The Optimax Myth

[Kenny_McGee]

NO Optimax at Dreghorn on the Edinburgh Bypass, A7 at Gorebridge and at the back end of Easthouses!

A bit of a bugger for me being at the south of Edinburgh, crappy 97ron Super unleaded at the moment.

Chris

Chris, have you tried the Shell on Comiston Road, they may have it if your desperate.

Cheers

Kenny

PS. What MY and colour is your scooby, I'll keep an eye out for you - i live in Swanston and drive a uk MY99 blue with gold wheels.

[STi_Bandit]

Kenny can watch out for me too[] My04 Sti blue n gold wheels lol

Martin

[Gumball]

is there fuel at corstorphine shell garage??? or the one near the hearts ground?

[Gee Wr1]

Plenty up here in Inverness, got a very strange look when i asked about a shortage, & they almost laughed when i said i saw it on the internet.

[RA Dunk]

anymore word as to why this is actually happening , or any info on the 100 ron mega fuel!!

[Gumball]

shell garages here reckon that the fuel shortage is due to only one refinary being in operation at the moment and hence......no motion lotion for scoobs.

even less cos of all the people that dont actually need it but like to fill their volvos and bmw's with it cos it smells nice.

[Spaceman]

Dunno what the carry on is. But the refinary that i work with as in bp in grangemouth that churns out all the petrol basically for scotland. Including shells optimax mix. I sin full operation. So a dunno whats happening but the refinary is going.

[uk_Mo]

Hi I just filled up with Optimax at the Halbeath Shell garage up beside the car garages today and when I asked the woman behind counter about shortage I got a blank look lol

 

Mo

[st3ph3n]

Got some in Bellshill, but at 99.9. Likely to go up more in the next few days apparently!

[micra_wrc]

the shell at Woodlands, Charing Cross is dry []

had to traipse over to Elderslie for optimax and pleased to say there were no problems there

imy

[david_taylor]

I am off work this week, and there is none around Falkirk area.

Decided to take a run to Perth as it was a nice day and I still have 3/4 of a tank.  Stopped at the shell on the way in and they had optimax, but at 104.9p a litre!!  Feck sake!!

Drove straight out....luckily I have a uk spec, so I can use normal unleaded if it comes to the worst!

Looks like its going to get worse as well! 

Happy days!

[scoobymadburd]

Deffo Happy days mate definately LOL

 

Claire

[irish al]

Had a stroke of luck at Shell in ???????????? today, Orange light on, pumps closed off.

Was so desperate I walked in and was very very nicely asked the woman behind

the counter what was wrong as there was no optimax. Problems at the refinery she said.

Is there any chance of me getting some. She said they could only go down to 800l but

after calling over her workmate and telling her to shut her puss if the manager ever asked

why petrol had been sold when it was so low and a few taps in her machine she said come

with me and Ill take off the lock and you can fill up. Couldnt believe it, went out, filled up

and she locked it up again.

Suppose if you dont ask you dont get.

[ally-b]

Nice one [Y]

I asked the same to the staff at my local Shell and the reply was .

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OOh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh aah-aah-aah-aah- eek-eek eek-eek

A well-thrown banana seemed to settle them, while I made my escape []

Al.

[micra_wrc]

nice one al,

guess it was your lovely irish accent that did it for ya []  [Y]

imy

[Fee]

Shell at Newtongrange was 100.9p for Optimax yesterday

Blimey

[ed-209]

Hi Guys, I have emailed Shell and got the following reply.

Sound a bit like a stock reply. I have asked for futher information

Ed.

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Dear Mr. xxxx,

  Thank you for your E mail regarding your recent difficulties in obtaining Shell Optimax in your local area.

  I was very sorry to hear that there was no Optimax available at the time of your visits.  I fully appreciate that this situation is unacceptable and I  would like to offer my apologies on behalf of Shell UK for the unnecessary inconvenience that has been caused to you.

  Shell delivers fuel twenty fours hours a day, seven days a week throughout the UK and every effort is made to ensure that out of stock situations are   kept to an absolute minimum.

  On this occasion the lack of Optimax in the region was die to unforeseen operational difficulties, which have now been resolved. Deliveries of Optimax  should be back to normal very soon.

 

  I apologise for the dissatisfaction you have been caused and any inconvenience you have been subjected to.  I do hope that this unfortunate incident will not deter you from visiting Shell branded service stations in the future.

  Yours sincerely,

  Richard Priestley

  Customer Services- Retail

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[Rice Rocket]

I paid 98.9p for it last night, filled it up so it should last me a day or so!

Ricey

[paddy247]

  On this occasion the lack of Optimax in the region was die to unforeseen operational difficulties, which have now been resolved. Deliveries of Optimax  should be back to normal very soon

I find the above statment from shell abit of a smooth over, If there was operational difficulties im sure all there filling stations, owned or franchised would have been informed about any problems, But this situation has had the cloak and dagger approach.

[ormiboy]

bloody junkies the lot of ya!

 

i had my last hit about three days ago so i may be on the cold chicken soup soon myself! ( read 97 ron super )

 

any more on this 100ron story? prob is with that is they will no doubt whack the price up, £1.10p????

 

 

 

 

[the squiggle]

Ed. push them on the rumour of V-Power 100RON

[iain_spink]

After 3 months of filing up in Dundee i've just discovered tonight that one of the Shell garages in  Arbroath sells Optimax..............and its only 93.9p! Yes  93.9.  

[RA Dunk]

filled up tonight wi optimax 99.9p

[wrxmania]

After 3 months of filing up in Dundee i've just discovered tonight that one of the Shell garages in  Arbroath sells Optimax..............and its only 93.9p! Yes  93.9.  

I'm moving to Arbroath []

[MY94]

Edinburgh seems to be running out too,I had to go to Musselburgh to get some this morning!!!

None in Dalry,Glasgow Rd,Granton or Gorgie!

And the Leith Shell garage is shut for upgrading!

99.9pence too!

And at this time in the morning I got tailed by two different Police cars as well.!!!