Petrol shortage

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Sun 25 Sep 2005 11:43
Petrol shortage - greenhey
Clearly there doesn't need to be a real shortage to provoke panic .Just the possibility is enough to get people queueing to get another few gallons . So how could we stop this hysteria?
How about:

Garages have not a maximum amount, but a MINIMUM during these times .Could be say 20 litres , or expressed as a cash amount .If you can't get the minumum in your tank you pay for it anyway , and any difference goes to charity !
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Sun 25 Sep 2005 11:59
Petrol shortage - Bill Payer
Certainly one gargage locally to me did do this - with min purchase 30 litres - cue complaints from Smart owners where the tank only holds about that!

I don't think you can blame people for panicing - it's alarming once you start to see garages without fuel. However I know people who never go anywhere who suddenly decided it was necessary to fill up. I suppose this is a one-off thing - once their tanks are full they can't do it again.
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Sun 25 Sep 2005 12:12
Petrol shortage - greenhey
I remember when we had the blockade a few years ago.
I was in a queue which took about 20 mins to get on the forecourt .
The guy ahead of me bought 10 litres .He had probably used a half a litre in the queue . The 10 litres filled his tank , so my guess was he was filling his tank to the brim frequently .
After the blockade was over I was in the Tesco at Sandhurst .While I was in there some idiot joked on the radio that the blockade was starting again , and by the time I wanted to leave the store the road outside was blocked with cars queuing for the filling station
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