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by prof-dr-ir
1733 days ago
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Your claim that "there is no shortage of drivers" according to "everyone in the industry" is incorrect. From [0]: BP blamed the restrictions on “delays in the supply change which has been impact by the industry-wide driver shortages across the UK”. Tesco said it had “experienced temporary supply issues caused by driver absences in recent days”, adding: “We expect the situation to improve in the next week and apologise to our customers for any inconvenience caused.” [0] https://inews.co.uk/news/hgv-driver-shortage-bp-to-start-rat... |
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Tesco aren’t rationing petrol due to the “driver crisis”. They are rationing it due to the media telling people to go and panic buy petrol.
As you can see in the article, the only one with driver issues is BP. Other petrol stations have plenty. Yet they are all affected because of the media whipping consumers into panic.
And as you can see in the article, BP reports that “between 50 and 100 stations affected”. Out of 1200!!! That’s not even newsworthy, yet the media are whipping and whipping.
Can you see the issue with the following…
> Petrol stations operated by Morrisons, The Co-op, Sainsbury’s and Asda also said they had no current issues with their fuel supplies, the BBC reported.
> LARGE FONT ALL BOLD! ‘Rapidly worsening crisis’
> Jim McMahon, Shadow Transport Secretary, described the lorry driver shortage as a “rapidly worsening crisis” that required urgent Government attention.
So the petrol stations say it’s all fine, and the article shouts “RAPIDLY WORSENING CRISIS”. This, as I say, is disgraceful reporting, and is shouting “fire” in a crowded theatre where there is no fire.