UK gas stations are running dry in English cities, retailers association says (updated)

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27/09/2021 07:28

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    LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British petrol and diesel
stations are running dry across the land, with some big groups
in English cities reporting 50% to 90% of pumps were dry, the
Petrol Retailers Association said on Monday.
    A dire shortage of truck drivers in Britain has triggered
panic buying of fuel in some English cities, with queues of cars
snaking back from gas stations, many of which have run dry or
simply closed. 
    "Some of our members, large groups with a portfolio of
sites, report 50% are dry as of yesterday, some even report as
many as 90% are dry as of yesterday," Brian Madderson, chairman
of the Petrol Retailers Association told Sky.
    The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) represents
independent fuel retailers who now account for 65% of all UK
forecourts.
    "So you can see it is quite acute," Madderson said. "Monday
morning is going to start pretty dry."
     BP  BP.L  said on Sunday that nearly a third of its British
petrol stations had run out of the two main grades of fuel as
panic buying forced the government to suspend competition laws
and allow firms to work together to ease shortages.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2QS03C

 (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Alistair Smout)
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