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If there is a small bar that means it is less busy than usual and could be out of fuel. The public should continue to purchase fuel as normal.” A BEIS spokesperson said: “All fuel supply points are fully operational and we are working closely with industry to ensure that supplies are maintained. There’s just an imbalance between supply and demand.” Drivers have reported issues at many filling stations and the Campaign for Fair Fuel claims that as many as a third of petrol stations in southern England have had to close due to supply shortages. In addition, a fifth of the UK’s diesel supply comes from Russia. With Russian ships banned from docking in the UK and the Government working to stop all oil and fuel imports from Russia this year, the country needs to find other sources of the fuel and is competing with many other nations trying to cut ties with Russia.

Garages in southwest and east London have been affected by protests in Essex.

These “protests continue to impact the people of Essex and beyond”. He added: “We’ve been lucky to have extra support from specialist officers from across the country, to support some of our officers continuing with their day jobs.” The days of “exceptionally dangerous” fuel protests have also been putting activists and officers at “unacceptable” risk of harm as the number of arrests is set to top 350, Essex Police have said. “While we will always recognise and respect the public’s right to peaceful protest, we will take action against anyone who breaks the law or causes significant impact on the local community.” Our officers have been diligent in ensuring that all protesters know the risks involved, and we’ve been working hard to minimise the dangers this morning. This takes the total number of arrests to 180 since the protests began on April 1. There have been 338 arrests since the protests began and another 26 arrests are about to be made. The price was extortionate, we are talking way over 170p a litre, but by that point, I was just relieved and paid it. “We still have no petrol,” said a BP in Newbury Park, in the London Borough of Redbridge. “We haven't had any deliveries for around a week.” An employee at the Shell Savoy in Wandsworth reported fuel shortages at their garage for the past two days. “My little orange light flashed on, and at first I wasn't too worried, there are lots of garages along the A12. I pulled into one and was met with a sea of yellow tags saying no petrol. The Londoner said she then began ‘majorly panicking’ and started worrying about how she would make her journey. "I had to drive out to Essex at short notice to visit family,” she told MyLondon, asking to remain anonymous.

The fuel shortage came as activists from Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion blocked access to oil terminals last week, demanding that the Government stops ...

The public should continue to purchase fuel as normal.” Sarah Beckett works at the Sainsbury’s petrol station in Kidlington, on Sunday she said: “We are running out of diesel quite quickly. Driver Frankie Holland wrote on the Facebook page: “It is having an awful impact on everyone, we nearly didn’t make it home tonight as we were driving around trying to find petrol, my lad was anxious.

Climate campaigners have sparked a fuel shortage in Britain after days of blocking major oil terminals across the nation.

These "protests continue to impact the people of Essex and beyond". The impact of the protests is being felt by the people of Essex and beyond, he said. Mr Pavelin said of the protesters whose "acts of criminality on site are not only illegal, but they are continuing to put themselves and our officers at real risk of harm and that is unacceptable."

CLOSED petrol stations in some parts of the country, believed to be due to temporary supply issues, have left motorists without fuel over the weekend as ...

Sarah Beckett, who works at a Sainsbury’s petrol station in Kidlington, said on Sunday: “We are running out of diesel quite quickly. Prices have been pushed higher by the war in Ukraine. The public should continue to purchase fuel as normal.” In Oxford, it is believed that recent climate protests blocking oil terminals in the UK led to shortages. On Friday, Essex Police recorded a group of protesters arriving in London Road, near Purfleet docks. In Cambridge, one service station cashier said that the issue was due to a “dispute” at the depot.

The fuel shortage came as activists from Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion blocked access to oil terminals last week, demanding that the Government stops ...

The public should continue to purchase fuel as normal.” Sarah Beckett works at the Sainsbury’s petrol station in Kidlington, on Sunday she said: “We are running out of diesel quite quickly. Driver Frankie Holland wrote on the Facebook page: “It is having an awful impact on everyone, we nearly didn’t make it home tonight as we were driving around trying to find petrol, my lad was anxious.

Protesters blocking oil terminals across the UK succeed in disrupting supply, with many petrol stations running dry.

This is a systemic longer term problem which has been massively exacerbated by the lack of HGV driver testing [due to Covid]. The fuel is there, it can continue to flow.” The government also provided army drivers to continue fuel deliveries, and 6,000 temporary visas were offered to HGV drivers from overseas. Dr Sen also suggested diesel could rise even further to £3 per litre, as it’s used more heavily by industry and the UK relies on Russia for 18 per cent of stocks. Analysts who were quizzed on 14 March by MPs from the Treasury select committee included Dr Amrita Sen from research company Energy Aspects. She said its experts thought the oil price could easily rise by 50 per cent and, without any intervention by the government in the form of reduced fuel duty, that could mean petrol prices going up to £2.40 a litre. He wants the oil industry to provide more on site security in order that protestors can be dealt with more swiftly in future. The group claims that over 400 people have participated in actions to halt operations at critical supply depots that began early this month, and which have successfully halted operations for up to 24 hours at a time.

THE UK has been hit with yet another fuel shortage as drivers are starting to queue in search of petrol and diesel.

We'll be out of everything in the next 20 minutes.” I’ve been all over the place and ended up having to come home on empty.” There’s just an imbalance between supply and demand.” Tried four petrol stations - all closed.” Tesco petrol station at Bar Hill in Cambridge and the petrol station at Cambridge Services on the A14 both ran out of fuel on Friday after motorists flocked to both sites to refuel. THE UK has been hit with yet another fuel shortage as drivers are starting to queue in search of petrol and diesel.

Protestors have blocked three oil terminals in a protest which could impact fuel availability in Nottinghamshire and the rest of the East Midlands.

This was followed at 6:30am by a further action at the Grays Inter Terminal in Thurrock where around 40 young people swarmed into the facility, climbed the loading bay pipework and locked on." Despite a number of police arrests, 5 people remain inside the caravan this morning working on the tunnel. Last week, there were shortages at Nottinghamshire petrol stations such as the Sainsbury's and Asda in West Bridgford and Morrison's in Gamston after similar protests by the group.