Sales of jerry cans ’17 times higher than normal’ in UK amid fuel crisis

Halfords has also seen a 23% spike in sales of bikes, with demand for electric bikes more than doubling.

The fuel crisis has led to soaring demand for jerry cans and forms of transport that do not involve joining lengthy queues, new figures show. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

The UK fuel crisis has led to soaring demand for jerry cans and forms of transport that do not involve joining lengthy queues, new figures show.

Halfords recorded a 17-fold rise in the number of jerry cans sold over the weekend compared with the same period a week earlier.