Are you panic buying for the massive Fuel Shortage?

Are you panic buying for the massive Fuel Shortage?

  • Yes

    Votes: 19 13.6%

  • No

    Votes: 106 75.7%

  • I am the Saudi prince(ss)

    Votes: 11 7.9%

  • Other

    Votes: 4 2.9%
  • Total voters
    140
Right so what type of containers are good for petrol storage and where can I buy them?
 
I don't think I'm fully panic buying... just keeping the car topped up, just in case. So I stop too fill up when my tank is at about 3/4, where it would usually only do that at 1/4. But not stashing anything.
 
Meanwhile, back over in Australia...

The Fuel Panic Is Real. The Diesel Apocalypse Isn’t | Auto Expert John Cadogan​

Australia’s fuel panic is real. But the so-called “dirty diesel apocalypse” all over social media? Not so much.

In this video I break down what’s actually changed in Australia’s temporary fuel standards response to the current supply crunch — and what hasn’t.

Because there are two completely different stories getting mashed together online:

petrol sulfur has been temporarily relaxed
diesel sulfur has not

There has been a minor temporary change to diesel, but it’s about flash point — not sulfur — and that is not the same thing as “bad fuel destroying modern engines”.

So if you drive a modern diesel with AdBlue, a DPF, SCR, or common-rail injection, should you be panicking? No.
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The problem isn't that the fuel shortage is real, is that these type of panics are like self-fulfilling prophecies.

The rumor creates panic buying, creates real shortage, creates more panic. Soooo... I'm off to go panic buy some fuel. Will fill all my vehicles and a jerry can or 2. Then maybe a couple hundred rolls of TP for good measure ;)
 
calypso said:
Diesel wholesalers can't wait to sell the diesel they bought in March for April prices. Any form of "shortage" is due to arbitrage taking place.
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The Total energies corner witkoppen and Malibongwe is charging R29 a liter of diesel 10ppm

down the road the engen is R21 for 1 liter of diesel.

On Diesel check the price they already f.king us over
 
qscwbt said:
The Total energies corner witkoppen and Malibongwe is charging R29 a liter of diesel 10ppm

down the road the engen is R21 for 1 liter of diesel.

On Diesel check the price they already f.king us over
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Yes Netwerk24 reported this morning that Total instructed their owners to increase the price by R8
Wednesday by R6
Thursday by R1
Friday by R1
 
qscwbt said:
The Total energies corner witkoppen and Malibongwe is charging R29 a liter of diesel 10ppm

down the road the engen is R21 for 1 liter of diesel.

On Diesel check the price they already f.king us over
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I mean, thats one way of capitalising on it :P
 
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