A pregnant mum who was left stranded with her baby has slammed petrol panic-buyers calling them "disgusting human beings".
Rachel Wallace, 38, was out looking for fuel with her 15-month-old son Fenris and could not find any despite visiting four petrol stations.
Her car's dashboard light was flashing, indicating that it was running low on fuel, as she drove around desperately looking for somewhere to fill.
She was able to get her car to a Lidl car park before her tank completely ran dry, but this left her in a stressful predicament.
Rachel had her left the buggy at her home in Cardiff, Wales, and was forced to carry Fenris home while also being pregnant.
Rachel posted a tearful video online expressing her frustration at the current fuel panic-buying crisis.
She said in the video: "I can't quite believe how disgusting human beings are.
"That people are panic-buying petrol that they don't need.
"What they have done today is basically left myself and my one-year-old son with absolutely no petrol.
"We went out to get some, we went to four petrol stations. Now the petrol has completely gone in the car."
Rachel was left stuck with the possibility of being hit with a £50 fine or having her car towed if she left her car in the carpark longer than the hour-and-a-half limit.
The sobbing mum-to-be said: "I managed to park my car up but the problem now is that number one, the car park has got an hour and half timer.
"And I'm not going to get petrol in the next hour and a half. So the car is going to get fines on it. God for bid, it might get towed.
"The second problem I've got I'm going to have to get my son out of the car and I've got no buggy and I'm currently five months pregnant.
"And I'm going to have to carry him home.
She continues to vent her frustrations at the panic buying that has affected the fuel crisis.
"The mind boggles that people are filling their cars to the brim, but there are people like me who now can't get any petrol and are basically stranded," she said.
"People are lacking humanity."
Thankfully, Rachel was able to be picked up by her father and a friend was able to bring her some petrol to fill her tank up.
"I didn't think I wouldn't be able to get petrol and be stranded so it was shocking," she explains.
"A pal got me some petrol in a jiffy can.
"She said that while at the petrol station there was a lady with a big car who filled it to the brim £80 and then filled six cans up and put them in the boot.
"This was very infuriating to hear."
The fuel crisis began after a there was a shortage of HGV drivers following the pandemic.
Brexit has also been highlighted by MP's such as Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy, as a key factor in the driver shortages since the UK is no longer a part of the Custom's Union.
The crisis has been further worsened after concerned Brits have been panic-buying fuel, and there have been a number of reported altercations at fuel stations, including a brawl that broke out.
One Wednesday 29 September, Kwasi Kwarteng the Business Secretary confirmed that the army will be stepping in to drive fuel tanks in order to ease the crisis.
