Fuel shortages: could the UK switch to E10 petrol be the underlying cause?
- Written by Luc Muyldermans, Associate Professor in Operations Management, University of Nottingham
The shortage of fuel at forecourts has been wreaking havoc in the UK in recent days, leading to long queues and forcing many stations to close. The main reasons being cited in the media are too few lorry drivers to replenish forecourt stocks, coupled with temporary spikes in fuel demand that have been magnified by panic-buying.
Without doubt,...