The threat of a strike by fuel tanker drivers over pay and conditions and the Government’s advice to motorists to top up tanks has led many to “panic buy” which has left many pumps running dry.
It is reported that the demand for petrol has risen by 172% in the UK amid fears of a strike and it is calculated that if every car owner in the UK fills up a full tank, it will take two weeks until the UK runs out of fuel.
It is somewhat ironic that at the same time that there is the threat of a fuel shortage, some of the world’s biggest oil buyers are co-ordinating the possible release of emergency reserves to help the economy!
