Petrol station stocks ‘at highest level since May’ after panic-buying frenzy

Petrol station stocks ‘at highest level since May’ after panic-buying frenzy

Stocks of unleaded and diesel at UK filling stations are at their highest level since May - recovering from the recent panic buying frenzy, according to government data.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said forecourt storage tanks were an average of 45% full at the end of the day on Sunday.

That figure was up significantly on the 15% figure at the height of the fuel fright which took hold last month when it emerged that BP had told the government it was prioritising the restocking of its branded filling stations because of a shortage of tanker drivers.