Panic buying leaves UK fuel pumps dry

By Guy Faulconbridge and Alistair Smout
Updated September 27 2021 - 8:55pm, first published 8:50pm
Some petrol stations in England have been forced to close after running out of fuel supplies.
Some petrol stations in England have been forced to close after running out of fuel supplies.

Many British petrol stations have run dry across major English cities after panic buying deepened a supply chain crisis triggered by a shortage of truck drivers.