Reports are coming in that fuel shortages are leading to queues in Cumbria.
Queues are being reported in the east of the county, with Penrith and Kirkby Thore among the areas believed to be affected.
BP and Tesco say they has been forced to close some of their fuel stations across the country due to a shortage of lorry drivers. Brexit, coronavirus and drivers leaving haulage has combined to make the perfect cocktail of recruitment problems for the industry.
BP says it plans to provide 80 per cent of normal services to nine in 10 forecourts.
However, there is no shortage of fuel, the issue lies in its transportation to the forecourts.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that refineries had “plenty of petrol” and that people should continue to buy fuel as normal.
