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VIDEO: Petrol stations under pressure as panic-buying hits East Lancashire
1:14pm Thursday 29th March 2012 in Travel reviews
Drivers have been advised by the Government to top-up half-empty tanks
FUEL supplies at petrol stations in East Lancashire are running low as motorists rush to fill their tanks ahead of a possible tanker drivers' strike.
Reports are coming in of long queues at petrol stations, as well as petrol station closures across the district.
- Have you spotted queues at a petrol station? Has the petrol station near you closed? Let us know below.
Comments(39)
caballo
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1:47pm Thu 29 Mar 12
darwenTower
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1:56pm Thu 29 Mar 12
What's that about?
ToffeeGuy
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1:57pm Thu 29 Mar 12
It's madness I tell you. I had to queue for 45 minutes at the forecourt this morning. I didn't even want petrol, I wanted a book of stamps and a pasty before they go up in price.
Noiticer
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2:03pm Thu 29 Mar 12
makaveli96
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2:10pm Thu 29 Mar 12
Noiticer wrote:Why dont we opt out of London rule?
This is a classic example of a government creating a panic to distract voters from the negative news of the past few days - the rich men's budget followed by the sleezy donor dinner parties with Dave. They tried to make the minimum price alcohol story run but when that failed are now trying petrol.
We should run our own town!
philmoulden
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2:43pm Thu 29 Mar 12
makaveli96 wrote:power to the people
Noiticer wrote:Why dont we opt out of London rule?
This is a classic example of a government creating a panic to distract voters from the negative news of the past few days - the rich men's budget followed by the sleezy donor dinner parties with Dave. They tried to make the minimum price alcohol story run but when that failed are now trying petrol.
We should run our own town!
maxcollie
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3:08pm Thu 29 Mar 12
harrythehamster
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3:37pm Thu 29 Mar 12
darwenTower wrote:Racketering mate that's what's all about.The age of the spiv has returned
I noticed that fuel was approx 8p per litre more expensive yesterday than the day before. What's that about?
louderfasterlonger
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3:45pm Thu 29 Mar 12
David Cameron's and particularly Maude's ludicrous statement telling people to stock pile their garages with fuel fly in the face of common sense.
Is this all part of the contingency plan together with the use of our brave soldiers to break the strike and deem it ineffective ?
The government, in issuing this warning have become part of the problem rather than finding a solution.
At least Thatcher had the foresight to stock up with a couple of years worth of foreign coal and introduce draconian anti-union laws before she brutalised the miners.
Or are we so dependent on fuel for our economy that David Cameron sees our stockpiling of fuel (and fuel-dependent goods) as the only way to boost the countries GDP and avoid a double-dip recession ?
Yes David... most of us can see right through you !
makaveli96
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4:06pm Thu 29 Mar 12
louderfasterlonger wrote:Will he apologise like Henry 8th did?
The statements yesterday from the government were staggering, considering that the Unions and Employers are currently in talks with ACAS to resolve their differences and any strike action must be preceded by 7 days notice. David Cameron's and particularly Maude's ludicrous statement telling people to stock pile their garages with fuel fly in the face of common sense. Is this all part of the contingency plan together with the use of our brave soldiers to break the strike and deem it ineffective ? The government, in issuing this warning have become part of the problem rather than finding a solution. At least Thatcher had the foresight to stock up with a couple of years worth of foreign coal and introduce draconian anti-union laws before she brutalised the miners. Or are we so dependent on fuel for our economy that David Cameron sees our stockpiling of fuel (and fuel-dependent goods) as the only way to boost the countries GDP and avoid a double-dip recession ? Yes David... most of us can see right through you !
darwenTower
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4:19pm Thu 29 Mar 12
ToffeeGuy wrote:Brill!
Madness!
It's madness I tell you. I had to queue for 45 minutes at the forecourt this morning. I didn't even want petrol, I wanted a book of stamps and a pasty before they go up in price.
Wandering Sufi
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4:49pm Thu 29 Mar 12
Politicians aint got nothing to worry about..their 3lt BMW's & fuel is paid for by taxpayers so why should they give a t0ss ?
Blackburn Tesco's fuel station ran outta fuel this afternoon, all others will follow suit.
makaveli96
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5:34pm Thu 29 Mar 12
TONY WALES
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5:52pm Thu 29 Mar 12
They are receiving more fuel duty, and more VAT on the petrol/diesel which you pay for, they don't make this money until it is sold.
The oil companies are making larger profits. The petrol stations are adding a few pence extra, to increase their profits. The tanker drivers are working flat out, unlimited overtime, (within the limits to their driving hours), and getting bigger wages.
Also the government are looking at getting HGV tanker drivers from Europe, to come and work over in this country. They have the required EU driving licence, and don't need work permits.
So the tanker drivers will not go on strike, they value their jobs to much.
You would be far better buying sausage rolls, and pies from Gregg's, and freezing them. When the extra 20% tax comes in, you will not have to pay the increase.
Chris P Bacon
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5:59pm Thu 29 Mar 12
accylad
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6:36pm Thu 29 Mar 12
Truth will out
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6:41pm Thu 29 Mar 12
holmesy69
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6:49pm Thu 29 Mar 12
accylad wrote:nelson and burnley
Are there any petrol stations still open in Blackburn and Accrington with unleaded petrol? Looks like I'm getting the train to work if I don't get any tonight!
Chris P Bacon
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6:51pm Thu 29 Mar 12
£1.40 a litre, they fumed but now they'll actually queue up to pay £1.50-60 a litre and empty the pumps of all they can! There's no sense to this at all.
Economic growth this quarter is going to be very close to 0%. If it's slightly negative, we're technically in a recession (as the previous quarter was negative too). Selling a month's fuel in the last week of the quarter might just be enough to make the growth figures slightly positive, buying the government at least another 6 months until they have to admit we're in another recession.
holmesy69
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6:53pm Thu 29 Mar 12
Truth will out wrote:there will be fuel this weekend the tankers or on there way
For all those saying stop panic buying - are YOU going to be without fuel this weekend????
TONY WALES
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7:11pm Thu 29 Mar 12
Chris P Bacon wrote:This person talks a lot of sense. He can see how the government can make the economy, look better than it actually is. Selling vast amounts of fuel, and increasing the government revenue will do exactly what they want us to do. Which is spend money. Your money.
All this shows how gullible the general public are. They can't seem to think fuel is too expensive or they wouldn't be queueing up as they are now and paying the inflated price the garage now wants to charge.
£1.40 a litre, they fumed but now they'll actually queue up to pay £1.50-60 a litre and empty the pumps of all they can! There's no sense to this at all.
Economic growth this quarter is going to be very close to 0%. If it's slightly negative, we're technically in a recession (as the previous quarter was negative too). Selling a month's fuel in the last week of the quarter might just be enough to make the growth figures slightly positive, buying the government at least another 6 months until they have to admit we're in another recession.
I have just telephoned a friend in Madrid, and remember in Spain, the unemployment rate is 23%. A friend of his, has been asked if they are prepared to send any of their tankers, (which have been off the road, now for 6 months), to work freelance in the U/K, if the tanker drivers go on strike. They can use a sat nav, and most of them have been driving sometime, in their lives in the U/K.
They said, "I will be there in 24 hours"
Remember the Polish bus drivers employed by Transdev?
So wake up, there is a lot of unemployment in the EU.
Only a fool would give up his job so easily.
Darren1951
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8:05pm Thu 29 Mar 12
wulver
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8:19pm Thu 29 Mar 12
everywhere is sh1t
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8:54pm Thu 29 Mar 12
NICEONESUNSHINE
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9:13pm Thu 29 Mar 12
Noiticer wrote:What are you on about? As if the government would do this......I mean to say If they really wanted to " bury bad news" they'd tell us that delivery wagons will not be able to deliver food and get the gullible lunatics panic buying bread and potatoes....I bet you vote Labour too:-)
This is a classic example of a government creating a panic to distract voters from the negative news of the past few days - the rich men's budget followed by the sleezy donor dinner parties with Dave. They tried to make the minimum price alcohol story run but when that failed are now trying petrol.
living the end times in BB1
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10:18pm Thu 29 Mar 12
Keep Darwen Green
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10:43pm Thu 29 Mar 12
Chris P Bacon wrote:I heard you bought a book of stamps but you're only half way through reading it.
I queued up for four hours to buy as many stamps as I could carry and took 'em all home in a jerry can.
By the way nice ruse reporting your own posts when your own ramblings show you up as being a male chauvinist. Mine remain for posterity until some stamp collector like yourself comes along that cannot admit to possessing inferior IQ to a girl, so deletes any evidence. Sad really that you edit yourself. Please substitute any other expeltive for the word edit. Lacquer head.
Keep Darwen Green
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10:57pm Thu 29 Mar 12
Chris P Bacon wrote:Wow, I never got this far, the crispy one has an opinion on something other than spelling. Have you been sniffing petrol again?
All this shows how gullible the general public are. They can't seem to think fuel is too expensive or they wouldn't be queueing up as they are now and paying the inflated price the garage now wants to charge.
£1.40 a litre, they fumed but now they'll actually queue up to pay £1.50-60 a litre and empty the pumps of all they can! There's no sense to this at all.
Economic growth this quarter is going to be very close to 0%. If it's slightly negative, we're technically in a recession (as the previous quarter was negative too). Selling a month's fuel in the last week of the quarter might just be enough to make the growth figures slightly positive, buying the government at least another 6 months until they have to admit we're in another recession.
Anyway what you say makes sense. Why can't you be out of your skull all of the time if this is the capability of your thinking? Never mind getting back to the bong sniffing to get mindwiped on cheaper unleaded that you bought last week.
gazzandste
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12:42am Fri 30 Mar 12
holmesy69 wrote:Hi just filled up at the shell garage on eastern ave inBurnley with diesel. They also had petrol.
accylad wrote:nelson and burnley
Are there any petrol stations still open in Blackburn and Accrington with unleaded petrol? Looks like I'm getting the train to work if I don't get any tonight!
stu12
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8:28am Fri 30 Mar 12
midas
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9:31am Fri 30 Mar 12
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Perhaps they overestimated the general intelligence of the public (again!) and by passing on sensible advice - ie. the tanker drivers have voted to strike therefore keep your tanks as full as possible - that gets interpreted as BUY NOW!
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I am not really sure that the extra £35m in tax is really going to make that much difference. Its not additional tax as the same amount of petrol would have been sold, just over a longer period.
living the end times in BB1
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2:02pm Fri 30 Mar 12
The great holy war which will go down in history as starting on 9/11.It is now the only way to keep humanity fragmented.
Political spin is one of the tools they use to keep humans at bay."Create a problem to solve a problem" this fuel scare is just one more example of how it's done.The summer riots last year is another example,however i think the vision they had for that problem wasn't anywhere near has bad as they planned it.
It's all a game for some and each and every one of us are the pawns for those who play the game.
It's only a short time before the ENDGAME begins,if you doubt that try googling ENDGAME and see for yourself how the elite take the p1ss out of every person living in the end times.
Good call
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6:20pm Fri 30 Mar 12
living the end times in BB1 wrote:Well said
Unfortunately we as a society have become to fragmented just how the elite like us to be.The excuse of war between countries is now running very thin and the only way to keep us from becoming one and demanding a better standard of life is to keep humanity at war with it's self and i fear we are in that war now.
The great holy war which will go down in history as starting on 9/11.It is now the only way to keep humanity fragmented.
Political spin is one of the tools they use to keep humans at bay."Create a problem to solve a problem" this fuel scare is just one more example of how it's done.The summer riots last year is another example,however i think the vision they had for that problem wasn't anywhere near has bad as they planned it.
It's all a game for some and each and every one of us are the pawns for those who play the game.
It's only a short time before the ENDGAME begins,if you doubt that try googling ENDGAME and see for yourself how the elite take the p1ss out of every person living in the end times.
Chris P Bacon
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8:51am Sat 31 Mar 12
rdian.co.uk/uk/2012/
mar/29/fuel-economy-
recession
CheekyVimto
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1:29pm Sat 31 Mar 12
Keep Darwen Green
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1:46pm Sat 31 Mar 12
CheekyVimto wrote:What garage says asians only? where is it?
How can a garage get away with saying Asians only?? i just wonder what trouble they would be in if it said whites only?
CheekyVimto
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2:03pm Sat 31 Mar 12
Keep Darwen Green
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2:05pm Sat 31 Mar 12
makaveli96 says...
1:25pm Thu 29 Mar 12
Why would anyone want to leave Blackburn anyway?
Its the EX-PREMIERSHIP CHAMPIONS town!!
What was the score at TURF last night eh!!