Hey I feel really smug at the moment, I remember 5 years ago chasing around for some petrol, however currently this year i have no car and just own a bike ,... sign
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| Author: | JimD [ 13 Sep 05, 23:07 ] |
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Anorak 13 Sep 2005 THE cricket’s over. There’s nothing to watch on the telly. So why not take a nice drive out to your local filling station and sit in a queue for a few days. Better yet, get some exercise and push your car there. Petrol prices are up, and the fuel price protests pencilled in for Wednesday are causing many motorists to panic. The Telegraph says that yesterday long queues formed outside petrol stations. While there was no evidence of any serious shortages, the paper says that some forecourts did run dry. Of course, the protest, which threatens to blockade refineries, petrol stations and cause traffic jams on roads, can be averted if the Government agrees with the Fuel Lobby’s demands and cuts fuel tax. Since this is about as likely as England winning cricket’s Ashes, the protest looks very much on. And over on the Times’s front page, the news is that ministers are less discussing ways to stave off a mass protest by angry road hauliers than they are looking to ensure that petrol goes to the best places. Ministers have noted the panic buying and are concerned that there will enough fuel for essential users, like John Prescott and, should she have had her hair done, Mrs Prescott, Doctor Prescott, Nurse Prescott and Chief Inspector Prescott of the Yard. But the call is for calm. Don’t panic! Don’t Panic! Don’t panic! The oil firms are calling for calm, but the Times says that hundreds of forecourts are expected to run out of fuel by lunchtime today. Roy Holloway, director of the Petrol Retailer’s Association, says that people mistook normal Sunday-night queues for evidence of panic buying and spread the wrong word. “These media reports have been self-fulfilling, with people panicked into filling up just in case there is a shortage,” says he. But “just in case” sounds like “just might”, as the paper tells us that queues are likely to continue forming until the end of the week - especially since there are only 900 tankers available to replenish 10,000 forecourts. The message sounds a bit confused. But best not to take any chances. If you don’t want to walk or get public transport to work and school, you’d best get down to your local petrol dealer pronto. If you don’t get your share, you may be forced to do something drastic, like take public transport or walk... |
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| Author: | Spawn of Blagman [ 13 Sep 05, 23:10 ] |
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Hey I feel really smug at the moment, I remember 5 years ago chasing around for some petrol, however currently this year i have no car and just own a bike ,... sign
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| Author: | pikeylass [ 13 Sep 05, 23:13 ] |
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I am a key worker!I live 100m from my work!Am I bothered? And I dont drive 
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| Author: | the hippo [ 13 Sep 05, 23:34 ] |
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blagman wrote: Hey I feel really smug at the moment, I remember 5 years ago chasing around for some petrol, however currently this year i have no car and just own a bike ,... sign
is that your girlfriend? |
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| Author: | Calrissian [ 13 Sep 05, 23:38 ] |
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I love a good old self-fulfilling prophecy. 'don't panic', 'there are no shortages'. Hmm...we all know where those sort of comments lead. So long as Tesco remains stocked up, I couldn't care if the hauliers decide to block most mainstream refinaries for the entire winter. As it is, they'll back down in a matter of days. Why? Because they are weak minded fools, who are too dumb to not be in it for the long run. They could have brought the government down in 2000, but they sucked up to Blair. UK fuel tax...300% above the production cost of the product itself. Q. Can you imagine if the UK government decided to stick a 300% tax on milk or bread? Of course, being British...most people would just roll over and accept it. Calrissian: can't drive. |
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| Author: | Spawn of Blagman [ 13 Sep 05, 23:42 ] |
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the hippo wrote: blagman wrote: Hey I feel really smug at the moment, I remember 5 years ago chasing around for some petrol, however currently this year i have no car and just own a bike ,... sign is that your girlfriend? nah the girl friends let me down at the moment. but as soon as i get the puncture repair kit out all will be soughted
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| Author: | pikeylass [ 13 Sep 05, 23:44 ] |
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You're ok Blags....puncture repair kit on its way to chav towers by recorded delvery 
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| Author: | JimD [ 14 Sep 05, 18:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Fuel demos are a flop |
By DAVE MASTERS Sun Online PLANNED fuel protests at refineries across the country this morning have failed to materialise. Talk of the demos had sparked panic buying at the pumps as frantic motorists stocked up. And extra police were put on stand-by in a bid to avoid the chaos of 2000 when supplies were blocked. But today just a handful of people took part in the protests instead of the thousands who were expected. At many sites demonstrators were outnumbered by members of the media, with the biggest protest reaching just a dozen at Shell's Tyneside refinery. Ray Holloway, from the Petrol Retailers Association, said the low turn-out was "really rather predictable". He added: "Motorists simply must accept that there is going to be no disruption to their petrol and diesel supplies. "They will only exacerbate the problem by panic buying - it is self-inflicted misery." Chris Hunt from the UK Petroleum Industry Association said: "Any protests have been fairly small, fairly low key and not obstructing drivers’ movement at all." |
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| Author: | zx50 [ 15 Sep 05, 1:39 ] |
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There has been queue's at the petrol stations where i live for a few days now, not constantly you understand I remember when this happened a while back, and then gradually everything started to settle down. Well, it seems like it's crazy time again, for a bit anyway.
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| Author: | JimD [ 15 Sep 05, 19:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Huge crowds miss petrol protests |
deadbrain 14 Sep 2005 by Malcolm Drury Hundreds of thousands of people across the UK failed to put in an appearance at filling stations, oil refineries and terminals today to protest the high cost of petrol. Police estimated the lack of protestors outside an oil refinery in Jarrow, south Tyneside, as between eighty and a hundred thousand, and there was a similar lack of a huge crowd outside an oil terminal on the south bank of the Humber, where police in riot gear had been waiting all night. However, police dealt with sporadic outbursts across the country. In Bootle officers were called to quell a hostile crowd of one near a petrol station where a lone protestor was threatening to throw his fish and chip wrapper onto the ground, rather than put it in the bin provided, unless the government cut the tax on petrol immediately. The incident ended peacefully and no arrests were made. However, a passer-by who stopped to watch the action was given an on-the-spot fine of £50 for being rude to one of the police officers. In Grimsby a pensioner identified as Brenda Shuttleworth climbed to the top of the dock tower and refused to come down until the government acted. It later turned out she had misunderstood, or misheard, the call for a protest and was actually demonstrating against the high cost of pet food. Police let her off with a warning and a tin of Kitekat. A spokesman for the People's Fuel Lobby, which had called a for the day of national protest against rising fuel prices, expressed his disappointment with the turnout, but said that although the battle may have been lost, the war would go on. He was promptly arrested under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act. Gregory T. Mullet, leader of the British Apathy Party, called the lack of protest a resounding success. "This reinforces our view that apathy continues to grow in Britain," he said, "and it makes me even more confident that, if we can be bothered, we can win the next general election." Douglas Ramsbottom of the AA said that it was actually more likely that people stayed at home simply because they couldn't afford the petrol to travel to the demonstration sites. In somewhat related news, a spokesman for Sir Richard Branson said there is no truth to a rumour that, following its success with cheap wine in screw-top bottles, Virgin is to begin marketing cheap petrol in the same format. |
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| Author: | tastyfish [ 15 Sep 05, 20:56 ] |
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I really don't understand the mentality of some people, honestly, are these people dumb mofos or what?!!   The same people who buy 16 pints of milk and 28 loaves of bread because the shops are closed on Christmas Day.
Anyway, for comparison, fuel prices (in UK pence) across Europe: Unleaded Diesel Country 75.00.........69.85.........Austria 95.16.........78.38.........Belgium 71.75.........71.75.........Czech Republic 92.21.........80.94.........Denmark 89.59.........69.22.........Finland 85.22.........73.87.........France 90.01.........77.54.........Germany 65.76.........64.85.........Greece 100.87.......77.11.........Netherlands 83.99.........79.79.........Hungary 74.22.........74.01.........Ireland 87.26.........79.44.........Italy 76.55.........63.79.........Luxembourg 59.81.........62.05.........Estonia 94.99.........88.83.........Norway 59.56.........59.46.........Latvia 62.25.........61.23.........Lithuania 79.68.........72.18.........Poland 69.05.........73.28.........Slovakia 67.79.........66.18.........Slovenia 85.85.........69.22.........Portugal 72.25.........66.47.........Spain 89.47.........82.11.........Sweden 72.14.........77.10.........Switzerland 37.90.........38.47.........United States of America Source: AA Fuel reports, August 2005 By the way Blags, did you know there are Tax breaks for cyclists?! |
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| Author: | JimD [ 15 Sep 05, 21:05 ] |
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Reminder to Blags of some of the cycling hazzards
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