Queues seen at Eastbourne petrol stations

By Jacob Panons
Published 24th Sep 2021, 12:49 BST
Updated 24th Sep 2021, 12:57 BST
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Queues have been seen at a number of petrol stations in Eastbourne amid fears of a fuel shortage.

Queues have been seen at a number of petrol stations in Eastbourne amid fears of a fuel shortage.

Eye-witnesses said there were queues of vehicles at Tesco, Power and Morrisons petrol stations today (Friday, September 24).

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According to another eye-witness, there is also gridlock on Lottbridge Drive due to the ‘panic’.

A queue of vehicles outside a petrol station in High Street, Old Town, Eastbourne SUS-210924-115737001A queue of vehicles outside a petrol station in High Street, Old Town, Eastbourne SUS-210924-115737001
A queue of vehicles outside a petrol station in High Street, Old Town, Eastbourne SUS-210924-115737001

Yesterday (Thursday, September 23) BP closed some of their sites across the country as they experienced ‘some fuel supply issues’.

The company said they had a lack of both diesel and unleaded petrol because of ‘some delays in the supply chain which has been impacted by the industry-wide driver shortages’.

A spokesperson from BP said, “We are experiencing some fuel supply issues at some of our retail sites in the UK and unfortunately have therefore seen a handful of sites temporarily close due to a lack of both unleaded and diesel grades.