UK warned of panic buying, BP shuts servos

By Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Holton, James Davey and Michael Holden
Updated September 24 2021 - 5:05am, first published 5:00am
BP has temporarily closed some of its UK petrol stations because of driver shortages.
BP has temporarily closed some of its UK petrol stations because of driver shortages.

Oil giant BP says it is having to temporarily close some petrol filling stations in the United Kingdom because of a lack of truck drivers, hours after a junior minister cautioned the public not to panic buy amid fears of food shortages.

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