On Saturday in several locations in the UK they formed long lines in front of petrol stations after some have closed due to the shortage of hauliers to bring the crude oil. The queues, which began after major oil companies closed some petrol stations on Friday, were also caused by the cornering of many motorists, worried about running out of petrol.
The British government, however, is looking for solutions to the problem and, how he wrote Reuters, could change some immigration rules to try to reduce immigration restrictions for foreign truck drivers.
The queues in front of gas stations began on Friday after some oil companies, including BP and Shell they closed several petrol stations due to lack of fuel. A major logistics crisis has been going on in the UK for months, that is one of the various consequences of Brexit and it is mainly caused by the shortage of hauliers: in this case, there is not enough to bring the fuel to all the distributors.
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Actually, like he did know the British government, the fuel shortage these days would not be so severe: closed distributors are a minority. The problem, however, is that many British motorists, fearful of running out of petrol, have decided to refuel as soon as possible, causing long queues and really putting fuel supplies at risk.
Like a bank run — but for gasoline and diesel. Second day of panic buying in England (this is a West London big supermarket / gas station). pic.twitter.com/sMb5zoZ2r4
– Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) September 25, 2021
In several areas, especially in England, the queues in front of petrol stations have been long enough to get in the way, as the Bedforshire County Police in North London wrote on Twitter.
However, we would ask that you make sure that you are not blocking roads while queuing, it’s important that emergency vehicles are able to pass at all times.
— Bedfordshire Police (@bedspolice) September 25, 2021
Other announcements relating to the logistics crisis contributed to the concern of British citizens: for example, a well-known association of traders he said Friday that due to the shortage of hauliers there is a risk that supermarkets will lack many groceries during the Christmas period.
The queue in front of a gas station in Northwich (Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)
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To try to resolve the situation, the government is considering the possibility of establishing a temporary visa to allow several thousand foreign hauliers to work in the UK. For now, however, no official announcements have been made.
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