Find your nearest petrol station To help you find the nearest petrol station to you, we have developed a simple tool that lets you enter your postcode, and see all of the Tesco petrol and diesel stations, Sainsbury's petrol and diesel stations and Morrisons petrol and diesel stations, within anything up to twenty miles. More about the Fuel Prices The fuel prices are based on fuelGenie customer purchases at petrol stations. Public sector? Manage account online. Trade association the UK Petroleum Industry Association UKPIA said its distributors were working hard to replenish stocks and that there were no issues with production, storage or import of fuels.
So is there actually a shortage of fuel? And where can people go to buy petrol amid the chaos? Here, i fact-checks some of the most common concerns.
It is not known exactly how many petrol stations ran out of fuel over the weekend but retailers have told i that many have been temporarily closing and then opening again when their stock is replenished. A PRA spokesman said there was no update on the 50 to 90 per cent estimate on Monday, adding that it was an anecdotal figure from conversations its chair Brian Madderson had with members over the weekend. As a result, we will watch carefully for a possible easing of demand and normalising of forecourt stocks over the coming days.
Petrol crisis: Increase in panic buyers putting wrong fuel in their car as traffic chaos hits commuters. We would encourage everyone to buy fuel as they usually would. This indicates that there is a very high chance the retailer has fuel at the moment as it is being used by lots of customers, who are unlikely to just be stopping for a Mars bar.
However, if there is a small bar showing on the graph, it means the petrol station is less busier than it would be normally. This means that there is unlikely to be any fuel available and the pumps may well be closed. But the situation varies in different regions. Here is a breakdown of average fuel stock levels at filling stations on Sunday:. The fuel crisis was sparked by warnings from BP that a lack of HGV drivers was making it difficult to transport fuel around the country.
He said the low number of applicants reflected a "global" issue causing "a particular problem in the UK". He blamed long-standing underinvestment in pay and driver facilities.
Separately, about Army and RAF personnel - including drivers - will help deliver fuel to forecourts in the hardest-hit areas, including London and south-east England. They have been given training in safety procedures, equipment and forecourt driving manoeuvres.
However, the government hasn't announced plans to prioritise key workers as it did with nursery and school places during the pandemic. The government has powers to limit how much fuel drivers can buy, and the hours when they can buy it, but hasn't used them so far. On 23 September, BP warned it would have to "temporarily" close a handful of its petrol stations , because of a lack of drivers.
Long queues started to build up outside stations across Great Britain in the following days, amid fears that fuel might run out. Oil companies have stressed there is plenty of petrol available. However, the key issue is there aren't enough drivers to deliver it to forecourts. There's an estimated shortage of more than , HGV drivers, which has already caused problems for a range of retailers - from supermarkets to fast food chains.
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