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UK Fuel Crisis
Fuel prices in the UK rose sharply in the end of the summer, creating a risk supply chain disruptions. The situation was aggravated by Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, due to which the number of truck drivers, including fuel tankers, has decreased.

Long Lines Persist Amid Ongoing Fuel Shortages in UK

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Last week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to introduce a temporary visa scheme to ease entry into the UK to foreign lorry drivers through to Christmas.
Sputnik goes live from the United Kingdom where people have been queueing up outside petrol stations as the country scrambles to top up on fuel as supplies dwindle.
Earlier, the BP oil company had to close several of its gas stations due to the lack of lorry drivers.
The government has recently announced a plan to temporarily allow foreign lorry drivers to enter the UK through a simplified visa scheme that will run until Christmas.
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