Petrol shortage is fuelling a hateful attitude in some
■ Frustration over a temporary petrol shortage has sparked violence on garage forecourts, including one driver pulling a knife (Metro, Wed).
This really saddens me. First, I must ask, why is he even carrying a knife?
Then I ask myself, what sort of person is prepared to go to such an extreme, abhorrent length to get his own way?
Also, I wonder, why is our society allowing such behaviour? For many, it has become the norm to carry a knife!
To home secretary Priti Patel, please, please can we have more police on the beat and knife drop boxes introduced nationally?
Have we really got to the stage where the price of a life is a little bit of petrol?
Geoff Hall, Croydon
■ The fuel shortage is made worse by the idiots queuing at the petrol stations. What have the British become?
We are no longer decent people. We have become selfish and inconsiderate, never thinking of how our behaviour affects others. This was not how I was brought up.
Tilly, via email
■ I haven’t queued for petrol yet but now I’ll have to. Will I be considered a panic buyer?
Tony Howarth, South West London
■ If the government thinks that the fuel crisis will be over in a few days’ time, they are rather sadly mistaken.
I’ve seen lengthy queues at several garages here in North London with no sign of anything getting back to normal. The government has a duty to anticipate problems and to take early action to prevent crisis situations worsening.
The government is taking action at a very late stage and this has happened before and keeps happening, from Brexit through to the pandemic. It amounts to a dereliction of duty!
Alan Jensen, West Hampstead
■ On Tuesday, three buses on the 140 route passed me within ten minutes with hardly any passengers on board. What a waste of fuel!
Bob, Hayes
■ David Hamm asks for someone to explain the concept of public transport to those queuing to get fuel (MetroTalk, Wed) so I will give it a go.
It’s a very patchy system providing a very good service in a few places but awful in most. Buses and trains often follow similar radial routes into cities with limited connections between them.
Bus services, in particular, often cease operating at a surprisingly early time in this country.
Brian, Hampshire
■ Considering all the panic buying for petrol, should all cars go electric?
Garry Moore, Glasgow