Gas crisis in England: what to know
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British gas stations have run dry as a trucker shortage sparked panic buying and hoarding over the weekend.
The link between the two events might seem strange, but it’s yet another knock-on from Brexit: The hauling industry has experienced a shortage of truckers – down tens of thousands due to changes in citizenship and passport requirements, as well as an aging workforce and the coronavirus pandemic.
"We need some calm," Gordon Balmer, executive director of the PRA, who worked for BP (BP.L) for 30 years, told Reuters. "Please don't panic buy: if people drain the network then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy."
The lack of drivers means disruption to supply chains in everything from food to fuel, driving a panic over shortages – panic that has now led those fears to become reality.