With the ongoing fuel crisis and motorists queuing to get as much petrol as they can, some people are filling up jerry cans with petrol causing a staggering rise in sales, up by 17 times than on the previous week.
Speaking to the BBC about the current situation, he urged drivers to "go about their business in the normal way and fill up when you need it."
However many are now taking to social media as they film people fill jerry cans despite having just filled up their car with fuel.
This has lead to a soaring demand for jerry cans with Halfords having recorded a 17-fold rise in the number of containers being sold over the weekend compared with the same period a week earlier.
The cans are being used by motorists to stockpile fuel with drivers ignoring advice against it due to the dangers. The numbers of those doing so are rising so much so it was the fourth most common search term on the retailer’s website.
In addition to this, Halfords has also seen a 23% spike in sales of bikes with demand for electric bikes more than doubling.
With some drivers not ready to make the switch to two wheels, automotive classified ad firm AutoTrader said the number of searches for electric vehicles (EVs) across Saturday and Sunday was 60% higher than during the previous weekend.
It added that EVs now account for around a quarter of all advert views, compared with 16% in August.
Auto Trader commercial director Ian Plummer said range anxiety, which describes motorists being concerned that an EV will run flat during a journey, has been replaced by "fuel anxiety" leading to "a massive surge in consumer engagement for electric cars".
Mr Plummer urged the Government to take advantage of the shortage at filling stations to encourage more people to buy an EV.
He said: “Concern about petrol availability won’t end when the pumps start up again, and so this increased interest represents a unique opportunity to inform, to excite and to incentivise car owners to make the switch.
“If the Government is serious about reaching its 2030 targets, then it is one it can ill afford to miss.”
Sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2030.
