Seemingly thanks to government advice, as people start queueing at petrol stations and some petrol stations start to ration supplies, UK petrol sales have risen by 43% within the space of a week.
Meanwhile Francis Maude's daft advice that people should fill jerrycans has been withdrawn. Roads minister Mike Penning said that Maude's advice had been "a mistake by the cabinet minister. He didn't understand the size of a jerrycan. He has apologised since".
My naturally cynical side wonders if this is a wizzard wheeze, by Messers Osbourne and Cameron, to boost tax/duty receipts before the end of the financial year to make them look better.......Would they do that? Are they that desperate?.....Mmmmm, I wonder;-)
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