Yes.
They seem stupid unwashed McD scoffing 6000 cal a day 38 BMI oxygen thieves to some people…but Yes none the less. 
A solution! Courtesy of Viz…
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Only last year when clearing out some old boxes of paperwork I came across the Petrol Ration coupons we were issued “just in case” during the 1973 oil crisis. My Humber Hawk did 20mpg, the woody Mini closer to 50mpg, guess which one we would have used with the coupons for the other.
They would be dead easy to forge today with a modern printer, but the original truly grotty paper (like soft thicker newsprint, almost bog paper) might be hard to find and probably jam the printer.
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I read the headline and thought it was another story about e10 blowing somebody’s engine into little pieces, but was disappointed…
A little cynical thought occured.
May be this fuel panic was deliberately caused.
Lack of fuel means people will be forced back to using public transport which the government has been encouraging.
The shortage will be used by suppliers as justification for price rises so they can pay delivery drivers more!
The government will get more in taxes as they will have vat on any price rise.
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Actually that’s quite logical. 
Or a conspiracy theory! 
Or both! 
Take your pick! 
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I remember the Seuz crisis when one penny was put on a gallon to compensate for the extra shipping not being able to use the canal.Noted that the penny was never removed when things returned to normal
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But what do you do,ignore the news leave it then run out early next week looking daft.
So had to go fill up just incase.
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Think pepi might have a point here
‘Government Debt’
Watched a programme regarding the Slave Trade [via Bath ?]
Slave Trade Ended in This Country 1807-33 ish
Shocked to Learn
UK Government Only Fairly Recently Finished Paying Its’ Debt to the Slave Trade Merchants in Bath !
Wish I Could Remember the Programme
My guess is that’s because after the Suez Canal Co. had been nationalised by Egypt the profit from the canal dues no longer came to France and Britain so the government had to find a way of replacing the revenue.
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Drove from Ipswich on A12 to Kent quite early this morning. Queues at every open filling station, and at A12 M25 junction a queue around the roundabout so traffic was blocked getting off the A12 on to M25, lights kept changing but nothing moved! I think only one station looked like it was actually shut.
That is EXACTLY what has caused the problem by the thousands if not millions of people doing exactly that.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend. 
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I see Euro garages have imposed a max £30 in some places. Should be minimum £30 and no cans.
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Further to my previous post about gridlock in Southbourne, Bournemouth due to traffic queuing in the main thoroughfare, the queues have gone now. The petrol station has run out of petrol. I’m sitting here shaking my head. At times like these I wonder if it’s time for the big asteroid.
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Tell the great (but generally thick) British public not to panic and they will immediately panic - stupid people = panic simples
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Well, if people want to waste a period of their life queuing for petrol (such fun!) just on the off chance they may need it within the next couple of days they can go ahead. I would rather stay at home and listen to some good music 
I think I will go in to a supermarket tomorrow, buy a trolley full of toilet paper and see if that kicks off a nationwide “panic buy”, just for the fun of it 
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Depends how you look at it.Get fuel now while there’s still fuel to be got i.e late last night when it calmed down or wait a day or two to see if it settles down and hope you find fuel before you run out or pay over the odds because greedy local filling stations have put the price up.
I took the first option and this will keep me unconcerned about this silly situation for around a month.
Not topping up the 5 because I don’t want to waste my time plus it’s only used for fun drives.
Plus:
4 tins of crushed tomatoes & and 2 packets of Napolina spag.
Do it right.
Profiteering prices too - locally £1-449 per litre unleaded, if you can find it!
PS: I was told this over the phone by by a friend who lives near the garage.
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Sure there is a missing decimal point there