Mr Cameron, who is currently chairing a meeting of the civil contingencies committee Cobra, earlier said: "There is no imminent strike. The unions would have to give seven days' notice of any strike so there is no need to queue to buy petrol. If there is an opportunity to top up your tank if a strike is potentially on the way, then it is a sensible thing if you are able to do that."
So as every one believes what the PM says in the Tory shires, we've just passed 2 queues of a 3rd to 1/2 mile long of queued cars outside the local Shell and BP stations, with one local garage in Groby running out of diesel and unleaded petrol after "panic buying" involving "huge queues".
Speaking on the World at One, Brian Madderson, from the Retail Motor Industry Federation, said "This government appears intent on creating a crisis out of a serious concern."
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Meanwhile Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude advised storing petrol in a jerrycanwith Transport Minister Mike Penning saying that people had stored petrol at home for many years prompting criticism with the Fire Brigades Union urging Mr Maude to withdraw this statement, saying: "There is a real danger the public will start storing fuel in inappropriate ways if the government is encouraging panic-buying and storage. This advice is wrong and must be withdrawn."
By the way the HSE gives the limit as a maximum of two suitable metal containers of 10 litres and two plastic containers of an approved design, each having a maximum capacity of five litres - this is little more than a third of an average tank.
Indeed there is a legal limit was to what garages are allowed to dispense into jerry cans/containers.
The Fire Brigades Union warned fuel should never be stored inside the home.
a full tank of diesel will last me about 2 months, 3 if I am carefull with it :lol: 
