‘No chance’ of a return to normality if panic buying continues, says industry chief The prime minister is said to be considering whether to call in soldiers to deliver fuel to petrol... Read more »
The petrol panic buying crisis has continued into a fourth day with reports that people have spent the night queuing for fuel and queues being as long as ‘50 cars’ at 6.30am.... Read more »
The London Ambulance Service vehicle crashed into a car that was lined up blocking the road outside the Shell garage on Bromley Hill in south London while out on an emergency call-out... Read more »
Disruption at petrol stations is likely to be a ‘short-term’ issue, the AA has assured motorists, amid scenes of hours-long queues on forecourts. A shortage of lorry drivers – exacerbated by Covid... Read more »
.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75 "Fuel crisis UK news: Latest update as petrol chief says Visa plan ‘won’t fix serious problems’ 5")
Grant Shapps says fuel crisis a ‘manufactured crisis’ and blames a road haulage association Ministers’ plan to offer temporary visas to 5,000 foreign HGV drivers are unlikely to fix the immediate and... Read more »
Some petrol station forecourts were closed on Saturday, with long queues at garages still with working unleaded pumps. Motorists are being urged not to fill up unnecessarily, with panic-buying blamed by the... Read more »
Huge queues have developed at petrol stations across London tonight causing traffic ‘chaos’ for motorists. One video showed the ‘absolute chaos’ at a BP petrol station on Russell Lane, Barnet, as motorists... Read more »
At least 13 BP stations ran out of petrol across South West London today. Lorry driver shortages prevented deliveries to stations in Clapham, Wimbledon, Croydon and beyond. And at least three that... Read more »
Fears of petrol shortages across London have caused a spree in panic buying from desperate drivers, despite the Government urging motorists to “carry on as normal”. There have been reports of arguments... Read more »
Anti-litter campaigners from Ealing say they’re fed up of the enormous mounds of plastic gloves left behind by drivers at a filling station in Northolt. Volunteers from LAGER Can, the Litter Action... Read more »
