Fuel on Friday 13th - Still Shortages?

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Fuel on Friday 13th - Still Shortages?

Postby Kahuna » Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:02 pm

How are things looking now on the fuel shortage front?

I heard that the blockades were easing at Seville and Madrid - anyone noticed gas stations reopening yet?

Any feedback on the likelihood of fuel over the weekend?
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Postby Kmoppz » Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:03 pm

The wife filled up with diesel last night at Malaga airport. She also said that they had fuel in Fuengirola on the Coin road.

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Postby country boy » Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:28 pm

It can best be described as patchy and definitely not reliable.

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Postby Jool » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:37 pm

The strike is definitely still on, its just the guardia and government are now taking a very tough line and not allowing hold ups or blockages etc......we are still short over here but some provisions are getting through

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Postby Cassandra » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:40 pm

Our local petrol station was still coned off this morning but several people where filling up when I drove past again just before 2.00.

It's at Los Gallardos between jct 525 & 520 of the A7 and is just a short detour off the motorway if anyone is passing through and needs fuel.

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Postby Kmoppz » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:13 pm

Euromarket in Fuengirola seems fully stocked with fresh fish, meat fruit and veg this morning.

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Postby pwwm » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:48 pm

We have all fuel's at our local garage as off today.

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Postby peteroldracer » Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:12 pm

Very little fish, fresh fruit and veg, and some meats in Mercadona Velez today. Also some ranges of milk sold out (the cheaper end), and very bare frozen veg display cabinets. All fuels available incl diesel at sites other than Eroski. Fairly wide range of all goods in Eroski, with odd exceptions, like no button mushrooms!
Not much Kingsmill bread in SuperSol Torre, probably due to the "buy one get 2nd hslf price offer" rather than poor deliveries!
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Postby karandjon » Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:26 pm

No fuel at all here now, and no access to the 2 supermarkets in town this morning (by vehicle). all access roads in, blocked, and police redirecting traffic. Not that there is any fresh food in the supermarkets... :cry:

Off to Sevilla Airport in 2 hours to collect family......
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Postby princess peach » Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:35 pm

no meat in mercadonns or carrefour today,little bit of fish,hardly any fruit or veg.
7 truck loads on their way to morrisons today,saw 3 of them on the way out of the border this afternoon...hope there is some meat on board!

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Postby spanish_lad » Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:30 pm

there was loads of petrol around today but still nothing in mercadona.

theres a sign on the lift saying they are getting a delivery monday :)
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Postby rafiki » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:24 pm

I have topped up with diesel every day since Wednesday in various places Sevilla/Huelva. This evening El Rocio had notices saying no biodiesel but they had ordinary diesel.

Saw several lorries on the A49 today going into Seville and I even saw a tanker unloading at a fuel station at Aznalcazar this morning.
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Postby bubba » Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:25 pm

opencor at la trocha had meat, fish and loads of fruit and veg. mercadona seems the worst hit with their supplies.

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Postby karandjon » Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:03 am

mercadona here has had delivery of bread and a few dairy items. not much fruit/veg.
diesel available also.
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