The UK government is considering deploying the army to transport fuel after panic spread in the country over the weekend, gas stations wrote. CNBC. Motorists waited in long queues for news of a possible shortage in wells after a shortage of truck drivers prevented supplies from reaching tanks.
According to British media reports, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has begun considering the involvement of military trucks in the delivery. Before this, lthey were Competition rules for fuel trading companies to allow coordinated deliveries.
Thinking about Christmas, they want to give thousands of truck drivers temporary visas to widen the bottlenecks, at least during the holidays.
Gordon Palmer, director of the British Fuel Traders Association, said that while temporary visas may help something, they are far from enough, so he hopes the military will eventually help as well. The organization told Sky News that some major fuel retailers have reported that they have had to close 50 to 90 per cent of their fuel stations due to the shortage. According to BP, they are focusing on servicing wells that handle the larger concept.
