Drivers told not to let fuel tanks get below a quarter in fuel crisis

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Petrol panic-buying begins as UK plunges towards Winter of Discontent 2.0

Oil giant BP has said it cannot maintain petrol and diesel deliveries due to the lack of lorry drivers in the UK. The news is the latest sign of industries in the UK struggling to cope with the shortage of HGV drivers.

 

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hey brits how's going 😂😂😂

Here we go again.

And it’s all the fault of the Media!!😡

Media cause mass panic buying every time 😡

The British press media are the problem in this country they are never wrong, they hated Brexit,Boris was wrong on covid, Trump was wrong, the gas HGV shortages are Boris and the government fault not that the global oil /petrol /gas companies have decided to screw the countries

Made worse by our toxic media 🙄

What’s the point of panicking now, that tank they’re filling won’t last throughout winter 😂

Media don't help causing panic buying 🤬🤬

The Brighton Marina one is probably just queuing up for a maccas

Never understood panic buying petrol. You can only really get one full tank which will only last most people a week or so.

You won, get over it.

'Winter of Discontent'? It's only September 🤔

Project Told You So...

I don't remember empty shelves, fuel shortages, historically high rates of inflation and tax increases being written on the side of the Brexit bus🤷. It's almost as if 'project fear' was in fact project reality, and Brexit was one giant con

I'm panicking..just because i'm being constantly told 'not to panic'

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