Have you been affected by the petrol shortages?

Post by **wolfgang** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:38 am

Still no V-Power round my way. Had to pay 152.7p per litre for BP Ultimate!

Post by **chunky79** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:50 am

RSKiwi wrote:
chunky79 wrote:got no tesco by you kiwi??
Unfortunately not....well thats not quite true there is one about 6 miles away but I just have to go over 40987637 judder bars/sleeping policemen to get to it and contend with 6 hours of 0.3mph driving..... this is London.

Bugger.

Post by **Ian_C** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:16 am

wolfgang wrote:Still no V-Power round my way. Had to pay 152.7p per litre for BP Ultimate!

Holy shiit!

Post by **yorkie** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:52 pm

Not only still no V Power here but went to Wolverhampton today and every Shell garage I passed had none either.

Some BP stations have got Ultimate but then others locally to me don't.

Post by **pad125** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:58 pm

Just found a garage near me that had a delivery this morning of V-Power and I filled up. I was wondering what I was going to spend that £90 on (152p/Ltr)

Post by **wolfgang** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:16 pm

It looks like we might be a step closer to a deal with the unions:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17706221

The fuel tanker drivers' dispute could be over after the Unite union agreed to put a possible deal to its members.

The deal was tabled following lengthy talks between the union and officials from six distribution firms.

The threat of a strike over safety and working conditions resulted in panic buying at petrol stations.

About 60 union representatives from across the country will discuss the deal, and could still reject the proposals or ask for changes.

BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott said there could still be a decision to strike, but that a deal was now effectively on the table.

I still can't believe that Shell have virtually no fuel round my way and certainly V-Power at any of the 8 Shell garages that i've driven to this week! I'm still slumming it on BP Ultimate.

Post by **Mr V10** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:28 pm

Well my car got treated to 102 RON on Tuesday in Germany to make up for the five litres of 95 RON I put in it.

Post by **stu** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:36 pm

...and we're back online with the good stuff in sunny Newcastle. V Power 147.9p/litre

Post by **Terry1948** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:59 pm

The only good thing about the shortage is that the fuel is fresh so it should be even better

Post by **stu** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:23 pm

Terry1948 wrote:The only good thing about the shortage is that the fuel is fresh so it should be even better

I can't tell if you're joking or not!

I'd read in some zombie/ post apocalyptic story book that petrol goes off (World War Z maybe?), but I thought it was just made up by the writer. Do the alcohols, hydrocarbons (or what petrol is actually comprised of) really go off / denature over time?

Post by **Ian_C** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:49 am

Shell truck was leaving Hitchin as I entered Thursday. 149.9, happy with that all things considered.

Post by **P_G** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:55 am

stu wrote:...and we're back online with the good stuff in sunny Newcastle. V Power 147.9p/litre

Pretty pathetic though when Momentum is some 5p /litre cheaper. Shell appear to be losing touch with the term competition to the detrimet of its customers. They used to be the same if not better price wise but now all the stations are in the most expensive available.

Post by **stu** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:24 am

P_G wrote:
stu wrote:...and we're back online with the good stuff in sunny Newcastle. V Power 147.9p/litre
Pretty pathetic though when Momentum is some 5p /litre cheaper. Shell appear to be losing touch with the term competition to the detrimet of its customers. They used to be the same if not better price wise but now all the stations are in the most expensive available.

Three quid per tank adds up over the year over the year I suppose. I might start looking out for Momentum instead. Any downsides?

Post by **P_G** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:21 am

Higher Ethanol Content to get the Octane rating but I'm inclined to use Momentum most of the time and every 5th tank is V-power. Plus I get Clubcard Points that are worth far more than Shell Drivers club rewards.

Post by **stu** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:52 am

P_G wrote:Higher Ethanol Content to get the Octane rating but I'm inclined to use Momentum most of the time and every 5th tank is V-power. Plus I get Clubcard Points that are worth far more than Shell Drivers club rewards.

Is there a problem with higher ethanol content? Is there wear and tear issues?

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