Countless motorists across the UK are complaining of petrol stations running out of fuel - but there is no fuel crisis in the UK. The issue isn't that there isn't enough petrol or diesel, it's simply that many deliveries of petrol and diesel are being blocked from arriving at local petrol stations.
In a protest against the UK government about climate change and fossil fuels, two major UK campaign groups have decided to block the transport of petrol across the UK - and in some towns and cities in the UK, they've been able to do this. As the i newspaper reports, Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion announced they intended to disrupt fuel supplies to London and the South East of England earlier this month, but their protests have actually caused issues much further afield.
Among the areas most affected by the protests, several pumps have run out of petrol in Birmingham, our sister site BirminghamLive reports. Protesters have blockaded oil terminals and refineries across the city, stopping petrol and diesel from being able to travel to petrol forecourts across Birmingham, the Black Country, Worcestershire and Staffordshire. Multiple petrol stations have been forced to put up signs warning drivers that they have no diesel - whilst some have had to shut completely because they've run out of fuel and a much-needed delivery hasn't been able to get them.
