>> Alas thats wide of the mark. Nothing rational about rushing out there, and grabbing whatever
>> you can when you don't actually need it, ensuring that when you do need it,
>> you cant get it.
OK I'm being provocative but I did say need, or will need. My car can remain 1/4 full for now, as long as we have one at the ready that's not low. I filled up the Popemobile just as I always do when it's low, and I seized the opportunity at 6am because I knew it would save me time later, and possibly avoid being left without.
It's all very well to say extra (panic) buying is what has, almost certainly, created the problem this time but you can't beat them. It's just one of those things where only cooperation will benefit everybody, but you know there will be none and the main beneficiaries of you hanging back will be the panic buyers. If I could just opt out of car use for the duration I would, but I can't, practically. So I take reasonable action to maintain my/our mobility.
Immediate rationing with exemption for essential services is perhaps the best way to manage it. Although I like the idea of a maximum purchase - £30 say. Or maybe a fixed purchase amount as Peter suggests.
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