journalism in my view. you need to recognise when you are causing a problem. not simply fuel the fire because it is something to make news. anna, you are really upset as well because this has affected your livelihood. what would you like the bbc to learn from the way the story has been covered and the fact that so many viewers have complained? we re not the only professionj that has been hugely affected by this but we were just getting on our feet - from lockdowns before. i think the bbc need to be held to account in the way that they are funded. you have a social- responsibility to report the truth. and what annoys me about this story, if you had other fuel- providers, notjust bp who were jumping onto the media saying we are fine, absolutely fine and stops buying fuel. . we don t have a problem with delivery. so where did thisl story come from? to me, it was just . scaremongering and
problem. my bbc east midlands show started it show at 635 yesterday with a photoshop of lots of empty pumps. honestly. that isjust irresponsiblejournalism in my view. you need to recognise when you are causing a problem. not simply fuel the fire because it is something to make news. the fire because it is something to make news make news. anna, you are really u set as make news. anna, you are really upset as well make news. anna, you are really upset as well because make news. anna, you are really upset as well because this - make news. anna, you are really upset as well because this has i upset as well because this has affected your livelihood. what would you like the bbc to learn from the way the story has been covered and the fact that so many viewers have complained? complained? we re not the only profession complained? we re not the only profession that complained? we re not the only profession that has complained? we re not the only profession that has been - complain
senior ministers have been meeting to discuss the issue of fuel delivery, after bp and esso said they had shut a small number of petrol stations due to a lack of tanker drivers. ministers and fuel providers have said there is plenty of petrol and that motorists should carry on as normal but despite the reassurances, customers have been pictured queuing at some petrol stations. there are more than 8,000 petrol stations across the uk, butjust a small number are experiencing delivery issues around 100 of them. the problem has been caused by a shortage of hauliers the industry says around 100,000 more lorry drivers are needed. the government says it has made changes to attract more people into the industry. but ministers aren t ruling out changing visa rules to bring in drivers from the eu or using soldiers to drive fuel tankers. our business correspondent katy austin reports. the government has told people not to panic buy, but that didn t stop these drivers queueing at petrol sta