Woman sparks outrage for trying to sell10 litres of petrol for £50 on Facebook

Woman sparks outrage for trying to sell10 litres of petrol for £50 on Facebook
Woman sparks outrage for trying to sell10 litres of petrol for £50 on Facebook

A woman in Stockport is trying to sell ten litres of petrol on Facebook for £50, sparking disgust.

The money-spinning idea pitched the price of the fuel at four times the cost at the pumps.

She shared a post to a local Stockport community Facebook group with a photo of two petrol cans.

The lady messaged: '10L. e10 petrol. Collection from Romiley. £50 Ono. Cans not included but can fill up on collection.'

But the pitch prompted ire among the locals in the community group.

One raged 'Is this a wind up?' before the post was taken down again.

It is not clear whether it was deleted because of the response or because she had completed a sale.

The Facebook post has now been deleted but offered the petrol up at a heft profit

The Facebook post has now been deleted but offered the petrol up at a heft profit

Long lines of vehicles have formed at many gas stations around Britain since Friday

Long lines of vehicles have formed at many gas stations around Britain since Friday

A closed down petrol station is pictured in central London today as the fuel crisis continues

A closed down petrol station is pictured in central London today as the fuel crisis continues

The fuel crisis in Britain has sparked a major political crisis as long queues for petrol and £30 rationing was imposed in some areas to keep the pumps flowing.

Boris Johnson has been urged to stop 'hiding away' and address the nation as his own MPs slammed his decision not to bring in soldiers to deliver fuel immediately to 'regain public confidence'.

With no sign of the Prime Minister, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today had to step up and claimed the pressure on filling stations is beginning to ease and insisted the Army would remain on standby despite admitting the queues will not ease yet.  

'There are now the first very tentative signs of stabilisation in forecourt storage which won't be reflected in the queues as yet,' he said', adding: 'But it is the first time that we have seen more petrol actually in the petrol stations. The sooner we can all return to our normal buying habits, the sooner the situation will return to normal.' As one driver was seen filling mineral water bottles with petrol, he said: 'No more water bottles at petrol stations: it's dangerous and not helpful'.

The crisis shows no sign of abating today as drivers again queued through the night and new video has emerged of two men punching and kicking each other across a London Shell station in a row about whose turn it was to fill up. Two women yelling 'what the f*** are you doing' broke up the punch-up as one of the fighters pointed at his foe and yelled: 'He stole my place'. 

Amid widespread scenes of enormous queueing across Britain's forecourts, footage emerged of a man holding what appears to be a knife shouting at a driver outside a petrol station in Welling, south east London. The video then shows the car ramming into the alleged knifeman,

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