chair of the petrol retailers association. etail sector? thank you forjoining us, andrew. first of all, what is your reaction and what impact will these additional visas make to the situation?— additional visas make to the situation? . , . ., situation? certainly at the moment, any additional _ situation? certainly at the moment, any additional drivers _ situation? certainly at the moment, any additional drivers is _ situation? certainly at the moment, any additional drivers is really i any additional drivers is really welcome and it will help, but we must be realistic. the numbers are tambien a small, really, to have a big impact. tambien a small, really, to have a big impact-— big impact. what you think could have been done. _ big impact. what you think could have been done. is— big impact. what you think could have been done. is it _ big impact. what you think could have been done. is it too - big impact. what you think could have been done. is it too little . big impact. what you think could i have been done. is it too litt

ministers urge the public not to panic buy fuel as the petrol retailers association tells the bbc that as many as 90% of their members�* forecourts have run dry. there is actually plenty of petrol to go around. this is an unnecessary situation where there are queues that are forming even though we have all the fuel that we need in the refineries and storage centres in the uk. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the 5000 temporary visas the government will issue for foreign lorry drivers are not enough to ease disruption to fuel and food supplies. there is 100,000 vacancies for drivers in this country and the government is saying, we are going to bring in 5000 visas. there is an obvious problem. at the labour party conference, the deputy leader angela rayner is criticised for calling borisjohnson scum. detectives investigating the murder of a sabina nessa have arrested a 38—year—old man in what scotland yard say is a significant development. germans go to the polls as the country decides who it wants as leader in the post—angela merkel era. unfaithful the under 50s, a new survey s

ministers urged the public not to panic by fuel as the petrol retailers association tells the bbc thaty. there is plenty of petrol to go around. this is an unnecessary situation where there are queues that are forming even though we have all the fuel that we need in the refineries and storage centres in the uk. ., ., ,, the uk. labour leader sir keir starmer says _ the uk. labour leader sir keir starmer says the _ the uk. labour leader sir keir starmer says the 5000 - the uk. labour leader sir keir - starmer says the 5000 temporary visas the government will issue for foreign lorry drivers are not enough to ease disruption to fuel and food supplies. to ease disruption to fuel and food su lies. , ' :: :: :: :: :: to ease disruption to fuel and food su--lies. us: 11:11: . , supplies. there is 100,000 vacancies for drivers in — supplies. there is 100,000 vacancies for drivers in this _ supplies. there is 100,000 vacancies for drivers in this country _ supplies. there is 100,000 vacancies for drivers in this country and - supplies. there is 100,000 vacancies for drivers in this country and

i petrol retailers association gave us an u date. . association gave us an udate. . , ., an update. i am sorry to say there is still a lot _ an update. i am sorry to say there is still a lot of— an update. i am sorry to say there is still a lot of panic _ an update. i am sorry to say there is still a lot of panic buying - an update. i am sorry to say there is still a lot of panic buying in - is still a lot of panic buying in the country. one of our members in the country. one of our members in the north with a portfolio of sites right across all the counties reported that 50% of sites are dry, 25% have only one grade and 25% have both grades. there is still a shortage in batches with tankers being delivered overnight. we implore customers to keep to their normal purchasing. the average purchase is between £25 and £30 per visit and to anyone exceeding that on a regular basis must be deemed to be... clearly there are customers who have the need to fill up the tank for business reasons, but we ask people to come down and let the system ge

ministers urge the public not to panic buy petrol as the petrol retailers association tells the bbc thatny as 90% of forecourts have run dry. at the labour party conference the deputy leader angela rayner is criticised for calling borisjohnson scum. detectives investigating the killing of sabina nessa have arrested a man on suspicion of murder in what scotland yard said was a significant development. and the germans go to the country decides who it wants as leader in the post angela merkel era. but ist, it is the media show. hello. i'm ros atkins, and welcome to the media show. and i'm delighted to say my guest today is one of the best—known and most influential figures in the uk media. he has his own production company, a new game show on itv, over 8 million followers on twitter, a role in one of the best—known advertising campaigns in the last 25 years, a regular presenting slot on saturday nights on bbc one that he has had since 1999, and before all of that of course he was pretty good at football as well. gary lineker, welcome to the show. thank you, nice to be here. as you listen to

but the petrol retailers association says there is no sign of any more improvements in the supply of many at petrol stations across the country. the queue at this south london forecourt may be long but drivers are managing to fill up. but, according to the latest analysis from the petrol retailers association which represents two thirds of station owners, the picture is still bleak.- thirds of station owners, the picture is still bleak. what we have this morning. _ picture is still bleak. what we have this morning, again _ picture is still bleak. what we have this morning, again slightly - this morning, again slightly surprisingly, is that the surge in demand appears to be continuing. so there's been no easing off of the pressure from drivers wanting to refuel whenever they can, wherever they can. for refuel whenever they can, wherever the can. ., .,~ , they can. for some key workers caettin they can. for some key workers getting petrol — they can. for some key workers getting petrol in _ they can. for some key workers getting petrol in their— they can. for some key workers getting p

brian maddison as chairman of the petrol retailers association.ning with the queues? i is the situation this morning with the queues?— is the situation this morning with the cueues? . ., ., ., the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite — the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite a _ the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite a bit _ the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite a bit of _ the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite a bit of panic— the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite a bit of panic buying - is still quite a bit of panic buying in the country, one of our members in the country, one of our members in the country, one of our members in the north with a portfolio of sites across the counties reports that 50% of his sites are still dry, 25% have one greater only and only 25% have one greater only and only 25% have one greater only and only 25% have both grades. —— 25% have one rate only. there is still a supply shortage with tankers being delivered overnight. we implore customers

i was speaking to the petrol retailers association boss today and he said all motorway service stations_ moment. the problem is that it is not that we don't have _ moment. the problem is that it is not that we don't have enough - moment. the problem is that it is l not that we don't have enough fuel, not that we don�*t have enough fuel, it is that it is not getting to the petrol stations because we have this shortage of hgv drivers. it is interesting that borisjohnson is starting to cast this forward to christmas because christmas is a long time away. 0n the one hand, you have the narrative that this will end in a couple of days and on the other hand, there are these rather perplexing statements that somehow we are going to save christmas, which is several months away. so, it just seems to me that there is this shortage of drivers which is not going to be self any time soon. 5500, i think, going to be self any time soon. 5500, ithink, emergency going to be self any time soon. 5500, i think, emergency visas have been issued to foreign drivers to come and work here for three months and tr

the government and the petrol retailers association have urged consumers not to panic buy but a shortagef truck drivers mean supply chains could remain strained. reporter: after a fourth day of hunting for fuel, british tempers beginning to fray. minutes. been there five reporter: it is t result of driver shortages, around 100,000 in all in the freight haulage sector. the british government has been trying to reassure the public fuel is available, albeit at refineries. >> the only reason we have an issue at the moment with some petrol stations not having petrol is people are buying petrol they wouldn't. the most appointed thing anybody can do is fill up as they normally would and not buy if they don't need it. reporter: that has done little to persuade people, with some calls for priorities to go for health-care workers even as authorities dust off plans for calling in military drivers if need be. it is a perfect storm of conditions with the coronavirus pandemic adding to the woes from brexit and an exit of qualified drivers from the sector and the u.k.. over the weekend, the government

the uk's petrol retailers association says there has been no improvement in petrol supplies at independentations in the last 2a hours. more than a quarter of its members are still out of fuel, although that is an improvement on earlier in the week. the motoring organisation, the aa, says it is now seeing signs that the pressure on supplies is starting to ease. research suggests the percentage of people who get a face—to—face appointment with their local doctor in the uk has remained at the reduced levels of the covid lockdowns. only around 58% of patients were seen in person in august, compared to 80% before the pandemic. doctors are blaming rising demand and shortages of staff. still to come a bit later in the programme, we meet the three australian teenagers who've revealed themselves as the masterminds behind a covid tracking website which has left the official sites struggling to keep up. but first — let's bring you an update now on a story which has horrified people in the uk — the abuction, rape and murder of a young woman, sarah everard, by a serving police officer. wayne couzens fa

this is a call from the b and eight today, and yet the government and even that petrol retail associations there's nothing to panic about. the petro retailer associations put out this joint statement saying that they think that the demand is going to ease now because everybody who is really desperate to get petrol will have got it by now. it's difficult to know whether or not that is the case, or if this is message management, given the panic that has been caused by this threat of fuel shortages. we know that there is no shortage of fuel. it's a shortage of drivers to deliver it to four courts. among many public bodies calling for a priority for key workers. there is a fear that if doctors, nurses, key staff cannot get to work, then there is going to be huge problems for the country. i think one of the things we have learned over the past week or so is the domino effect of these tiny things in the supply chain and how far they go. we found out about when there were issues with gas supplies, c02, that that affects our food packaging, ourability to c02, that that affects our food packaging,

the petrol retailers association meanwhile said only 27% of its members reported being dry on wednesday that the situation would continue to improve. >> we are seeing more deliveries now from the refineries and the terminals and certainly the idea the government has put forrd of introducing drivers as soon ashis weekend we would certainly weome. y additional capacity that can be moved out of of the refineries anderminals into our stores underground will be most welcome. kate: moving on to some of the day's other business headlines, $1.5 billion dollars by selling stake in its bank. this is the property giant facing another debt payment of $45 llion. ever granderson missed a payment last week worth morning $80 million. there is no indication that it intends to negotiate with its creditors. rolls royce says all of its vehicle will be fully electric by 2030. the luxury car maker unveiled its first electric model available in it would years time. and united airlines has begun the process of firing 600 staff members who refuse to be vaccinated against covid-19, it represents less than 3% of

i'm joined now by brian madderson, chair of the petrol retailers association..,, ., , ., ., encouraging. if demand was abnormal levels, encouraging. if demand was abnormal levels. would — encouraging. if demand was abnormal levels, would this _ encouraging. if demand was abnormal levels, would this apply _ encouraging. if demand was abnormal levels, would this apply that - encouraging. if demand was abnormal levels, would this apply that is - levels, would this apply that is coming in sufficient to give everyone the fuel they need? is there an imbalance between the supply and demand?— there an imbalance between the supply and demand? yes, we do need to replenish — supply and demand? yes, we do need to replenish stocks _ supply and demand? yes, we do need to replenish stocks underground - supply and demand? yes, we do need to replenish stocks underground and l to replenish stocks underground and if the tigers come in regularly, as they appear to have been doing overnight, then we can begin the process, but the process will not be completed in the day or if your

you mentioned the petrol retailers association that gordon bama. he's the executive director. and as he said, most people in the u. k. fill up with petrol, which is what gases refer, fill up with petrol about once a month. you know, the average u. k. person doesn't drive anything more than about a 140 miles less and then driving less than 20 miles a day. but they knew me fill up once a month and now they all filled up over the weekend. not. and people were trying to those, it didn't or trying to because obviously the media, we saw the bbc sent out film. i can. so can, to report on this and it's called some panic buying and it's caused hoarding. whereas the average u. k. driver does not need to fill up over the weekend. right. so the average american is automatically getting flashbacks to the great toilet paper shortage of 2020. right? yes. okay. now i know we've been talking a lot about the labor shortages that have been ongoing. and as we heard the u. k. government in response to it on saturday they announced that they will issue $5000.00 emergency 3 month visa to foreign tru

the petrol retailers association says there are some "early signs" that the pressure is starting to easeer days of queues and pump closures. tonight, the defence secretary approved plans for dozens of army drivers to be deployed to deliver fuel and they could be in action by the end of the week. labour says borisjohnson is in denial about the scale of the problem. our business editor simonjack has the latest. scenes like this in telford have become commonplace in the last few days — anxious drivers responding to reports of fuel shortages, then fuelling the very shortage they�* re anxious about. it is a circular crisis of confidence that is having real—world consequences. debbie moulton was verbally abused when filling up petrol cans to keep her social care staff on the road, as some have been delayed waiting to refuel. we had a member of staff go out at 5.30 this morning — her first call was at seven — because she needed to fuel. she got to her customer, the client, at quarter to eight, so she was fully five five minutes late for that particular person, who could not get out of bed until

he petrol retailers association says more than half of its members have run out of fuel.ch were forced to close today, the result of motorists panic buying fuel. a mental health nurse told us she struggled to get to work. because of panic buying, there was nothing left. i live 14 miles away from work. work then had to call me a taxi to bring me in, which is costing the nhs money. a group which speaks for more than 5,000 independent fuel retailers said the impact had been severe. there is a large number — more than half — which have already run dry, and those others are running dry quite quickly. the first limited supply issues were down to a lack of tanker drivers, that's highlighted a wider lorry driver shortage — a long—standing problem that's got worse. the government has today announced new measures aimed at tackling that, including 5,000 visas lasting only until christmas eve. we would have liked to have seen it four months, but, you know, we will take what we can, but it's not enough, and it's too little too late, basically. other sectors too have struggled to fill

according to the petrol retailers' association, before the crisis, a driver would typically spend betweenn 25- £30 on fuel per visit. �* ., visit. between the long weekend. _ visit. between the long weekend, double - visit. between the long weekend, double that l visit. between the long| weekend, double that if visit. between the long - weekend, double that if not more, if we can get back to the 25- £30, then i think more, if we can get back to the 25— £30, then i think we will see the equilibria and balance between supply and demand and start to improve every day as we go forward into this weekend.— we go forward into this weekend. , ., , , ., weekend. the problems that we have had have _ weekend. the problems that we have had have highlighted - weekend. the problems that we have had have highlighted a - have had have highlighted a weakness in the supply chain and the challenge now for government and business is to make sure there are enough deliveries in all businesses in the run—up to christmas. we will have more in business. other news now, sir keir starmer promises to get the uk labo

the prime minister says the fuel situation is "stabilising", with the petrol retailers association reporting "early signs" of pressure at the pumps starting to ease. supplies at the pumps starting to ease. are coming back on' courts supplies are coming back onto the courts in the normal way. and i would just urge everybody to just go back to their business in the normal way. labour leader sir keir starmer says winning the next election is more important than party unity. it's as delegates at the party conference in brighton back a divisive motion to raise the minimum wage to £15 an hour. winning, winning the general election. i did not come into politics to vote over and over again in parliament and lose and then tweet about it. i came into politics to getting to government to change millions of lives for the better. borisjohnson promises to appoint a chair for the official covid inquiry before christmas, after meeting families who lost loved ones during the pandemic. one of england's 1966 world cup—winning team, and liverpool legend, roger hunt, has died at the age of 83. and it's back behi

we just had a new statement from the petrol retailers association. rt stuff experiencing a high level of verbal and physical abuse which is completely unacceptable. you have may have seen online some footage of people fighting on forecourts over fuel. we are all being asked to only buy what we need when we really need it. let's take a look at the weather forecast. tomorrow is looking like a sunny day with showers around. today plenty of cloud and well many of us have seen rain already, it will be further outbreaks of rain around. a particular across western scotland, some heavier bursts here. maybe some brighter spells across eastern scotland free time. a blustery day, south—westerly west gusting and highs of 13—17 c. they will be clear spells in scotland and northern ireland, but showers around here. a wet night in wales and some of that heavy rain pushing on towards northern and western parts of england. by morning, spreading into the midlands as well. there could be some heavy bursts of rain and squally winds. a very mild for wales and england over

the petrol retailers association say between 50 and 90% of their forecourts have run out of petrol.ernment u—turn is designed to ease fuel delivery problems and stop empty shelves in supermarkets. 5000 a fuel tanker and food market lorry drivers will be eligible to work in the uk for 3 months until christmas eve. the road haulage association estimates a shortage of 100,000 lorry drivers. the government scheme is also extended to 51/2 thousand poultry workers. the road haulage association said its barely scratches this surface. while sir keir starmer call for more reasons to be issued. panic buying has caused chaos at petrol stations and for some to close. this didn't stop because of a lack of fuel. initially supply issues were caused by lack of tanker drivers. that has highlighted a wider hgv driver shortage, a long—standing problem that has got worse. the government resisted the idea of temporary visas for overseas workers, however 5000 will now be made available. i would have liked to have seen it four months ago. it is too little, too late basically. other sectors have struggled

but the petrol retailers association says there are encouraging signs that the situation is continuinging dry falling by a half since the weekend our business editor simonjack has this report. it's a question on millions of workers' minds — how many miles do i have left in the tank? we've got 150 at the moment. that should see us through today. nurses lindsay and adele are heading out to see patients and can ill afford to stop to refuel. i'm not going to be able to stop now because we've got to get to this patient as soon as possible. and by the time they have seen their patients, it's too late. we have managed to go past fuel stations that have queues so we know they've got fuel, but we've been unable to get in the queue and wait because time is critical for us. by the time we've made our visits and made those patients comfortable, those fuel stations, sadly, have been emptied. the fuel industry and government insist the situation is slowly improving but the business secretary today said the army would be on our streets soon. it takes a couple of days, sometimes a few days, to get tro

the petrol retailers association says anecdotal evidence from its members suggests demand on forecourtsficantly higher than normal but not as high as it was this weekend. the government is still putting the army on standby to drive tankers, but mr shapps said the measures already put in place appeared to be having some effect. the surge in demand came because of fears that a shortage of drivers would hit fuel supply although there is plenty at refineries. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. day five and it is still a very long wait for petrol around telford. not every four has problems, urban areas are the worst affected. drivers hoping to fill up before the pumps run out, delivery is unable to keep up run out, delivery is unable to keep up with the panic buying. we run out, delivery is unable to keep up with the panic buying.— run out, delivery is unable to keep up with the panic buying. we are all wonderin: up with the panic buying. we are all wondering how— up with the panic buying. we are all wondering how long _ up with the panic buying. we are all wondering how long it

the petrol retailers association says that more than half of its members' forecourts have run out ofhe transport secretary grant shapps insists there is no shortage of fuel the crisis came after a shortage of tanker_ the crisis came after a shortage of tanker drivers led to filling stations_ tanker drivers led to filling stations running short. the transport secretary grant shapps insists there is no shortage of fuel and has urged drivers to fill up only when they need to. as well as a temporary scheme forforeign drivers, tonight the government has suspended competition law to allow the industry to share information and target areas where fuel is low. it is also considering using the army for deliveries. katy austin reports. this is one of the forecourts which were forced to close today, the result of motorists panic buying fuel. a mental health nurse told us she struggled to get to work. because of panic buying, there was nothing left. i live 14 miles away from work. work then had to call me a taxi to bring me in, which is costing the nhs money. a group which speaks for more than 5,

according to the petrol retailers association before the crisis began a driver would typically spendand £30 on fuel per visit. during this long weekend it's been double, if not more. if we can just get back to that £25— £30 then i think we're going to see the equilibrium, the balance between supply and demand, start to improve every day as we go forward into this week. the problems at the forecourts over the weekend have highlighted the weakness in our supply chain. the challenge for government and business is to make sure there are enough deliveries in all industries during the run—up to christmas. the business secretary says this morning the situation is easing. i think the situation clearly is stabilising. if we look at the inflow. _ stabilising. if we look at the inflow, the deliveries of petrol, they— inflow, the deliveries of petrol, they were — inflow, the deliveries of petrol, they were matched yesterday by sales which means the situation is stabilising. i think people are behaving quite responsibly and people — behaving quite responsibly and people should buy petrol as normal

the petrol retailers association represents almost three quarters of the uk's filling stations.at had dropped to just over one third by last night. michaela is a key workerfrom fife, who managed to find fuel after visiting nine sites on her way home from work. my car was basically running on fumes. at that point i thought i was actually going to have to abandon my car. it was after 11 at night. i thought i was going to have to abandon my car because i had no fuel. it's just been horrific. the lady i spoke to who served me last night, she was absolutely deflated with the whole situation. courier david newton had worried he wouldn't be able to carry on delivering parcels but a late—night dash around bath proved successful. absolute madness. infrastructure is crazy. of course we have lost so many service stations over the years, and it's ridiculous. in the end last night, i actually got some diesel at 12:45am to fill up my van so i could do my deliveries today. where fuel has got through, queues are disappearing. the effects were obvious to see. the causes more difficult to determi

the petrol retailers association which represents the majority of all petrol stations says that morelf of its four courts are now dry. the crisis has been caused by days of cues at many pumps after a shortage of collieries led to a fall in stations running short. the grand secretary insists there is no shortage of fuel and has urged drivers to fill up only when they need to. ministers have announced a temporary visa scheme for up to 5,000 and hgb drivers in an attempt to ease delivery issues in the run—up to christmas. katie 0stend the report. this is one of the four core acts which wear forced to close today, the result of motorists panic buying fuel, a mental health nurse told us she struggled to get to work. i mental health nurse told us she struggled to get to work. i spent the last half— struggled to get to work. i spent the last half hour _ struggled to get to work. i spent the last half hour trying - struggled to get to work. i spent the last half hour trying to - struggled to get to work. i spent the last half hour trying to go . struggled to get to work. i spent the last hal

the uk petrol retailers association has announced that only 27% of its members, slightly over a quarterfear that i get is going to suddenly stop, it will be done seamlessly. but what is not seamless is that many of these companies had backed theirfinancial model on gas not being as expensive as it is proving to be. we already know there will be a 12% increase in gas bills from this month, even though there is a price cap. it would have been considerably higher if not for the price cap, or there are critics of how the price cap system works. it was interesting seeing marco longhi having notjust the union flag, but the flag of the black country behind him. i was talking to one of the campaigners in dudley a few years ago about that, one of those who was instrumental in getting the black country officially recognised as a place. he said it is all about what an american once said about the black country. the american consul in the 19th century described the area as black by day because of the smoke from all the factories, and red by night because of the fire from the furnace. it is a striki

the petrol retail association suggested a third of its members are without fuel which is down from two-thirdsn sunday. still, many drivers here are finding themselves waiting in long lines to fill up. as you can see there, it comes as the shortage of tanker drivers to deliver the fuel. cnn's nina dos santos joins me now. nina, the prime minister is saying it's improving. i'd like to know where you are if it is. on my way to work it didn't look that way. i saw on the queues in the early hours this morning. >> reporter: there are long lines here. in kensington and chelsea, people are getting quite irate, actually, as they are trying desperately to inch a little bit further forward in the line. when they eventually get to the petrol pump, they greeted with the highest pump in about eight years. people are getting angry about the situation, and after we saw demand spike about 500% over the weekend, which is when the real crunch point was, people are starting to ask themselves, where is boris johnson, the prime minister? why haven't we heard from him yet? some people are even debating he might hav

the petrol retailers association also said at the weekend 50% of its stations were completely out of40%, out of fuel and that has come down to ao%, so two bits of information saying the situation is right and this is what they were hoping, that those anxious drivers who filled up their tanks won't need to be back for a few days, maybe a couple of days, and stressed the need to be back, the prime minister urging people only do this when they need to, so some signs that will get better. however, that won't affect dues immediately and you will still see some congestion and people on their way home i am sure will still see evidence of that but we are in the foothills potentially of it getting a little bit better, but it's a reminder that the underlying problem for this industry and many others is this hgv driver shortage which is the plumbing of so many different industries, whether petrol, food, anything with a short sheu petrol, food, anything with a short shelf life not being able to get from a to b in time because it is a real problem. a lot of scepticism that some of the measures de

the petrol retailers' association says anecdotal evidence from its members suggests demand on forecourtsstill significantly higher than normal but not as high as it was this weekend. the government is still putting the army on standby to drive tankers but mr shapps said the measures already put in place appeared to be having some effect. the surge in demand came because of fears that a shortage of drivers would hit fuel supply although there is plenty at refineries. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. day five and it is still a very long wait for petrol around telford. not everywhere has problems — urban areas are the worst affected. drivers hoping to fill up before the pumps run out, deliveries unable to keep up with all the panic buying. we are all wondering how long it can go on for. that is what every driver wants to know. there are now the first very tentative signs of stabilisation in forecourts' storage which will not be reflected in the queues as yet. but it is the first time we have seen more petrol in the petrol stations itself. i think, as the industry said yesterd

we have been assured through the petrol retailers association and through some of the larger petrol companiesme of these will take a while to resolve, some of these can be resolved, that is being done but we need to keep calm, just as we did through covid through toilet rolls, that is not to continue. toilet rolls, that is not to continue-— toilet rolls, that is not to continue. �* ., , , , ., toilet rolls, that is not to continue. �* ., ,, ., continue. brian, i guess you are bein: to continue. brian, i guess you are being to that. — continue. brian, i guess you are being to that, chair— continue. brian, i guess you are being to that, chair of— continue. brian, i guess you are being to that, chair of the - continue. brian, i guess you are| being to that, chair of the petrol retailers association, we are expecting strong words, what are your members saying to you? this is a roblem your members saying to you? this is a problem caused _ your members saying to you? this is a problem caused by _ your members saying to you? this is a problem caused by somebody - your members saying to you? this is

brian maddison is the chair of the petrol retailers association. out quickly. can you bring us up to date with the latest picture? us up to date with the latest -icture? , ., , us up to date with the latest -icture? , . , , picture? yes, i have 'ust been s-ueakin picture? yes, i have 'ust been speaking to h picture? yes, i havejust been speaking to northern - picture? yes, i havejust been speaking to northern ireland, | picture? yes, i have just been i speaking to northern ireland, there is no problem in northern ireland, plenty of fuel, plenty of drivers. no panic buying. much the same in the north of scotland and in rural parts of wales. we are really looking at a situation which is focused on the big urban centres on mainland uk, particularly in england, where there has been sustained panic buying for four days, since the leak of the confidential report to the cabinet meeting, some ten days ago was made ijy meeting, some ten days ago was made by a major broadcaster. and what we are seeing is that people have been going notjust to put in the usua

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the petrol retailers association has also said that demand on four courts looks to be still significantlymal, but not as high as it was last weekend. the army has been put on standby to help as the uk has seen another day of long queues and a pump closure. the demand has come after a fear of a driver shortage would hit fuel supply. here's a little of what boris johnson would hit fuel supply. here's a little of what borisjohnson had to say a short time ago. i little of what boris johnson had to say a short time ago.— little of what boris johnson had to say a short time ago. i want to say first of all how _ say a short time ago. i want to say first of all how much i _ say a short time ago. i want to say first of all how much i sympathise | first of all how much i sympathise with mutual who've been worried about their journeys, with mutual who've been worried about theirjourneys, weathered about their journeys, weathered they'll about theirjourneys, weathered they'll be able to use their car or whatever it is. i know how frustrating it must have been to worry about a shortage of petrol. we a

the petrol retailers association look after around 5,500 independent petrol stations and there about what influences those prices going forward, brent crude is now trading at $80 a barrel, up over 20% since august the 20th, so higher prices are here and coming further down the line as well. are here and coming further down the line as well-— line as well. there are so many issues as _ line as well. there are so many issues as to — line as well. there are so many issues as to what _ line as well. there are so many issues as to what is _ line as well. there are so many issues as to what is going i line as well. there are so many issues as to what is going on, | line as well. there are so many. issues as to what is going on, so many aspects and in the price factor as well. how complicated is this and how long will it take to unravel? one of the big things we have heard is this a shortage of drivers and the government on saturday said they were going to issue 5,000 temporary visas for 12 weeks for drivers. stylist) visas for 12 weeks for drivers. also 5,500 for poultry _ visas for 12 wee

long lines continue on petrol park rights, but the petro retailers association says that there are encouragingons running dry has fallen by half since the weekend. however business editor has this report. it's a question on millions of workers minds, how many miles do i have left in the tank? 158 workers minds, how many miles do i have left in the tank?— have left in the tank? 150 at the moment, have left in the tank? 150 at the moment. that — have left in the tank? 150 at the moment, that should _ have left in the tank? 150 at the moment, that should see - have left in the tank? 150 at the | moment, that should see esther toda . , , ._ moment, that should see esther toda . , , ., moment, that should see esther toda. , , ., ~ ., today. nurses lindsay and adele are headin: u- today. nurses lindsay and adele are heading up to _ today. nurses lindsay and adele are heading up to see _ today. nurses lindsay and adele are heading up to see patients _ today. nurses lindsay and adele are heading up to see patients and - today. nurses lindsay and adele are heading up to see patients and can l heading u

here in britain, winning tonight that many petrol stations have run dry after days of cues at times. the petro retailers associatione was nothing left. a group that speaks for more than 5,000 independent fuel retailers says the impact had been severe. there is a large number, more than half which already run dry, and those others are running dry quite quickly. those others are running dry quite tuickl . , , , , , quickly. the first limited supply issues right _ quickly. the first limited supply issues right down _ quickly. the first limited supply issues right down to _ quickly. the first limited supply issues right down to a - quickly. the first limited supply issues right down to a lack - quickly. the first limited supply issues right down to a lack of l issues right down to a lack of tanker drivers. i've highlighted a wider lorry driver asserted edge, a long—standing problem that's got worse. the government has today announced new measures aimed at tackling that, including 5,000 visas, lasting only until christmas eve. ~ ., ., ,, ., ., eve. we would have liked to have seen at four— eve. we would have liked to ha