there were queues and some closures in birmingham, commuter anger in teesside. i was supposed to be at work at 12 o'clock. it's ridiculous. how much petrol have you got? i'm literally on empty. but fewer problems were reported in scotland and northern ireland, particularly in rural areas. for the taxi industry, this isn't panic buying, it's essential purchases that need priority support. if we don't get priority, there will be serious problems for the sector. there will be serious problems for the nhs, for the travelling public because we move around blood, prescriptions, food, and take people to all manner of different venues and destinations. the company that delivers fuel to a quarter of all uk petrol stations said things would return to normal if motorists behaved normally. we've been working flat out throughout the weekend and again today, and deliveries are getting through nationwide. that's a really important thing to say. but importantly as well is that as long as people are buying