Fuel Strike?

[Bitfik]

Is there going to be a fuel strike? I just heard that David Cameron has advised people to fill their tanks. Does he not know that, thanks to his and previous governments taxes, we can't feckin afford to shell out a hundred quid  to fill our tanks???

[richfzs]

Well then, there'll be no panic buying, no shortage, and no problem. Simples  :angel

[Bitfik]

Brilliant! Never thought of it like that! Can't afford petrol anymore, therefore won't contribute to any fuel rush 


Big society in action

[goldfazer]

I filled up both cars. £140.... and they weren't that empty! I think I'll leave the Fazer half full for a bit :lol

Plus the £25 to fill the LPG tank... Could do £200 filling the lot up from nearly empty :eek

[BBROWN1664]

I have a plan. I need a full tank before Easter and another full tank over easter. If things get dodgy next week, I will fill the tank up once and work from home blaming fuel shortages for not going to Huntingdon! That gives me a full tank to play with over easter. I am off the following week but have a full tank on the bike and will get the eldest to fill his car up too just in case I need to go somewhere.

I am not panic buying, just filling up as normal. His car is "in the red" now and mine will be by the time I get home tomorrow.

Last time there was a fuel strike I tried the "I dont have enough to get there and back" and the feccin company found me a hire car with enough derv to get to the warehouse we had that had its own derv tank. Bastids.

[robby boy]

IIRC, The government are looking to panic the public into filling their tanks, then they will drop the prices thus filling their coffers of duty from the more expensive fuel, personally I will not be filling up and use it an excuse to stay at home.

[Major Rant]

The world will soon be full of nurses in blue uniforms claiming to be 'essential health workers' - just like last time.

There's a bright side to every crisis!  :b

[goldfazer]

Robby - the gov. don't set the price on a day to day basis! And the extra tax from one panic buy is pretty insignificant.

[Grahamm]

I just heard that David Cameron has advised people to fill their tanks. Does he not know that, thanks to his and previous governments taxes, we can't feckin afford to shell out a hundred quid  to fill our tanks???

IMO the idiot is trying to provoke a crisis so everyone will look badly on the tanker drivers.

I was on a ride out with a couple of other guys today, one pump at my local station had already run out and Wickham Service station was completely out of unleaded even though there isn't even a *date* for a strike yet!

[DILLIGAFF]

So, the government have been getting a lot of stick about rising fuel prices and need a way to shift public focus.


SIMPLES!  Start a rumour that fuel may be in short supply so that all the people who have been moaning about the price rush out and fill their tanks. So now they have an immediate boost to tax revenues and stopped criticism because as the saying goes..................... "You never miss the water till the well runs dry"


BTW  All the peeps with full tanks will need to panic buy again in a week or so IF the strike goes ahead.

[karlo]

As already said,
Panic buying = huge injection of fuel tax cash into the Government.

[devilsyam]

8.20 my local asda tail back out the garage and half way down road pertol price risen from yesterday 136,7 to 137,7 profitering gits
anyway i'd love to buy one litre and see them try to give me .3 change Rip off britian again there NO great in this country any more

[goldfazer]

'As already said,
Panic buying = huge injection of fuel tax cash into the Government.'


As already said,

NO IT DOESN'T  - nobodys using more fuel, just shifting when they buy it :wall

[VNA]

Negotiations continue, no strike date has been announced.  7 days notice must be given by law.

I think the message is clear, Cameron wants a strike.  And he's desperate to move the media on from the budget.

Job done.

[locksmith]

Tanker drivers must have unlimited overtime this week :lol

[DryRob]

He's drawing attention to strike action to divide the public and get support for when he takes on the unions, see also: general and teaching strikes last year.

[karlo]

'As already said,
Panic buying = huge injection of fuel tax cash into the Government.'


As already said,

NO IT DOESN'T  - nobodys using more fuel, just shifting when they buy it :wall

But it does, although limited it puts a huge amount of revenue in the pot short term, more people buy more fuel than they normally would and a lot will use their vehicle more instead of thinking not to do something because they are short of fuel.

[goldfazer]

'more people buy more fuel than they normally would'

Yes, but it means they won't need to buy it next week instead :wall

'and a lot will use their vehicle more instead of thinking not to do something because they are short of fuel.' So they'll use the vehicle as normal then , not more!

[UG]

The world will soon be full of nurses in blue uniforms claiming to be 'essential health workers' - just like last time.

There's a bright side to every crisis!  :b

Hey I might try that one seeing as I work in a hospital lol.

[Sunny Intervals]

He's drawing attention to strike action to divide the public and get support for when he takes on the unions, see also: general and teaching strikes last year.

:agree

yep and my understanding of why they are striking is because of the delivery companies pushing down the drivers wages and conditions.

With the Tories plan for regional pay negs for public service workers , because it makes in more difficult for private industry to hire, which I don't get because I damned sure as I'm an unemployed worker I ain't going to stay unemployed when offered a job by private industry just because public workers get paid more for doing the same job  :\

It's looking more and more like they have a plan to totally demonise the Unions and introduce more legislation, so when they finally get rid of that obstacle ( that is the minimum wage ) to getting unemployment figures down there will be no real opposition.

You know things are bad when the Police plan to take a vote on whether they should be able to strike or not

This lot are totally clueless crashing about trying to be Thatcher.  :\

Fuel strike won't affect me, haven't been able to afford to run a vehicle for the last 3 years  :'( :rolleyes