Fuel supply shortages in the UK, due to a lack of truck drivers, one of the effects of Brexit, continued Thursday with numerous petrol stations still closed after a chaotic week. The analysis of how the situation evolves depends on who you ask. The Chief Secretary of the Treasury, Simon Clarke, assures that “the crisis is now something that is absolutely back under control.” From the Fuel Distributors Association (PRA), which represents 8,380 independent distributors, it was stated that there were still a never seen demand of gasoline, which suggests that the feeling of panic and uncertainty of the British has not subsided.
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“Our members are making more fuel deliveries, but runs out faster than usual due to unprecedented demand”Said PRA CEO Gordon Balmer. In big cities, including London, motorists continue to spend hours looking for an open gas station and when they find one they have to wait in long lines. The Ministry of Transport has verified a decrease in traffic, which on Monday was of 6%, the lowest on a business day since July 12.
Army personnel, some 150 drivers, are ready to get behind the wheel of tank trucks, but the Government continues to delay their entry on the scene, which could increase the feeling of instability and panic. The lack of gasoline and diesel that had made headlines in the media in recent days has taken a back seat to the news.
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