Shell petrol supplies start to dry up at UK garages

Supplies of petrol to Shell garages started to dry up today as hundreds of tanker drivers began a four day strike, with fears that other companies could have problems stocking up with fuel.

Supplies of petrol to Shell garages across the UK started to dry up today as hundreds of tanker drivers began a four day strike, with fears that other companies could have problems stocking up with fuel.

Members of the Unite union walked out of fuel depots and terminals across the country at 6am and reported that drivers from other firms, including those on BT contracts, refused to cross picket lines.