Retailers warn West facing petrol drought as forecourts close

ADVANCE warning signs of “No Petrol Ahead” could soon be erected in rural Ireland as service stations close down their pumps, a retailers group has warned.

Motorists in the west of Ireland could find themselves driving up to 50 miles before locating a petrol station the Irish Petrol Retailers’ Association (IPRA) said.

In the past five years, the number of petrol stations in Ireland has dropped from 1,700 to 600 — with the West worst affected, the IPRA said.