United Kingdom fuel crisis

The British army will begin delivering petrol to fuel stations on Oct. 4 after fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying and forced the government to offer visa waivers to foreign truckers to plug the shortfall.

exacerbated fuel shortage crisis In the UK over the weekend amid "panic buying" from motorists so anxious that the government announced on Monday evening, it had asked the military to stand by for deliveries if needed.

The British government says it is putting the military on standby as part of further measures to address a supply chain crisis which has led fuel pumps to run dry amid panic-buying by motorists.

The UK has suspended the operation of competition laws in the oil sector to allow fuel suppliers to share information and coordinate their response to fuel shortages.