{"id":129236,"date":"2016-07-28T10:38:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T08:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=129236"},"modified":"2016-07-28T12:15:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T10:15:09","slug":"aa-warns-motorists-to-use-fuel-wisely-during-ceppawu-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/28\/aa-warns-motorists-to-use-fuel-wisely-during-ceppawu-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"AA warns motorists to use fuel wisely during CEPPAWU strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">Industrial action by the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers\u2019 Union (CEPPAWU) began this morning at 6am (July 28). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">The Automobile Association (AA) has advised all motorists to be aware of this planned action, and to take the necessary steps to ensure they have fuel.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit\">\u201cIt is our understanding that the strike will affect all refineries and depots of petroleum companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit\">\u201cThis strike does not include petrol pump attendants, but will start to impact motorists once the pumps at petrol stations start to run dry,\u201d the AA said.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit\">Accordingly, the AA has advised motorists to ensure they top up their fuel tanks as regularly as reasonably possible, as well as, to\u00a0avoid unnecessary travelling to reduce fuel use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit\">\u201cDriving with an air-conditioner on, speeding, and driving in peak hour traffic will consume fuel quicker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit\">\u201cWe, therefore, advise motorists to adjust their driving patterns as far as possible to ensure that the fuel in their tanks lasts that bit longer,\u201d the AA noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit\">It is unclear how long this industrial action will last.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; 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