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Petrol shortage: no end to panic-buying, says fuel retail boss

Brian Madderson says filling stations are emptied within hours of a delivery as calls grow for the army to step in

Customers are still panic-buying petrol across the country with filling stations emptied within hours, the chair of the Petrol Retailers Association has said, as a Conservative MP urged the army to start deliveries to restore public confidence.

The PRA’s chair, Brian Madderson, said members were worried about putting a £30 cap on purchases because of the risk of people confronting staff and said prioritising key workers for fuel would be unworkable.

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