An early check on fuel availability at forecourts in West Bridgford.
ASDA Loughborough Road – no fuel
Sainsbury’s Melton Road – no fuel
Morrisons Gamston – no fuel
At lunchtime yesterday all forecourts including Shell at Tollerton were operating with queues – that fuel has now all been sold.
According to the BBC There has been no improvement in petrol supplies at independent petrol stations since Wednesday, according to industry body the Petrol Retailers Association.
The PRA, which represents independent fuel retailers, said that more than a quarter (27%) of its members’ were still out of fuel on Thursday.
That was better than the 37% which were out of fuel on Tuesday, but demand remained higher than usual, it said.
The AA also said it saw signs that the pressure on fuel pumps was starting to ease.
The motoring group said that the number of call-outs from drivers who had run out of fuel had initially increased sharply and was “in the hundreds” over the weekend. But it said those numbers were now falling rapidly.
Although some queues remain in London, the South East and some other built-up areas, AA president Edmund King said daily improvements were now visible.
“We believe we have turned the corner,” he said.
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