The "Fuel" problem

It took Mr Fenty the best part of 20 years to empty BP.
The British public managed to do it in one weekend.


Hang on…

The Conoco hats…

Shel(l)ton Fenty…

Five Star (Fish) - the purest 100 octane petrol designed for high performance motors (a scratched £80k Aston Martin for instance)…

Several Exxon alimony payment plans…


Hmmm, those fraudster friendly business deals John was involved in May have been his first steps into the murky world of hydrocarbon exploration. GETYOURFRACKSRIGHT!

I went to a garage earlier today and there was a guy there who was not only filling up his car but weirdly he was also buying boxes and boxes of San Miguel, what appeared to be all the ingredients for a paella and a sombrero. Thought to myself "ah yeah, Hispanic buying."

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

It took Mr Fenty the best part of 20 years to empty BP.
The British public managed to do it in one weekend.


Hang on…

The Conoco hats…

Shel(l)ton Fenty…

Five Star (Fish) - the purest 100 octane petrol designed for high performance motors (a scratched £80k Aston Martin for instance)…

Several Exxon alimony payment plans…


Hmmm, those fraudster friendly business deals John was involved in May have been his first steps into the murky world of hydrocarbon exploration. GETYOURFRACKSRIGHT!

The wife said to me the other day there's a panic down at BP, I thought Fenty had bought his shares back. 😕

Nobody thinks they are panic buying but most people buy a bit more, the cumulative effect of which is increased demand. A bit like most people think they are a better than average driver.

I've just swapped a doctors appointment for 2 gallons of petrol

Quoted from Maringer

No surprise that the south east, by far the most populous area of the country, is the one with the shortages. Most of the refineries are in the north as well, I believe?

Oh, and we don't appear to have strategic reserves, unlike most countries. Would make sense to have one down in the south east somewhere for just such an issue as we're seeing now.

We don't do infrastructure and planning very well in this country.

The shortage, as with the supermarkets, is with drivers, not fuel. Post Brexit the Poles, who backfilled these jobs, began getting taxed both here and at home, making it no longer viable for them to come over.

We have shitloads of fuel in tanks, and there are tanks down south to supply locally, just not the manpower to get it delivered.

One of two things need to happen here, either the government offers retraining to people, either currently in work or on the dole, to fill the shortages, or a deal needs striking to get the Poles back on board, and I dont mean on short term visas. I wont hold my breath..

Quoted from coddy60

The shortage, as with the supermarkets, is with drivers, not fuel. Post Brexit the Poles, who backfilled these jobs, began getting taxed both here and at home, making it no longer viable for them to come over.

We have shitloads of fuel in tanks, and there are tanks down south to supply locally, just not the manpower to get it delivered.

One of two things need to happen here, either the government offers retraining to people, either currently in work or on the dole, to fill the shortages, or a deal needs striking to get the Poles back on board, and I dont mean on short term visas. I wont hold my breath..

I would have thought it was the Oil Companies and suppliers who had a responsibility to train and have a adequate suply of drivers rather than the Government just like any other business staff need to be trained and paid the going rate in order that they are retained and attracted to the job, the relience on less expensive overseas staff has lead in part to this issue.

Quoted from coddy60

The shortage, as with the supermarkets, is with drivers, not fuel. Post Brexit the Poles, who backfilled these jobs, began getting taxed both here and at home, making it no longer viable for them to come over.

We have shitloads of fuel in tanks, and there are tanks down south to supply locally, just not the manpower to get it delivered.

One of two things need to happen here, either the government offers retraining to people, either currently in work or on the dole, to fill the shortages, or a deal needs striking to get the Poles back on board, and I dont mean on short term visas. I wont hold my breath..

I would have thought it was the Oil Companies and suppliers who had a responsibility to train and have a adequate suply of drivers rather than the Government just like any other business staff need to be trained and paid the going rate in order that they are retained and attracted to the job, the relience on less expensive overseas staff has lead in part to this issue.

Quoted from arryarryarry

Talking to a lorry driver today that I know, he said it is the haulage industry creating this problem as they want the Government to ease restrictions on EU migrants so that they can employ cheap labour again.

Being a lorry driver he would know the inner workings of the government and their future plans I'm sure!
Oh to be in such a privileged position to have an ear into No 10 Downing Street, do me a favour mate!

From what I've read, lorry drivers have to put up with really shitty working conditions for distinctly average wages. Any job where you have to excrement in a plastic bag then sleep in your cab without the chance to wash or shower isn't going to be a great deal of fun. The Dad of my friends at school (a few decades ago now!) was a lorry driver and I remember he was rarely at home. However, it was a decently paid job back then and they lived in a nice detached house in Clee. It seems that things have changed a lot since then.