UK implements new measures to ease fuel crisis - AA

The British government introduced new measures Monday to help ease a fuel crisis that has gripped the UK which has seen long queues form outside gasoline stations as consumers rush to fill up their gas tanks.

The measures, which are intended to further ease supply chain pressures and spikes in demand for fuel, might see the military take up a responsibility that would normally lie with truck drivers. But with Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a logistical collapse in the distribution of energy supplies across the country.

“While the fuel industry expects demand will return to its normal levels in the coming days, it’s right that we take this sensible, precautionary step. The UK continues to have strong supplies of fuel. However, we are aware of supply chain issues at fuel station forecourts and are taking steps to ease these as a matter of priority,” Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said in a statement.

“If required, the deployment of military personnel will provide the supply chain with additional capacity as a temporary measure to help ease pressures caused by spikes in localized demand for fuel,” Kwarteng added...

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