Street: Queues at Sainsbury's petrol station but fuel is available

There are queues at the Sainsbury's petrol station in Street this afternoon (September 28) but fuel is available.

At times the queues have gone back to the A39, but these have cleared quickly and sometimes only two or three cars have had to wait off of the forecourt.

The situation in Street is certainly better than in neighbouring Glastonbury, where the Esso petrol station is closed due to no fuel, and long queues at the Morrisons petrol station.

The national supply shortage continues to make headlines as many parts of the country experience severe problems.

The British Medical Association has called on the Government to put a plan in place – warning that health and care workers cannot spend hours queuing for fuel when they're needed to look after patients.

However, earlier today the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said there were the first "tentative signs of stabilisation" in the amount of fuel on petrol station forecourts, and he urged motorists to go back to their normal buying habits.