2000 offered some lessons, according to a top civil servant involved then. he said lecturing people was the wrong approach. we get industry saying, behave yourselves, and that doesn t solve anybody s problem. what needs to happen is people need to be persuaded and need to understand they need to take part in a collective effort, and it won t be a quick fix. then they might start to calm down. beyond the crisis, the bigger picture is not a pretty one for motorists. surging global demand for oil means petrol prices, already at an eight year high, are expected to move even higher. even when the queues are gone, those price pressures will remain. simon jack, bbc news. what is the current situation for petrol stations across the uk? brian maddison is the chair of the petrol retailers association. is the situation stabilising? it is certainl is the situation stabilising? it 3 certainly improving from the weekend
but the soaring price of crude oil. the uk has plenty of fuel, but well panic buying continue at a faster rate than deliveries going on? the knock on effects for businesses will grow the longer this goes on. brian maddison as chairman of the petrol retailers association. what is the situation this morning with the queues? i is the situation this morning with the queues? is the situation this morning with the cueues? . ., ., ., the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite a the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite a bit the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite a bit of the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite a bit of panic the queues? i am afraid to say there is still quite a bit of panic buying - is still quite a bit of panic buying in the country, one of our members in the country, one of our members in the country, one of our members in the north with a portfolio of sites across the
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in this country through a lack of planning on behalf of the government. the transport secretary, though, said it was for industry to work out permanent solutions. we do not want to be relying on overseas labour, that is why this is limited to christmas. we must sort out the long term problems with the hgv sector, which has been around for years. other countries are also experiencing lorry driver shortages. it is unclear how many will come to the uk. for businesses, the focus is now on keeping supplies going for the crucial christmas period. let s find out more about the situation at the fuel stations, and joining us is brian maddison, chairman of the petrol retailers association, which represents independent fuel retailers. thank you forjoining us this afternoon. you represent 65% of independent fuel retailers, can you give us an idea of how many forecourts that represents? just
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