U.K. Oil Firms Say Fuel Crisis Easing as Government Steps In
- Supplies to gas stations stabilizing after panic buying ebbs
- Decision to use Army drivers will help plug labor gaps
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The U.K. oil industry said the nation’s fuel crisis is easing after the government deployed additional tankers and put the army on standby to drive trucks.
After days of chaos, with long lines of desperate motorists blocking traffic and provoking fights at fuel pumps, the government appeared to be getting a grip on the situation. At the height of the crisis, more than half the country’s petrol stations had run dry, leaving businesses and key workers unable to do their jobs.