March 29, 2012

Petrol pumps under pressure – in pictures

A government call for motorists to top up fuel tanks ahead of a possible tanker drivers' strike is causing panic-buying in some regions

Petrol: Belle Vale, Liverpool: People queue to buy petrol at Morrisons — Belle Vale, Liverpool: people queue to buy petrol at Morrisons supermarket Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Petrol: Bristol: Sainsbury's petrol station — Bristol: petrol supplies run low at a Sainsbury's garage Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Petrol: Grangemouth, Scotland: A petrol tanker leaves the refinery — Grangemouth, Scotland: a petrol tanker leaves the refinery Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Petrol: Harrogate, North Yorkshire: Drivers queue for petrol and diesel — Harrogate, North Yorkshire: drivers queue for petrol and diesel at Sainsbury's filling station Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

Petrol: Loughborough: A petrol tanker driver makes a delivery — Loughborough: a petrol tanker driver makes a delivery as drivers queue for fuel Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

Petrol: North Shields, Tyne and Wear: An Esso petrol station — North Shields, Tyne and Wear: an Esso petrol station that has run out of diesel Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Petrol: Trafford Park, Manchester: The petrol station at ASDA is closed — Trafford Park, Manchester: the petrol station at Asda is closed after running out of fuel Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Petrol: Christchurch, Dorset: Police community support officers manage the traffic — Christchurch, Dorset: police community support officers manage the traffic queuing outside a Total service station Photograph: Chris Ison/PA

Petrol: Hackney, London: Cars queue up at a petrol station — Hackney, London: cars queue up at a petrol station Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Petrol: London: Cars queue up for petrol — London: cars queue up for petrol Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Petrol: London: A sign outside a petrol station — London: a sign outside a petrol station
Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Ben Stansall/Action images

Petrol: Eastville, Bristol: Cars queue at a Tesco petrol station — Eastville, Bristol: cars queue at a Tesco petrol station Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

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