Pumps run dry at gas stations in Britain

Re:Pumps run dry at gas stations in Britain by bluGill on Monday September 27, 2021 @11:28AM (#28671874)

Depends on where you live. Farmers in the US typically have around 8000 liters petro on their farm in various grades. They have a contract with a local company to keep those tanks full of whatever the correct fuel for the current season is. When it is a long way to town and many vehicles never go to town having your own private fuel station starts to make sense.

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Re:Pumps run dry at gas stations in Britain by brianwawok on Monday September 27, 2021 @04:21PM (#28675522)

They also dye diesel, the dye shows no tax was paid so you get in poo-poo if you try to drive on public roads with it

https://www.ricochetfuel.com/blog/dyed-diesel-fuel-vs-regula...

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Re:Pumps run dry at gas stations in Britain by bluGill on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @08:53AM (#28682159)

Farmers tend to have more than one grade of fuel. dyed diesel is the most common grade because there is no road tax. Farmers that aren't close to town (most of them) are likely to have undyed diesel for their trucks as well. Gasoline is somewhat common - though gasoline tractors went out of style around 1960, sometimes there is a car that never goes to town, lawnmowers, ATVs... It depends on the farm what they keep on hand.

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Re:Pumps run dry at gas stations in Britain by ben_w on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @11:33AM (#28684025)

This story is about the UK, and in the UK everyone is close to town by American standards. Heck, the tiny rural nowhere I rented for 5 months after Uni was still… huh, Google says 4.4 miles from the University itself.

By UK standards, it was the middle of nowhere.

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