UK government urges return to ‘normal buying habits’ amid fuel shortage
29 September 2021 |
6:20 am
The government has urged Britons to "go about their business in the normal way" and resume typical buying habits. The Transport Secretary said that means motorists should stop filling up old water bottles with fuel.
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