A number of petrol stations owned by BP and Esso have been forced out of operation by a lack of fuel deliveries as a result of a nationwide HGV driver shortage.
They include a “small number” out of 200 Tesco petrol forecourts that are operated by ExxonMobil-owned Esso.
BP has said that it is reducing petrol and diesel deliveries to its own forecourts due to HGV driver shortages.
Downing Street has urged people to buy fuel “as normal” despite the closures of some forecourts.
A spokesman for Boris Johnson said the Department for Transport had make it quicker for HGV drivers to gain their licences.
