September 27, 2021 20:30 PM
“Oil Shortage” in British Gas Stations
[Overseas Network]Agence France-Presse and Reuters reported on the 27th that due to the shortage of truck transport drivers in the UK, thousands of gas stations in the UK experienced fuel shortages that day. Drivers flocked to queues outside gas stations to refuel their vehicles Full of oil.
According to reports, since last weekend, there have been long lines outside gas stations in many parts of the UK, and many drivers have even waited in line for several hours, which aroused dissatisfaction among the drivers. The London police received a gas station report on the 27th. A man was fighting with someone at the gas station. The police arrested him on suspicion of assault.
Brian Madsen, president of the Fuel Retailers Association, said that 90% of gas stations in parts of the UK are sold out. The reason for the fuel shortage is not because the UK lacks fuel, but because the fuel is piled up in ports and refineries. The association has 5,500 independent outlets, of which two-thirds of the online stores report that fuel is sold out, and the remaining outlets are experiencing tight supply.
According to reports from the transportation industry, the United Kingdom is affected by factors such as the new crown pneumonia epidemic, an aging population, and the loss of foreign workers caused by Brexit. There are tens of thousands of freight truck driver jobs in the transportation industry. Although there is a shortage of truck drivers in the United States, Germany and other countries, the problem is most prominent in the United Kingdom, where supermarket shelves and gas stations are even empty. The British government announced on the 25th that it will issue 5,000 short-term visas to truck drivers starting in October, valid for 3 months.
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