On August 24, when the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced that "certain oil prices would be adjusted as from 12 noon, long queues formed at filling stations as drivers tanked up with cheap petrol, and some people brought along large plastic containers to store petrol at home.
在八月廿四日早上經濟部宣佈中午十二時開始調整部分油價後，各加油站不但引來長龍，排滿了想把油箱加滿的車陣，還有人帶了大塑膠桶，打算「囤積」汽油。