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Vehicles queue to fill up at a petrol station in Bristol (PA) (PA Wire) <\/p>\n Vehicles queue to fill up at a petrol station in Bristol (PA) (PA Wire) <\/p>\n
Motorists should not drive slower nor buy fuel differently because of the Iran<\/a> oil crisis, an energy minister has said.<\/p>\n Michael Shanks insisted British<\/a> drivers did not need to change their habits, despite suggestions from the International Energy Agency<\/a> (IEA) aimed at conserving fuel.<\/p>\n The IEA has advised motorists across the world to reduce their speed on highways, share rides and work from home when possible to reduce how much petrol or diesel they use.<\/p>\n The advice comes amid the continued energy crisis sparked by the US-Israeli war with Iran.<\/p>\n Tehran is blockading the Strait of Hormuz, stopping the flow of oil through the important shipping route leaving the Middle East.<\/p>\n Mr Shanks was asked by Times Radio if British drivers should change their habits and told the broadcaster: \u201cThey should do everything as absolutely normal because there is no shortage of fuel anywhere in the country at the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cWe monitor this every single day, I look at the numbers personally. There\u2019s no issue at all with that.\u201d<\/p>\n In an attempt to signal there was no need to panic buy petrol, the minister added: \u201cPeople<\/a> should go about their business as normal. That\u2019s what the RAC and the AA have said. It\u2019s really important people do that.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no shortage of fuel and everything is working as normal.\u201d<\/p>\n During the pandemic in 2021, a domestic fuel crisis developed in some parts of the UK, amid reports of a shortage of fuel tanker drivers.<\/p>\n This sparked panic buying of fuel, with long queues of drivers waiting outside petrol stations.<\/p>\n Asked directly if drivers should slow their speed, Mr Shanks told Times Radio: \u201cLook genuinely, people shouldn\u2019t change their behaviour or their habits in the slightest.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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