Current rules mean that deliveries are banned overnight so that vehicles do not disturb residents. Now the government can also widen the ability to make deliveries using a seldom-used power under the 1998 Competition Act. (Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)The Act bans supermarkets from "abusing their position" by working together over how they sell goods. Shoppers concerned about having to self-isolate amid the spread of coronavirus in the UK have sparked Christmas-level demand for some items. "The only thing that's stopping shelves remaining stocked as normal is people buying more than they need," the source said.

Source: Daily Mirror March 09, 2020 17:03 UTC