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Fuel shortage a few days ago it became more acute in UK due to the lack of carriers to distribute it, rushed panic buying in the last few hours, with citizens who They loaded empty water bottles with fuel in gas stations and Half-empty supermarket gondolas.

It was only a matter of hours to empty the pumps of the big cities and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, put the military on high alert to work as truck drivers to transport fuel to stations where it was scarce.

Ultimately It was the Minister of Transport himself, Grant Shapps, who came out for implore motorists to cancel this filling of the bottle.

The post-Brexit shortage of truck drivers, exacerbated by the interruption of tests for truck licenses during containments due to the pandemic and the departure of people from the transport sector, wreak havoc in supply chains, raising fears of shortages and price increase in the run-up to Christmas.

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The United Kingdom alert a limited number of military tanker drivers to be deployed to deliver fuel when needed.

In the afternoon, Shapps pointed out that the situation seems to be calming down, with the replenishment of the reserves of certain service stations. “We are starting to see very timid signs of stabilization that are not reflected in the tails yet,” he said optimistically.

“The sooner we all get back to our normal buying habits, the sooner this will be resolved, and I call on the public to do so. In particular, no more bottled water at gas stations: it’s dangerous and it doesn’t help. “

Industry groups said The worst of the shortage will be in London and other cities, where many stations remain closed and in some fights were recorded again between drivers fighting over fuel.

An air of chaos has gripped the world’s fifth-largest economy in recent weeks as a shortage of truckers strained supply chains and a rebound in wholesale natural gas prices in Europe led to corporate bankruptcy energetic.

Traders, truckers and logistics companies have warned that prices for everything from energy to Christmas gifts will have to rise.