‘Springs fuel pumps running dry’
The current strike in the petroleum industry has affected many of Springs' service stations.
Jan Beukes, manager of the Engen garage in Geduld Extension, says every service station is mostly affected by the strike.
“We are running dry; we only have low sulfur and diesel left.”
Beukes adds that they expected a fuel truck to arrive yesterday (Sunday), but it never pitched up.
“We are not sure when it will arrive.”
Manager of Paddy’s Garage in Second Street, Springs CBD, Ken Hornby says, “The strike is affecting the volumes of fuel as it is very quickly being used up.”
“People are afraid of running dry.”
Hornby adds that their garage is feeling the effect of the strike as they are only left with 95 unleaded petrol and some diesel.
“We are as in the dark as the man on the street; we are not being informed about what’s happening,” he says.
“I don’t think there is a fuel shortage per se, but getting fuel from the depots is a problem.”
He also adds that the price of petrol will drop by 99c and diesel by around 74c on Tuesday at midnight.
“For a bit of good news,” he concludes.
Deon du Plessis from the Selcourt Service Station says they have been very fortunate as they received a full load of fuel on Friday.
“Although we were lucky in this regard, we expect we will be running dry again today at around noon,” he says.
“We doubt whether the scheduled delivery of fuel will happen during the week, but we hope for the best.”
He concludes by saying that there is not a shortage of fuel at their depot.
Regarding the strike, the South African Petroleum Industries Association (Sapia) indicated fuel was in supply and that it had contingency plans in place for the strike, according to the Automobile Association.
Is your car running on empty? Springs residents can look on the map below for petrol station close to you.
