UK army to deliver petrol from Monday amid fuel crisis: govtMotorists queued at fuel pumps across Britain at the beginning of the week, draining tanks and fraying tempersLONDON - The British army will begin delivering petrol to fuel stations on Monday after fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying and forced the government to offer visa waivers to foreign truckers to plug the shortfall. Motorists queued at fuel pumps across Britain at the beginning of the week, draining tanks and fraying tempers. "It's important to stress there is no national shortage of fuel in the UK, and people should continue to buy fuel as normal. The government says a lack of tanker drivers to deliver fuel and unprecedented demand is behind the crisis. Fuel operators, including Shell, BP and Esso, said there was "plenty of fuel at UK refineries" and expected demand to return to normal soon.

Source: Bangkok Post October 01, 2021 18:56 UTC