DEC14N

shock horror! went to both my local optimax garages this morning to find no optimax in sight. asked when next delivery was and was told not for 7 to 10 days!! they said it was to do with the fire at HH and that all optimax garages are eithier low or have none for the next week or so
oh well off to tesco for me!

GrahamG

i have got 10 bottles of octane booster!

get on www.camskill.co.uk or ebay had some too.

They were doing a good deal last time i looked.

G.

tmo

had the same thing with Esso super, three local garages all sold out, have been for a couple of weeks, not sure if they are to carry on selling it ??

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

Local shell garage had only two pumps with Optimax (out of a possible 8)

NS04

ImprezaRob

Yeah my local Shell was out as well..... Gonna have to travel a couple of miles further, but will be filling up with Tesco 99RON instead....

I never seem to put more than a tenner in at a time, but would make more sense to go to Tesco more often, and put in £20 - £30 worth really!!

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

A tenner!?!?! That's barely enough to get you off the forecout and back on it to fill up again in a scooby!!!!

Ns04

Dave East

Hi guys,

Had a similar problem on Saturday afternoon. Typical as I was just going to Bob Rawle for a re-map! As luck would have it after an HOUR of searching I finally got some!

Spoke to a Shell tanker driver. He said that they were having enough problems just delivering enough 95 ron unleaded and diesal. Apparently when they deliver Optimax the tankers only have optimax on board and they can't justify these delivereis at the moment.

Also, the government have allowed the tanker drivers a 7 day work permit! Just to get the jungle juice to the petrol stations!

All the best in everyones search for zoom juice

Dave!

M5_POWER

Just got the below info from Shell customer service via email.

Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for your recent e-mail regarding supplies of Optimax.
The production of Optimax was not affected by the recent incident at Hemel Hempstead, as it is solely produced at Shell's Stanlow Refinery.

However, the tankers used for Optimax deliveries were diverted to ensure sites in the surrounding area supplied by the Buncefield oil depot had stocks of the main grade fuels, premium unleaded and diesel. Understandably this has had some affect on Optimax supplies in the short term.

As the distribution issues have been stabilised, Optimax distribution is being brought back on line. All sites should have full Optimax stocks within the next five days.

WRXewl

iTrader: (1)

Ah the above email suits me fine as the shell garage in Cribbs Causeway had every Optimax pump open. The car has a full tank and that lasts me a week anyway

E

DEC14N

This is all typical, just when i need optimax for my 386mile jaunt to cornwall on wednesday!!!

NeilA

Well at least it won't be too long then... trouble is I now have two cars at home on the drive with no fuel! My local told me a couple of weeks yet when I asked yesterday, just hope they got it wrong!

ImprezaRob

PMSL!! Yeah, i know!! I get to know the staff in my local shell garage quite well though!!

Trout

iTrader: (1)

Filled up with Optimax last night in York....however passed the Total garage which was closed as it had no fuel at all!

HH was the Total storage depot however I am surprised that it has impacted as far north as York.

Rannoch

EddScott

During the silly priced fuel issue our local shell ran out (1 pump for nearly the whole of Pembrokeshire!) I asked when more would be in and I think the reply was in english but was so dismissal and uncaring it could have been esperanto!

I filled up with Teso SUL and put in a bottle of millers booster. TO my mind that made 99 RON but didn't feel any different and the knock of link was quiet.