Just another BBC/Media driven story that is nowhere near as bad as they are reporting.

At least it's knocked the Covid graphs and figures further down the BBC's list of things to scare us with.

well, there is a shortage at a lot of the pumps *now* because idiots have bought it all. There wasn't one when the media kicked it off...

My point exactly. 

As you say "the media kicked it off". As they did with Covid, causing shortages of Toilet Roll and other basics at supermarkets. 

You can blame the people who panic buy if you wish but, they would not be acting in such a way had the BBC not invented the petrol shortage problem and stirred it up into what it is now.

The BBC reporters are standing outside Petrol Stations who are waiting for a delivery and acting as though the world is coming to an end. Why aren't they outside our Morrisons, which has seen no queues or shortage of petrol?  The BBC have a lot to answer for in this last 19 months.

2) Surely 99% of vehicles in the UK are now full to the brim with fuel so unless folk start queueing just to get an extra £10 or £20 in (which isn't beyond the realms!) then I would expect the situation to ease over the coming days

3) A spokesperson for the Fuel Distribution Association reiterated last night that there is no fuel shortage and surprise surprise no shortage of fuel delivery drivers - just that everyone's gone out and bought it all over a short period of time

4) Sadly we live in an ever increasing world of "I'm alright Jack" so whenever anyone comes out with those immortal words "Don't panic buy" that's exactly what our totally selfish population goes out and does. Doesn't matter if its fuel, bog roll, bread or dog food

5) Shut the effin media down - we can do perfectly well without them and their sensationalised, exaggerated story lines

Ps Totally agree with Sid and Billesley exile above

There are regional differences. In South West London few petrol stations have any stock. When they do they have long queues. That is true not just of BP but of Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Esso garages near me. I filled up easily in Lutterworth on Saturday after leaving Leicester Lions but there had been queues that morning.

Just to correct your usual anti-BBC approach, the first I read was a press release from the Petrol Retailers’ Association saying many of their members were short of fuel. Then BP confirmed that they were closing 100 garages. The media reported these but made no allowance for the stupidity of people who then fill up unnecessarily.

"usual anti-BBC approach"

Just to correct you Haliford, in this instance we are referring to 'BBC News' and not any of the other BBC departments which do provide some excellent services.

Your recollections regarding who said what first may be correct but it is clearly the BBC News which is again guilty of causing panic amongst the more gullible members of society in the South West of London, as per your observations. 

Do you believe it is only the BBC who are reporting the matter or are you choosing just to blame the BBC for the panic buying?

It is just the BBC and the gutter press:

Incidentally, as an exile, a total lack of diesel is why I didn't make it to Mose on Saturday. And I'd got better things to do with my Saturday morning than cruise rural Northants looking for it. Especially given we're equidistant from 2 petrol stations - both 8 miles away in opposite directions. I'd have needed about 50 miles of fuel left to be sure of getting round the garages and back to the house if unsuccessful (and leaving a margin to try again another day)!

For me it is like lockdown, essential journeys only

 

Passes two queues of at least 100 cars in Bromley. 

Remember the story about War of  the Worlds?

I absolutely agree the media has compounded the problem though.

This has aged well!