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[12 SEP 00] FUEL PROTESTS
Panic On The Roads of Warwickshire

Panic buying by motorists have led to long queues and short tempers across Warwickshire as the race for the remaining supplies took a grip yesterday.

Warwick seems to be the driest place in the county for fuel. 

Queues stretching from the town along the Birmingham Road out to a garage in Hatton as motorists queued for hours for the last drops. Police said the road was blocked to through traffic from 5pm for three hours last night.

The M40 Warwick services at Barn Hill have no fuel. Corley services on the M6, near Coventry, is one of the few locations with all grades of fuel - but expects its supplies to last only until mid-afternoon.

Police have reported flashpoints on the A34000 in Shipston in the south of the county and congestion around any service station still selling fuel, with unleaded petrol in the shortest supply.

Some rural stations are now selling to their regular customers only. Supermarkets have lifted their prices to around 81.9p per litre.

People have been warned the public not to make long-distance journeys as fuel supplies are running low or have run out, leaving people unable to complete their journey or return home.

Emergency services are curtailing their non-emergency use of vehicles.

Mick Brewer, deputy chief constable of Warwickshire said:

“We are confident that we can provide a normal level of service to the public and have activated contingency plans which will enable us to do so.

“Police officers will still be out on patrol and the public’s calls for assistance will be managed in the usual way.”

The oil refinery at Kingsbury in the north of the county is still blockaded. Police have tried to mediate between the protesters, who have blocked the entrances with 20 lorries and tractors.

The constabulary said it is a ‘peaceful protest’ and have found a ‘cooperative dialogue from both parties’.

Councils are meeting this morning to sort out how services, such as bin collections, home helps and schools, will be affected if fuel supplies do run out They expect to issue information later on how services will be affected.

Warwick District Council said all services are currently operating as normal, but with council staff postponing on non-essential journeys.

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