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Jamie Smith & Chiara Fiorillo & David Kent

Mass brawl at UK petrol station as delivery driver 'tries to jump queue' amid shortages

A brawl has broken out at a London petrol station after a driver reportedly tried to jump the queue.

The footage. taken at a BP station in Camden on Monday, shows the heated fight in front of shocked motorists.

Filip Tanaka, 23, from North London, said the brawl broke out after a moped delivery driver skipped the queue.

He said: "There were two queues, one for cars and one for motorcycles. The petrol station employees were not allowing him to fuel up.

"It then got heated as swear words and threats were thrown about, and then the driver grabbed one the guys by the neck (which is not seen in the video) and then intimidated another by driving the moped into someone, and then a fight broke out.

"I think people should take from this, that understanding and frugality are key, in a time when teamwork and community are much needed, everyone seems to be very much on every man for himself method which will get us nowhere in my opinion."

It comes as motorists are being hit by fuel prices rising to an eight-year high amid shortages at filling stations.

The shortage is a result of a lack of truck drivers being available to deliver the fuel across the country and has led to widespread queues.

BP released a statement acknowledging the lack in product and said "with the intense demand seen over the past two days, we estimate that around 30% of sites in this network do not currently have either of the main grades of fuel."

Fuels for Ireland has urged drivers not to panic-buy fuel amid the shortage in Britain, as there will be no disruption to our supply of petrol, diesel and home-heating oil.

As well as this, Fuels for Ireland - who are responsible for Applegreen, Circle K, Corrib Oil, Emo, Inver Energy, Irving Oil, LCC, Maxol, Top Oil, and Valero - said its members are experiencing no issues at all here.

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