The Petrol Retailers Association said sites in rural areas where fuel use has collapsed the most are particularly vulnerable. "Many petrol stations will have to close in the coming weeks, as sales of fuel dry up and their businesses become unviable," the PRA said. It will attempt to keep a "strategic network of petrol stations" open across the country. The PRA cited figures published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) over the weekend that it said show three out of five petrol stations have full storage tanks. Fuel prices have had their biggest weekly fall since current records began in June 2003.

Source: Daily Mirror April 01, 2020 11:03 UTC