It’s safe to say the fuel crisis 2021 has left some Brits losing their heads.
But it seems some people may have taken things a little too far, from what we’ve seen on social media in the past week.
Many petrol stations across the UK were left empty at the weekend and into this week as people feared a shortage of fuel.
But many companies, including BP and Shell, and the government have confirmed there is plenty so there’s no need to panic buy.
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Of course, as a nation we’ve found a bit of humour in the crisis as well as realising some people truly lost it.
Read more: UK fuel crisis memes that will take your mind off the chaos for five minutes
Here are some of the most stupid things we’ve seen and read on Twitter over the past few days….
First up, one Twitter user revealed her colleague had witnessed a person filling up carrier bags – yes we repeat carrier bags – with fuel.
They had tweeted: “A colleague witnessed a woman filling a carrier bag with petrol and then putting that bag into another one.”
Surprisingly, this wasn’t the only person who had witnessed similar antics.
A colleague witnessed a woman filling a carrier bag with petrol and then putting that bag into another one 🤦♀️🤡🤡
— Southampton Dash Cam (@SotonDashCam) September 28, 2021
Elsewhere, one user had shared a photo of somebody filling up bags at a petrol station.
They wrote: “Lol this guy just filled his carrier bags up with petrol then walked off behind a bush on the other side of the road.”
lol this guy just filled his carrier bags up with petrol then walked off behind a bush on the other side of the road pic.twitter.com/pFCyny16u5
— acid avian (@acidavian) September 20, 2015
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Others shared similar stories, with one person revealing they watched a “lady filling a bin bag with petrol”.
The person wrote: “Who knew living near a petrol station would be such entertaining viewing!!
“The lady filling a bin bag with petrol, tying it and putting it in her boot was especially amazing…”
Another bizarre thing we saw on social media was people fighting at petrol stations.
As well as footage of incidents, people shared their stories on social media.
My sister in law said she watched 2 men fighting at Asda fuel station..when that fight had finished another 2 men started fighting.. #lorrydriver
— Andrew (@garage_mechanic) September 29, 2021
One person said: “My sister in law said she watched two men fighting at Asda fuel station..
“When that fight had finished another two men started fighting.”
Another person shared a photo of somebody filling up a recycling bin with fuel.
They wrote on Twitter: “If you want idiocy, this woman filled her brown recycling bin up with petrol earlier, and put in her car!”
If you want idiocy, this woman filled her brown recycling bin up with petrol earlier, and put in her car! pic.twitter.com/MnIEViloeQ
— KC (@kacsh100) September 27, 2021
In addition, another person shared a snap of someone who had several filled up containers in their boot and was apparently filling up a bin.
The Twitter user said: “Bringing cans to fill with fuel was bad enough, but bringing a bin…”
Bringing cans to fill with fuel was bad enough, but bringing a bin…#petrolcrisis #fuelpanic #BrexitChaos #PanicAtThePumps pic.twitter.com/0OVFA9GWvl
— CandiRed (@CandiR25805863) September 28, 2021
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