Hardware wrote:

They're clearly taking the p!$$

DSL wrote:

Last time I bought AB it was 85pll from a pump in a shell station, in Sept ISTR.

I bet it's not 85p now.

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A shortage of AdBlue is now a very real prospect according to a senior AdBlue industry figure in the UK, who spoke exclusively to Transport Operator.

“While it seems that everyone is only concerned with fizzy pop, beer and food prices, there is a possible wider implication and that is the trucks can’t run!” he said.

“With so many urea production sites in Europe closing for either annual maintenance or the because of gas prices being so high, they cannot produce the ammonia needed for AdBlue at a cost-effective price. So, commercially, it is better to close the plant.

“The sites that have planned closures for maintenance are also unlikely to restart as the restart process uses three times the energy that it does to run the plant. Unless the EU support production facilities within Europe, similar to what the UK did with CF Fertilisers UK Ltd, things are unlikely to change until there is a downward movement in the gas price.

“The consequences of this is a possible shortage of automotive urea (AMU) to produce AdBlue, and also shortage of the ready AdBlue that is produced directly in the fertiliser plants. It is very likely that due to high demand for urea and short supply we will see the cost of AdBlue increasing in Q4 2021 and into Q1 next year.

“Added to this, the ongoing driver shortage is causing delays in the supply of packed goods, and bottled AdBlue supplies may well be affected.