conference was about to take place. I smell a rat.
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29-09-2021, 16:52
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
The Department for Transport have written to HGV licence holders acknowledging problems with the supply chain and asking them to consider jobs in the industry.
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29-09-2021, 17:18
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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Originally Posted by jfman
The Department for Transport have written to HGV licence holders acknowledging problems with the supply chain and asking them to consider jobs in the industry.
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I do hope they decide to publish some of the 'better' answers 
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29-09-2021, 17:24
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
My local Sainsbury's has closed their petrol station. I don't know whether it's because they're out of fuel or to stop the mayhem caused by massive queues of panic buyers.
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29-09-2021, 17:57
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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Originally Posted by Taf
Who thought "20 out of 1,200" petrol stations out of fuel was worth national news reporting? Probably knowing that reporting on it would trigger a response from many drivers? And embarrass Boris?
Just as the Labour Party Conference was about to take place. I smell a rat.
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Yes, what about electric car manufacturers hiring 10,000 HGV drivers to do nothing except drive to petrol stations and fill up? That's an equally convincing story too.
Media's media and clicks come before politics, although most newspapers supported the Conservative Party at the last election.
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The Department for Transport have written to HGV licence holders acknowledging problems with the supply chain and asking them to consider jobs in the industry.
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Andrew Neil was tweeting that the DVLA had a backlog of 54,000 HGV licences to process.
https://twitter.com/afneil/status/1443109515583496193
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29-09-2021, 18:40
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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Andrew Neil was tweeting that the DVLA had a backlog of 54,000 HGV licences to process.
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I wonder how big the list is of HGV drivers awaiting their medicals from GP's so that they can drive again?
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29-09-2021, 18:57
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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I wonder how big the list is of HGV drivers awaiting their medicals from GP's so that they can drive again?
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Good point, not the kind of thing that can be done remotely.
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29-09-2021, 18:58
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
My local Sainsbury's has closed their petrol station. I don't know whether it's because they're out of fuel or to stop the mayhem caused by massive queues of panic buyers.
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I was in my local Sainsbury's this morning, the woman there said they didn't get their delivery, so I guess it's the same across the board, or they could be stuck in queues to petrol stations
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29-09-2021, 19:34
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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Originally Posted by Taf
I wonder how big the list is of HGV drivers awaiting their medicals from GP's so that they can drive again?
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Good point, not the kind of thing that can be done remotely.
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Daughter had awful back pain, being sick, and above average temperature for 2 days, took the wife 97 attempts to get through to the surgery on the 3rd day . . . . to be told they'd 'ring back sometime today' 
Thankfully now sorted with antibiotics and almost recovered.
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29-09-2021, 19:48
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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Originally Posted by Carth
Daughter had awful back pain, being sick, and above average temperature for 2 days, took the wife 97 attempts to get through to the surgery on the 3rd day . . . . to be told they'd 'ring back sometime today'
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Good to hear  .
Let's hope the tax increases coming really will go to the NHS (they should also be getting £350million a week from some other source, so not sure why the tax increase is needed.)
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30-09-2021, 11:44
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
Patchy availability on my drive in to town this morning … the first BP I come to was dry, same as it was when I tried to fill the missus’ car there on Monday. Second one close to the town centre had everything except super diesel, which I thought was a bit odd as I’d expect the over-priced stuff to go last of all (I had to put super unleaded in her 990cc Fiat Panda on Monday as that was all I could find. What a waste  )
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30-09-2021, 12:07
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
This morning the Telegraph reports "Fuel diverted from big firms to forecourts".
So what happens? I pass the local Sainburys to see a fleet of double-decker buses waiting to fill up. They only just fitted under the canopy.
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30-09-2021, 14:05
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
No problems here in West Yorkshire, all outlets have fuel but are limiting to £30 - £35 only.
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30-09-2021, 14:11
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
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No problems here in West Yorkshire, all outlets have fuel but are limiting to £30 - £35 only.
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Is that likely to be the case in Leeds too? I’m up there this Saturday.
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