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And they've not even announced the dates for a strike, it will not happen in the next seven days!!  Fucking stupid government advising people to fill up, it seems some of their ministers are out of control!!

It's not the governments fault. It's years and years of all for one and all for culture that exists in human genetics and fueled by the i must have before you culture in the west.

Idiot government minister Francis Maude.

I just filled up in Old Town. No queue.

Cheers for the tip. Straight in, brimmed it and straight out again :)

It's not the governments fault. It's years and years of all for one and all for culture that exists in human genetics and fueled by the i must have before you culture in the west.

Not the government's fault?  They advised people to go out and stock up and keep their cars topped up.  It's led to a panic buying spree.  If they hadn't offered the "advice" this wouild not have occurred today!
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And you believe everything a politician says? It's greed. It is a similar trait that you'll find on a sinking ship. It is everyone for them selves, as I said human nature.

It's greed. It is a similar trait that you'll find on a sinking ship. It is everyone for them selves, as I said human nature.

Cheers for the tip. Straight in, brimmed it and straight out again :)

That cunt Cameron has been at it again i see. Turn the public against the drivers with nothing anywhere near to a strike yet. You can bet he will want them to strike too.

Its all a smokescreen to hide the real disaster looming, the VAT on hot food. I am stockpiling Greggs Steak Bakes as we speak to ride this crisis out.

I must have missed this VAT on hot food thing... slightly irritating that things are becoming more unaffordable anyway and then made worse by increased taxes. I really hate this country most of the time (although if i ever manage to escape, will probably miss it)

Did I hear that right?

A VAT on hot food?

Did I hear that right?

A VAT on hot food?

Is there going to be VAT on cold stuff like ice creams next? Does that mean the local kebab van prices are going to increase?

Last quarter’s growth figure has  been downgraded by the Office of Budget Responsibility to -0.3%.

The implications for this Government of having a second consecutive quarter of negative growth are huge and it would put the UK into “technical recession”.

So, in the last few days of this quarter, they get people to panic-buy everything from cigarettes, pasties , stamps and petrol I guess 31 million odd cars filling up is good for the figures.

not looked at any other figures that fact remains though that revenues will have gone up.
Just caught the end of a report on the radio and I think it said the government made and extra 35 million in fuel revenue yesterday.

thats a bit simplitistic though, I would guess revnue will be down by similar amounts in the following days since less people need to fill up....

They're the only group to say this though, other more respected groups such as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are predicting growth in the first quarter.

thats a bit simplitistic though, I would guess revnue will be down by similar amounts in the following days since less people need to fill up....

The way it's going attendances for this weekend will be right down, can't see people using their fuel to travel to matches with the possiblity of not being able to refuel.

A woman suffered serious burns when petrol ignited as she was decanting it in the kitchen of her York home because her daughter had run out of fuel.

The woman, who is in her 40s, suffered 40% burns in the accident in the Acomb area of the city on Thursday.

She has been taken to the burns unit at Pinderfields Hospital.

A fire service spokesman said: "Her daughter asked her mum for petrol because she had run out. The cooker was on and the fumes ignited."

'Extreme care'
 
The woman was treated by ambulance personnel in her kitchen before being taken to Pinderfields.

Her condition is not known but a North Yorkshire Fire Service spokesman described the burns as severe.

Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire in the kitchen and removed the remaining petrol.

A North Yorkshire Fire Service spokesman said: "Members of the public should take extreme care when handling and storing petrol and be aware of the risks associated with incorrect use and storage of fuel.

"Never bring petrol inside your home. If you do smell petrol fumes in a garage or outbuilding ventilate the area and make sure nobody smokes or turns electrical

hmm, well ive just seen announce on bbc that there wil NOT be any strikes over easter weekend

Good news, maybe the panic will stop.

Bit slow of the BBC given the hard working carrying a highly dangerous load bastards so thick cunts can top up their tanks tanker drivers had to give 7 days strike action notice, and given they aren't even talking to the Government until Monday.

am i likely to struggle getting deisel this evening in swindon? got a pool car from work and will only have 1/4 tank if that in it.

Good news, maybe the panic will stop.

Bit slow of the BBC given that lazy bastards who earn far more than soldiers who are hard working and carry highly dangerous equipment and may occasionally die tanker drivers had to give 7 days strike action notice, and given they aren't even talking to the Government until Monday.

Corrected for you

 They are far from lazy, their earnings compared to other jobs is irrelivant,and truck drivers occasionally die doing their job too.

Dont these drivers get paid 45k a year or something?

They fuck off when the tanker catches fire mind..

Just been down to Greenbridge, the Esso on Dorcan way appears to have no fuel and the BP on Gypsy Lane is out as well - the price at Gypsy Lane was advertised as 146.9p per litre, Tesco round the corner was 137.9p.  There are some robbing cunts in Gypsy Lane.

That is the figure quoted, but it is not an 8-5 job, and they do have to do 11 hour days apparently.  Well rewarded yes, but if that tanker catches fire I might just fuck off as well!!

Fucking hell an 11 hour day? Jesus wept.

Lazy cunts

I think 45 is top end,lots of the radio were saying they get closer to 30.Which is shit money for driving a 44 ton bomb around the country.

 They are far from lazy, their earnings compared to other jobs is irrelivant,and truck drivers occasionally die doing their job too.

I think 45 is top end,lots of the radio were saying they get closer to 30.Which is shit money for driving a 44 ton bomb around the country.

It's only a bomb for half the time though isn't it ?

Everyone knows drivers are only drivers cos they couldn't get a real job.

Let 'em strike, sack the lot and draft in a load more, simples.

On a serious note, how the hell do you get into a driving job like this? Do you have to fund the HGV license yourself or can you be sponsored? Anyone know how much a qualification like that is likely to set you back?

I am fucking sick of office work.

Everyone knows drivers are only drivers cos they couldn't get a real job.

Let 'em strike, sack the lot and draft in a load more, simples.

Everyone knows drivers are only drivers cos they couldn't get a real job.

Let 'em strike, sack the lot and draft in a load more, simples.

Lots of people would take a £30k a year driving job... me for a start!

The lack of a hgv license!

The lack of a hgv license!

Gobshite Francis Maude was invited 12 months ago to a meeting to address the health and safety issues that have now led to the strike ballot.

This government love potential strikes as it turns people against each other. Public vs Private, Working class vs working class etc etc.

Problem is though there is no real alternative is there,ten years of Labour means that we are clearing up the complete bollox of a job they got us in.
Labour lost the election on the back of a complete fucking farce of a government in the last ten years.....and a Union(Unite) shouldn't be donating any of there members hard earned money to Labour anyway....many of there members probably voted in the current government i would say which is rather ironic.

I have no respect for Cameron and co to be honest but he is playing the game that Labour were privelidged to play for ten shitty years.

All personal though....people can vote or support who they like IMO....I never argue with anybody over it.

Fuck me somebody you don't want to argue with. They must be in very small minority

At least petrol costs 80p a litre

i will slit your throat!! :)

Damn, that'll teach me not to beleive the first google hit on the so called internet.

In November and December of last year 42% of the fuel we purchased came from the five most expensive suppliers: Moto, Shell, Texaco, BP and Co-op. whilst we are encouraged to refuel at supermarket forecourts for the cheapest fuel Tesco price their fuel competitively against local forecourts and are quite often more expensive. For all those boy racers out there, your fuel consumption is doubled when driving at 85mph compared to 55mph.

Today Tesco ws 137.9p per litre which makes it the cheapest in Swindon if your figures are coorrect!!  Why are there no Tesco in your comparisons?

At these prices my car is approaching 25p per mile to fuel.  :(

Esso at Gablecross on Sunday was 136.9 per litre where as Esso at Dorcan way was 137.9 on the same day. But Gablecross is normally 1p a litre cheaper.

by my calcs thats less than 25mpg  - what you driving? Or at what speed??