A Glasgow doctor unable to do house calls after being forced to abandon his car in England has urged people to stop panic buying fuel.
According to Glasgow Live, Dr Pravish Kashyap drove down to York last weekend to visit his parents, however he was left stranded when he couldn't find a petrol station to fuel up for the return journey.
Leaving his car and getting the train back to Glasgow, Dr Kashyap was thankfully able to find alternative transport to get to work and is hoping the fuel situation will soon change.
Dr Kashyap, who has worked as a health professional in East Dunbartonshire for three years, said: "I used my partner's car to work this week as she was getting the train down south and getting to the petrol station in Bearsden, I could see the big queues forming already
"A lot of our patients are elderly and the GPs in our surgery take turns to days of house calls where, we will do up to five or six visits in a day.
"I have no problem getting public transport and I actively encourage others to do so safely, but I can't do house calls using it.
"I can't use my partners car anymore for my day coming up next week, and my parents haven't been able to fill up my car to bring it back to Glasgow as my partner was going to do.
"My dad went around all the fuel stations in his area, and they were empty."
Dr Kashyap says that he is very worried about the issue as time goes on, especially as it adds unnecessary pressure on an already over stretched health service.
"It's a huge problem, and it's very worrying. It's not just my issue either, with staff in every field getting to work - hospital staff, shop workers, bus and taxi drivers and let’s not forget ambulance and police vehicles that are affected," added Dr Kashyap.
"I am positive people will stop panic buying and I'm hoping that it doesn’t go to that stage and this week we will get back to normal, but the biggest worry is that emergency vehicles will run out before more arrives.
"Imagine that someone in your house is unwell, and needs an ambulance, which doesn't have fuel and your car doesn't have any either.
"I want to ask the public to be sensible, if you're working from home try not make unnecessary journeys, walk if you can, don't top up unless you urgently need it, that quick quarter of a tank could be used for ambulances or an emergency vehicle.
"Please be considerate if you can.
"If we have managed through covid being sensible then we can pull through this.
"I just want to tell people please to not panic buy. I hope things will change."
