British military personnel begin delivering fuel to gas stations after a shortage of truck drivers disrupted supplies for more than a week, leading to long lines at the pumps as anxious drivers scrambled to fill their tanks.
, leading to long lines at the pumps as anxious drivers scrambled to fill their tanks. About 200 servicemen and women were deployed Monday to boost deliveries after undergoing training at commercial fuel depots last week, the government said. About 200 service personnel were deployed Monday to boost deliveries after undergoing training at commercial fuel depots last week, the government said.
“Army drivers have gone out,” Treasury chief Rishi Sunak told LBC Radio. “The situation has been improving now for, I think, over a week; every day, as the stats have come on, it’s getting better and, as demand settles back to more normal levels, the strong expectation is things will resolve themselves ... People should know we’re doing everything we can.”
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