Petrol station shortages ‘remain serious’

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shortages at petrol stations remain “serious” due to fuel not being delivered where it is needed, retailers have warned. Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association, claimed a “large majority” of forecourts did not know when they would receive their next delivery. “The situation in London and the South East remains serious.” The need to refuel filling stations in London and the South East is even more necessary when customers panic buy, because there are more cars to be filled per station there than the GB average Brian Madderson, Petrol Retailers Association Mr Madderson said there had been “a welcome improvement” in the region over the weekend with 10% of non-motorway sites running out of fuel, which was “not far behind the rest of the country”. “The need to refuel filling stations in London and the South East is even more necessary when customers panic buy, because there are more cars to be filled per station there than the GB average.” A Government spokesman said: “Thanks to interventions we have made, forecourt stocks have substantially improved in all regions of the UK.