UK Panic Buying Has Resulted ‘Up To 90 Percent’ Of Petrol Pumps Running Dry

 

Reuters: UK panic buying, up to 90% of fuel pumps dry 

A warning not to panic buy seems to have fallen on deaf ears in the UK. As up to 90% of fuel stations ran dry across major English cities on Monday (September 27). 

The rush to fill up deepened a supply chain crisis triggered by a shortage of truckers. 

Retailers are now warning the issue could batter the world's fifth-largest economy. 

A dire post-Brexit shortage of truck drivers has sown chaos through supply chains for everything from food to fuel. 

And has left consumers fearing price rises in the run up to Christmas.  

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WNU Editor: Prices are sky-rocketing .... Fuel prices rise to an EIGHT-YEAR high of £1.36 a litre as crisis grips Britain – amid warnings cost could rise 10p in a week (Daily Mail). 

More News On UK's Petrol Crisis  

A weekend of panic buying has left many gas stations across the UK dry -- CNBC 

'Idiot' driver brazenly breaks the law by pouring petrol into plastic WATER BOTTLES while others drill holes in parked cars' fuel tanks - as PM rules out ordering troops to drive tankers to ease crisis crippling Britain -- Daily Mail  

UK petrol stations run dry as truck driver shortage sparks hoarding -- France 24

Fuel supply: Minister blames empty petrol pumps on unnecessary purchases -- BBC  

UK petrol stations run out of fuel as panic buying sets in -- DW  

‘Up to 90 percent’ of UK petrol pumps dry amid panic buying -- Al Jazeera  

UK petrol stations run out of fuel as panic buying sets in -- DW  

UK Suspends Competition Law To Tackle Fuel Panic Buying -- OilPrice.com

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