Long queues are building again across Kent formed of drivers are on the hunt for petrol as the UK faces a fuel crisis.
Yesterday (September 25) there was chaos across the county as drivers joined long queues in a big to get fuel.
On Friday (September 24), BP closed a "handful" of their petrol stations due to a lack of fuel available, while Esso owner ExxonMobil indicated a "small number" of its Tesco Alliance stations were impacted.
Read more: The latest traffic and travel news across Kent
A number of factors including Brexit, the COVID pandemic and systematic issues in the industry relating to drivers' pay is said to have led to a shortage of qualified HGV drivers.
BP's head of UK retail Hanna Hofer stated that it was important the Government understood the "urgency of the situation", which, according to an ITV News report, she described as "bad, very bad".
She added that BP had “two-thirds of normal forecourt stock levels required for smooth operations” and the level is “declining rapidly”.
Today drivers are beginning to queue up once again in an attempt to find fuel (Saturday, September 25).
Pictures online have surfaced showing long delays in and around towns.
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2021-09-26 10:51:30Z
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