James
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
We'd all be better off refusing to buy fuel, its only the public losing out atm.
Must of been a great economy booster.
We should arrange one day of the year where everyone boycotts the big named petrol stations. That will show them!
Oh wait....
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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deffo signing an online petition about this 
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andy_mk3
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Registered: 18th Dec 11
Location: Peterborough
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I just had to get someone's Zafira started after they ran out of fuel I work next to a garage, and they'd spent so long driving round to find somewhere with diesel they ran out as they got into the petrol station. So pushed it to where I work and cracked the injectors off, filled up the fuel filter and cranked until fuel was coming through, then eventually it fired up, he was extremely grateful
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JordyCarter
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Was in shell the other day in a village pretty quiet and had to wait for 15 mins ffs, some guy stood roof down and there filling up for fucking ages with his middle aged bitch in the passenger seat grr
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Russ
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i don't see your point
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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Yeah im lost on the point of that one. Some bloke in a convertible with his wife wanted some fuel so got some fuel grrrr?
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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Think his point was even the quiet filling stations are busy. Not sure what the next part has got to do with it.
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Twiggy
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The bitch should have cash out at the till ready
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JordyCarter
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I don't know either just looked over and was pissed off that he took so long.
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Nic Barnes
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off to find some v-power or tesco 99 stuff. don't think i will as reports are not that good in carlisle.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
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Completely dry in Lincoln now, bike needs petrol but car has 3/4 diesel left ATM 
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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I filled up when Igot down to the light as usual. Unfortunately all of the local stations had none so I had to find a rural station 10 miles out of the way I knew the retards wouldn't go to.
I wish the government would spread a few rumours about the mortgage market so people would panic buy houses 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike
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Originally posted by Ben G
listen here you lovely northern man, if it's nice weather at the weekend and i want to mince around, how am i going to do so in a 1.25 fiesta with a roof?
By using the 3/4s of a tank you already had in your Z4 before pointlessly topping it up 
what if i wanted to use a full tank but couldn't as all the garages had run dry/had massive hour long queues?
apologies for spending my money on something i enjoy can't do no right on here save money, people call you tight. spend money, people call you billy flash cunt.
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jrdn7
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Registered: 14th Feb 11
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Come over to Ireland lads, we've plenty of petrol!
Though you'll have to re-mortgage your house cause it's dear shit over here! Over €1.65 now!!
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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It is quite funny how loads of people call others fannys/twats etc for panic buying when they are trying to get fuel as well 
I was on the fuel light yesterday sat at tescos for 20 seconds thought "fuck this" went to another petrol station just down the road which is 5p/l more expensive and there was 2 cars there
£45 later just over half a tank
Usually put £20 a week in but thought £45 this time as there may be no fuel left next time...
Since I thought ahead and can't tell the future I'm am now offically a panic buying wanker!
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by jrdn7
Come over to Ireland lads, we've plenty of petrol!
Though you'll have to re-mortgage your house cause it's dear shit over here! Over €1.65 now!!
TBH converted to pounds that pretty exactly the same here.
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jonnieboy
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Registered: 4th Jun 02
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Originally posted by jrdn7
Come over to Ireland lads, we've plenty of petrol!
Though you'll have to re-mortgage your house cause it's dear shit over here! Over €1.65 now!!
That works out at £1.37 according to google, which is about the same as it is over here
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VegasPhil
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
It is quite funny how loads of people call others fannys/twats etc for panic buying when they are trying to get fuel as well
I was on the fuel light yesterday sat at tescos for 20 seconds thought "fuck this" went to another petrol station just down the road which is 5p/l more expensive and there was 2 cars there
£45 later just over half a tank
Usually put £20 a week in but thought £45 this time as there may be no fuel left next time...
Since I thought ahead and can't tell the future I'm am now offically a panic buying wanker!
But you were buying within your normal habits because you turned up when the light was on. I only tank my car and I always run it into the light. It's the idiots reading bbc news and rushing out to top up causing these problems.
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Nic Barnes
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Got fuel no dramas.
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JaffaTB
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quote:
Originally posted by jonnieboy
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Originally posted by jrdn7
Come over to Ireland lads, we've plenty of petrol!
Though you'll have to re-mortgage your house cause it's dear shit over here! Over €1.65 now!!
That works out at £1.37 according to google, which is about the same as it is over here
£1.37 is cheap! its £1.44 here!
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scottyp1989
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Registered: 29th Jul 07
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I went to put some in yesterday like i do every thursday but ques were to long so went on the way back from my moms about half 11 last night and there was no one there
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DanCobb
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Registered: 14th May 11
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No fuel in esso . Plenty in tesco though 
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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Conspiracy theory is a bit flawed. It will have a detrimental effect on the economy if folk can't get to work/call in sick/take holiday/ can't run their business. Oh and I had to fill up Mrs Jambo's tank early because she has a week of treatment ahead and 20m round trips to be done every day. Anyone has a problem with this can suck my fucking dong.
Nothing more than a bonus for them IMO, but then the handling of the event has probably lost them votes in the long run so counter productive for 30m. Which tbh in grand scheme of it is not THAT much extra revenue.
Oh and I'd like to throw in an extra  for the woman who decided decanting petrol in her kitchen not only where you process food, oh no. But by a naked flame. What a fucking moron.
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Dave
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Registered: 26th Feb 01
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Reports suggest she was pouring it from a petrol can into a glass jug, the vapour ignited first which caused her to drop the jug, then that went up too. Thats Darwen award stupidity, although it seems she will live.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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If she's stupid enough to sit in a queue for no reason, she's stupid enough to set herself on fire dealing with it.
Must be a bit annoying for her that's she's now deformed and it was for no reason.
Went to my local place today, drove straight on to a pump and filled up because I was away dropping off and picking up some parts.
No queue, no limit to what I could buy, no 40% burns to my body.
[Edited on 30-03-2012 by Ian]
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