Queues again formed at petrol stations on Monday as drivers rushed to fill up their tanks and many pumps posting out-of-stock signs, amid the supply disruption caused by the war in the Middle East.
The Jor Sor 100 traffic radio network showed a line of vehicles, mostly pickup trucks and motorcycles, at least three kilometres long outside a gas station in Mae Sot district in Tak province.
A similar situation was reported in many other provinces, including Suphan Buri and Nakhon Sawan, over the past few days.
The government insists there is enough fuel and the problem is caused by panic buying. Diesel, in particular, is in short supply at some pumps.
In Bua Yai district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, pump attendants said there were no queues on Monday because they ran out of petrol and diesel on Sunday, and there was no word from their parent companies when deliveries would be made.
Monday was the last day of the nationwide price cap announced to help motorists after oil spiked when the United States and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on Feb 28.
