"Gas station attendant" recounts the moment "black pickup" parked blocking the fuel dispenser overnight, claiming the fuel warning light was flashing, so they waited in line. The vehicle has now been moved.
In a case where a Facebook user posted a photo seeking help to find the owner of a pickup truck left parked blocking the fuel dispenser at the PTT gas station in Phen District, Udon Thani Province, causing the station to be unable to serve customers normally. The black four-door pickup truck was parked motionless in front of the Gasohol 95 fuel dispenser. Staff reported the vehicle had been parked there since around 7:00 p.m. on 25 March 2026, before the driver walked away and did not return.
By 6:30 a.m. on 26 March 2026, reports indicated the vehicle was still parked in the same spot, causing significant inconvenience to the station as customers wanting to refuel Gasohol 95 could not access the service lanes. Staff and related personnel quickly publicized the issue via social media, requesting the vehicle owner or anyone who knows them to urgently move the vehicle so the station could resume normal service.
Most recently, at 12:00 p.m. on 26 March 2026, reporters visited the PTT gas station in Phen District, Udon Thani, and found signs indicating diesel fuel was out of stock and awaiting delivery, expected between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Today. This caused a queue of about 500 meters for diesel customers forming since 11:00 a.m. Other fuels remained available for service as usual.
The black four-door pickup truck with a Mahasarakham Province license plate, which had been blocking the front fuel dispenser, was retrieved by the owner who then drove it away from the station.
Mr. Thanasin Tantula, or Nong Top, 20 years old, a fuel dispenser attendant, recounted that yesterday around 7:00 p.m., a male customer approximately 50 years old from Kosumpisai District, Mahasarakham Province, drove a black four-door pickup with a Mahasarakham license to park in front of the diesel and Gasohol 95 dispensers. However, diesel was out of stock. Staff informed him that the diesel delivery truck would arrive tomorrow afternoon around 2:00 p.m., and that parking there was not allowed because Gasohol 95 was still available for customers. Diesel was depleted.
The customer did not respond but drove away briefly before returning to park again at the same spot and asked when diesel would arrive. Staff repeated the information, but this time the customer got out of the vehicle and disappeared. He had set the handbrake and locked the vehicle, apparently to reserve a place in line for refueling.
By the morning, the vehicle had not moved from the dispenser, so the station posted a request to find the owner to move the vehicle. Around 9:00 a.m., the owner appeared before staff and police officers from Phen Police Station, stating he had traveled alone from home to make merit at a temple in Phen District but was unable to find a diesel station on the way, and his fuel warning light was flashing.
He then stopped to refuel and parked in front of the dispenser to hold a place in line, fearing he would not be able to return home otherwise. The station resolved the issue by providing emergency fuel, normally reserved for emergency vehicles, rescue, and police cars assisting the public, giving him fuel worth 1,000 baht. He thanked the station for their kindness.
Regarding fuel deliveries, all types continue to be transported daily to this station, between 7,000 and 10,000 liters per day. The rapid depletion is believed to be due to public panic over fuel shortages and price increases following the conflict in the Middle East, causing a rush to refuel. Some customers fill their tanks fully, spending 200-300 baht, even when their tanks were nearly full already.
The station advises customers that if fuel is out of stock, they should park in designated areas and not block fuel dispensers, as this prevents other customers from refueling Gasohol 95 and 91. The station limits diesel refueling for private vehicles to 1,000 baht per vehicle, allowing fuel to be filled into personal containers as well. Gasohol refueling is also limited to 1,000 baht per vehicle and 500 baht per container fill.