🔴EXCLUSIVE: The Government’s switch to greener petrol was a “major factor” behind the fuel crisis, industry chiefs reveal.
Petrol retailers were ‘emptying their tanks’ for the switchover to E10 fuel when garages were swiftly drained by panic buying
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Petrol retailers were ‘emptying their tanks’ for the switchover to E10 fuel when garages were swiftly drained by panic buying
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⚠️Government figures reveal fuel deliveries to petrol stations remained steady over the summer despite warnings of a lack of HGV drivers.
Yet the amount of spare fuel stored fell sharply by up to 12% after Sept 1, when the Government introduced greener E10 fuel as the standard
Yet the amount of spare fuel stored fell sharply by up to 12% after Sept 1, when the Government introduced greener E10 fuel as the standard
❌When panic buying began, garages found they did not have enough in storage tanks to keep up with demand.
“I don’t blame the Government particularly but the E10 switchover clearly had an unintended consequence” said Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association
“I don’t blame the Government particularly but the E10 switchover clearly had an unintended consequence” said Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association
“For weeks we had been emptying our tanks of E5, the old fuel, as fast as we could to get ready for E10. We had all run our petrol stocks down...
🚛“Then the shortage of HGV drivers meant we couldn’t get supplies quickly enough" the chairman said
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🚛“Then the shortage of HGV drivers meant we couldn’t get supplies quickly enough" the chairman said
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Ministers rolled out E10, which is blended with a minimum of 5.5% biofuel, as the standard unleaded petrol from Sept 1.
🟢The move was an interim step to help the UK reach its target of net zero emissions by 2030
🟢The move was an interim step to help the UK reach its target of net zero emissions by 2030
According to the figures released on Thursday by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy, deliveries for road fuel remained steady throughout the summer.
The constant supply meant pump stock levels hovered at 40% full, at most rising or falling by 1-2%
The constant supply meant pump stock levels hovered at 40% full, at most rising or falling by 1-2%
📉Yet from Sept 1, forecourts across the UK began to see a steady and pronounced decline in fuel stocks.
By Sept 16 – a week before panic-buying began – average stock levels had fallen from 40% to 34%
By Sept 23 stock levels were already at 32%
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By Sept 16 – a week before panic-buying began – average stock levels had fallen from 40% to 34%
By Sept 23 stock levels were already at 32%
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It was not until Friday, Sept 24 that the stock crisis snowballed, with demand more than doubling.
Daily road fuel sales lept from 15,000 litres per station in the week prior to Sept 24 to more than 35,000
⛽️By Sept 25, pumps across the country were empty
Daily road fuel sales lept from 15,000 litres per station in the week prior to Sept 24 to more than 35,000
⛽️By Sept 25, pumps across the country were empty
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