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Offline nick h

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FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« on: June 14, 2008, 12:07:58 »
please be aware that on some forums there are posts saying that overnight ALL petrol stations in the UK received an email saying that the Govt is about to introduce fuel rationing limited to 15 litres per customer

might be a scam by a disgruntled Yorkie driver to start panic buying
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2008, 13:27:13 »
Might be real?
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2008, 13:47:24 »
Obviously real, because obviously the government are going to email petrol stations, as it's a really reliable and non-forgeable form of communication.  About as real as the Tooth Fairy;  somebody trying to stir things up.
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2008, 14:11:54 »
WHAT !! you mean the tooth fairy isnt real??????

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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2008, 16:05:53 »
I don't know - next thing you know, someone will be telling us there's no Easter Bunny or Father Christmas...!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2008, 16:44:57 »
The local filling station has £25 max per customer at the moment.
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2008, 17:16:06 »
not as bad as here then petrol station near meare limiting £20 of petrol or £15 diesil
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2008, 17:57:20 »
Quote from: KingWolf on June 14, 2008, 16:05:53
I don't know - next thing you know, someone will be telling us there's no Easter Bunny or Father Christmas...!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
I hate you  :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2008, 18:30:26 »
£20 of petrol won't even fill the bike!

It was almost dry last friday and I put £20 in and there was still quite a bit of room.
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2008, 22:25:12 »
I didn't' realise there was such a big panic...

Now I know Why the garage owner shouted at me. I filled the car up, then my 2 petrol cans up as I was mowing the lawn and the bike was out of fuel.

He was not happy, I couldn't figure what his problem was as he was babbling in a language I didn't understand!

Made me laugh when I got back in the car!
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2008, 22:28:36 »
Our local station has more fuel than they know what to do with and there's been no signs of queues anywhere.
I dont know what all the fuss is about
(apart from the cost)
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2008, 22:32:48 »
Glad im working from home next week!

Way its goign im glad I gave up smoking years ago, it would cost about £5 to fill a zippo at the moment!
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2008, 08:30:38 »
Quote from: carbore on June 14, 2008, 22:32:48


Way its goign im glad I gave up smoking years ago, it would cost about £5 to fill a zippo at the moment!

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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2008, 08:44:58 »
ive not used a petrol station for 2 months now , get running on home made b100 bio diesel ,
i laugh when passing fuel stations  he he
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2008, 21:40:54 »
how much per litre and where you live  :lol:?
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2008, 03:50:35 »
down here in bristol most forecourts have/are running out. apart from texco as they're running the though the picket lines.
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #16 on: June 16, 2008, 08:15:04 »
The garage up the road from me has had NO fuel at all since early Saturday morning, except LPG.

How I wish I was still running round in the LPG Disco instead of a BMW  :doh:

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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #17 on: June 16, 2008, 11:33:08 »
Quote from: mobi on June 16, 2008, 03:50:35
down here in bristol most forecourts have/are running out. apart from texco as they're running the though the picket lines.

That's interesting - the forecourt down the road from me is a Texaco and they're out of diesel. Mind you, I try to avoid them as they have a monopoly (the two big filling stations are owned by the same people) and abuse it shamelessly.

Veg oil it is then, unless that's been panic bought to oblivion!  :lol:
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #18 on: June 16, 2008, 19:52:14 »
ive just paid 118.9 for petrol in devizes, wilts. anybody know of a bio alternative for petrol?
ive just started dusting off me pushbike, trouble is works 20 miles away!!
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #19 on: June 17, 2008, 08:52:36 »
£118.9 for petrol thats cheap try filling up in exeter :lol: :lol: for those who didn't see the news a bwoc garage in exeter has put the prices up to £199.9 a litre :shock: (they have put them down now)

bristol prices are
114.9 - 119.9 for petrol
129.9 - 134.9 for derv
of what i seen!
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #20 on: June 18, 2008, 00:37:53 »
Quote from: KingWolf on June 14, 2008, 16:05:53
I don't know - next thing you know, someone will be telling us there's no Easter Bunny or Father Christmas...!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

What no father xmas, rubbish he's down at my local store every xmas
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #21 on: June 18, 2008, 13:21:44 »
Plenty of fuel and no rationing yet in Norwich although at £130.9 per litre of diesel who wants to use the damn stuff anyway. Next car is being converted to run on veg oil! :twisted:
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Re: FUEL SCARE HOAX!
« Reply #22 on: June 18, 2008, 22:24:52 »
saw a very rare sight today! one of the rarest breeds of all out of captivity!

a shell tanker on the A36 in Salisbury!hehe :dance:
glad we don't have many shell stations round here!
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