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Sep 29, 2021
There are long lines on the streets of the UK as drivers struggle to fill up.
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There's widespread traffic misery, British army is on standby to help out.
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The trigger was BP and ExxonMobil saying they have to close some gas stations.
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This sparked panic filling, even with authorities saying there is no fuel shortage.
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Truck driver shortage. There is a shortage of about 100,000 overall in Britain.
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With Brexit, tens of thousands of drivers left to go back to their homes in the EU.
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Pandemic restrictions led to problems in training and testing new home-grown drivers.
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Asking motorists to go back to normal work — go to the pump only when needed.
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And it has put army personnel on standby to drive the fuel tankers.
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Maybe, when the tanks are full. But there's no guarantee this won't recur.
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