BBCNEWS BBC News at One September 27, 2021 12:02:00
Thousands of petrol stations are still closed or running dry because of a shortage of tanker drivers, and there've been more long queues today of drivers trying to fill up. ministers are urging people to get their fuel as normal. the government is issuing temporary visas to bring in 5,000 foreign lorry drivers. the government has also suspended competition law so that oil companies can work together to get more fuel to the pumps. our business correspondent ramzan karmali reports. from early this morning, queues began to form, drivers are seemingly desperate to fill their tanks, but for a key n...