Don’t run out of fuel

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Re: Don’t run out of fuel

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I passed 6 fuel stations on way home at lunch, all with Qs out onto the road just a a guy from fuel retailers was saying only problem is in the south east!!
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One of our artic drivers passed 3 services on the M6 South that were out of diesel, he ended up dropping his trailer on an industrial estate so that he could get in to a small forecourt in a village with just the unit (cab). He managed to get back to the depot on the 90 litres he was allowed to have.
Whilst driving around Bedfordshire on the A1 today I was stuck at many roundabouts due to traffic queues trying to get fuel.
For fleet operators that rely on fuel cards instead of having their own bunded tank it could soon become an issue. Fortunately with 40+ trucks using 100+ litres each every day we have our own tanks.
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People have been panic-buying diesel, but not petrol.

Three filling stations in our local town: all have petrol, none have diesel. This isn't an unusual situation here.

Called in at BP because my car needed a refuel.

"Been busy today?" I asked.

"No, it's quieter than usual for a Friday."
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lancashirelad wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:02 pm I passed 6 fuel stations on way home at lunch, all with Qs out onto the road just a a guy from fuel retailers was saying only problem is in the south east!!
The only DELIVERY problem is at a fe stations in the south-east. The rest is panic-buying, fanned by our friends at the BBC.

See also toilet paper and covid. There was never a shortage of toilet paper, just idiots panic-buying. I was in Tesco's when someone came back with a load for a refund. They told him to get stuffed. Funny as hell. He's probably still working his way though it now. I suspect there are people busy filling their wheelie bins with diesel as I write. The public are so stupid.
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As I understand it the problem is deliveries to BP stations only, ch4 news earlier NO mention of that!
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Mickdb1 wrote: Johnny B should know better - :mrgreen: " The Yorkshire Worrier" :mrgreen:
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I think it’s great generally that underpaid jobs in Transport and Hospitality, etc…..will surely become better paid after brexit, now that we can’t exploit foreign workers as easily.
I don’t mind paying a bit extra for goods and services if it means the people who provide these services can get a decent living wage.
Perhaps we’ll value things more and not be so wasteful if things cost a bit more.
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Back in the 1960s and 70s, the big oil companies employed tanker drivers directly, and treated them like royalty.
Same salary as a middle manager.
The result was those jobs were 'dead man's shoes'...only the best drivers got to do them, and once you were in you stayed in.
Then someone had the bright idea of 'taking the cost out of transport' and the jobs were 'outsourced'.
T&Cs got eroded, 'agency used to fill the gaps etc.
This is a situation of the oil co's own making. They'd rather pay their shareholders than their workers. Now they face the consequences.
Fo the drivers, it's payback time.
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Richard Simpson Mark II wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:40 am Back in the 1960s and 70s, the big oil companies employed tanker drivers directly, and treated them like royalty.
Same salary as a middle manager.
The result was those jobs were 'dead man's shoes'...only the best drivers got to do them, and once you were in you stayed in.
Then someone had the bright idea of 'taking the cost out of transport' and the jobs were 'outsourced'.
T&Cs got eroded, 'agency used to fill the gaps etc.
This is a situation of the oil co's own making. They'd rather pay their shareholders than their workers. Now they face the consequences.
Fo the drivers, it's payback time.
I hadn't realised it had changed that much, I had a few mates back in the 80/90's who drove tankers and they always seemed very happy with the job and rates. I seem to recall there was a no tolerance policy for points on licence or any accidents history to get the job, the drivers that came in with tankers for service or call outs were always well presented and polite compared to some of the driver I had to deal with back in the day. I've considered retaking my HGV test and doing the odd driving job over the last few years but it's probably to late now.
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this is interesting...it's been a long time coming. They were laying drivers off not long ago.

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