Oil firms have warned they do not have enough truck drivers to move petrol and diesel from refineries to filling stations
Vehicles queue to refill at a Shell fuel station in central London, Britain. Picture: REUTERS/HENRY NICHOLLS
Johnson has sought to quell public concerns, saying supplies were returning to normal while also urging people not to panic- buy. But in many regions, hundreds of forecourts remained closed and motorists were still snarled in queues waiting to fill their tanks. The government has put 150 British army tanker drivers on standby, and media reports suggested they could be deployed in the next few days.
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