Fuel sales in Ireland plummet due to Covid-19 lockdown

Figures show that in April, motorists bought less than half the amount of diesel purchased in April 2019. Picture Dan Linehan

Petrol sales in Ireland plummeted in April to less than a third of that consumed in the same month last year.The Covid-19 lockdown has resulted in a dramatic reduction in the number of vehicles on the roads with large sections of the population either unemployed or working from home.