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- Queues are spilling out of petrol stations across the city as people are rushing to fill amid a national shortage.
- Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has urged people not to change their habits when refuelling as BP and Tesco announced some stations would close and petrol was being spread over its garages due to a shortage of HGV drivers.
- Tailbacks have been seen at a number of stations in Worcester including at St Phillip's.
- It is estimated that the UK is short of about 100,000 HGV drivers - with gaps made worse by the pandemic and Brexit.
- Reports in several newspapers have suggested that the government is considering getting soldiers to drive fuel tankers under emergency plans.
- We will bring you the latest on this developing issue throughout the day, letting you know which stations have fuel and where there are queues.
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