Fuel........always keep some spare or let it run down?

[blueveloce]

Ever since the fuel protests of September 2000 i have kept roughly half a tank of fuel in our cars rather than let it run down to a quarter or less and since i am semi-retired it lasts far longer than when i had a short commute to work so when it is down to half i fill them up and repeat again.
I remember being stranded half way up the country visiting friends and couldnt get fuel to continue my journey in sept 2000 so had to book over night into a travelodge and since then i feel i need to keep some spare...

Before the fuel protests i used to wait until the warning light came on but carried a fuel can just in case...

Do you do the same? or is it just me

[blueveloce]

bobtail4x4 said:

when the guage says 1/4 tank I stick £40 in,

repeat.

I did once drive 12 miles to the filling station when the dash said range 5 miles.............

1/2 a tank to full is about £40 in my car which for local journeys does not last long.....hence the need to keep a fair bit in reserve..