SiC Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Oh sorry. I could see how you could get distracted by that very good looking traffic cone by the side of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Oh also, lol @ the woman doing the pushing and the bloke standing on the sill, adding extra weight and only doing the driving hauserplenty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Would it be OK to drive into France this weekend or will I run out of petrol?? Hoping to go tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Bad news if you have just bought some french chod and need a pez shot for the collection thread hauserplenty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I filled a car on the top of the Stelivo pass from a 5l green plastic can. I can't remember if the pressure had crushed or expanded the can, but I shit myself regardless when I found it! It'll have expanded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Just spoke to FathaN, apparently petrol is easier to get than diesel, at least where he is. He's coming back here next week and is threatening to put his Disco on his big Ifor Williams farm trailer and pull it with his Series 1. His logic is that the Disco has got a roof tent on it , effectively making it the worlds heaviest trailer tent, God help anybody stuck behind him on hills. fotorabia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Dunno about in the North....demand is higher but the stations maybe get resupplied faster? Anyway, down here its getting bad, even the local station for local people has now run out. Thats it...."When will you get more in?" - "No idea."Next nearest place has also run out, so its a 45 minute drive to a big town with no idea if they will have any. Typically, all these interactive maps I have seen are a load of pish with loads of places not marked at all. Petrol supplies tend to last slightly longer than diesel because its a much less popular fuel, but even that seems to be running out. If I were coming over from UK, I would get a couple of 20 litre drums in Dover and hide them well under luggage. If you are caught with that on the ferries and especially the tunnel they will be most displeased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I'm looking at leaving north west at 5.00 today, is this going to be worth it??? Argh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Dunno, man. My bajillionare employers are supposed to be flying in on the 4th for a 10 day visit but have sacked it off for now. From what I see those stations that do still have fuel are limiting each sale to 20 or 30 euros worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyboy406v6 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 No petrol in France ? Time to BREXIT ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 British workers could do with being a bit more French. BREMAIN. robinmasters, richardthestag, scruff and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotorabia Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Fuel shortages are also being caused by the amount of molotov cocktails that are being lobbed at the Gendarmerie.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 you can check the local situation on these maps: http://penurie.mon-essence.fr/w/opened/# There is also an app. Well informed circles report that fueling up R20 and Tagora is of national interest and has no restrictions. Local authorities have orders to escort you to the next fuel station and make sure you are immediatly served. Police will also assist your "séance photo pompe carburant". fantasio, DSdriver, wuvvum and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 If you think about it, anyone with a Tesla will be totally unaffected by the whole circus. No need for a fracas with the peasants over the last drop of petrol at the pump, just plug it in when you get home and watch the mayhem erupt on telly. Nope.... no luck for the Teslas either:http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-politics-protest-energy-idUSKCN0YH0PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Here in my bit of Normandie fuel is getting scarcer. No diesel in my local village, surrounding towns you can only get 20 euros worth at a time.Self service pumps are shut down at night so you can't sneek out at midnight and fill up Loads of Brits coming over this weekend so I've got loads more work on and fuck all diesel in the van.Might have to drain the red out of the tractor...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 My Father in law has driven to France, in an X5, does about 20-22mpg at a guess so I don't know how he'll go on with getting fuel as can't see 30 Euros worth of diesel lasting long, frustrating point I guess is you cannot take any Diesel on the ferry in a Jerry can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Flippin Nora, I was kicking off at work cos I wanted to go to France next week and couldnt get the time off!!! Good job they turned me down or I might be having a week spent sat at home like a twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Is it me or do the Frenchies only go on strike when the weather's nice? dave21478 and Rusty_Rocket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Well strictly they only go on strike on a Friday when the weather's nice, or after lunch on Wednesday , because it's Thursday tomorrow and well, it'll be a shame to spoil the weekend by working. The French do know how to strike though- it's obviously timed very well. Some of th proposed changes to working law are quite draconian though- increase in hours without consultation, ability to reduce pay if necessary. Etc., meshking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Aren't there some old lengths of PLUTO hanging around in Kent still? No, more likely down our neck of the woods at Lepe beach across to the IoW ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Couldn't go last week because of 'sudden' work duties, I couldn't go this week because of fear of lack of fuel. I've said to my mate I'd take her over three times now and I'm starting to run out of believable delivery of excuses. Postponed to next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 75 litres of diesel and 15 litres of cooking oil should get us most of the way there! And a couple of hundred kg of transformer...you never know when a transformer will come in handy! Lacquer Peel, chodweaver and Grundig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Exactly. If you run out of fuel, just change into Robot and walk the rest of the way. andrew e, Station, beko1987 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Flippin Nora, I was kicking off at work cos I wanted to go to France next week and couldnt get the time off!!! Good job they turned me down or I might be having a week spent sat at home like a twat. I'll go one better; I just resigned from my job at a Nissan dealer to go to France this week. And now this. Still, Up the Workers, good for them. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael1703 Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Hmm, it's a way off yet but 16th July I'll be bimbling through France in my p38 that does about 14mpg, hope things are ok by then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapir Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Hmm, it's a way off yet but 16th July I'll be bimbling through France in my p38 that does about 14mpg, hope things are ok by thenWe're doing the same - mid July, only 1200 miles in France @35mpg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 What is surprising is that this current industrial action doe not include the usual setting fire to Brit lorries or blockading ferry ports.... YET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I'll go one better; I just resigned from my job at a Nissan dealer to go to France this week. And now this. Still, Up the Workers, good for them.Whoops. Cap in hand? Or too late for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Too proud for that. scruff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 Local station has been resupplied Now I've no excuse not to work next week Deisel was 1.28 a fuggin litre though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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