Drivers have endured another day of chaos at the pumps as filling stations around the country started rationing fuel while continuing to increase prices.
As some garages enforced a maximum spend to preserve supplies, others were imposing a minimum to prevent motorists wasting time.
The AA described scenes of continued panic-buying as a “tragedy” after Government warnings over disruption caused drivers to spend more than they would otherwise on filling up.
The average price of unleaded has increased by more than a penny per litre since Sunday, rising from 140.18p to 141.31p. Diesel has gone up by just under a penny a litre from 146.67p to 147.38p.
But industry experts said petrol retailers were more concerned about keeping their forecourts open than profiteering.
Four of the six stations in Weymouth, Dorset were closed while a Texaco garage was rationing drivers to £20 worth of fuel per car.
In Cambridge, garages were asking drivers to spend at least £25 each at the pumps to stop queues of people who just wanted to top up.
A BP filling station in the city centre imposed the minimum after it found some customers were queuing for just £5 worth of fuel.
Drivers in Bournemouth were also left frustrated after police closed a garage minutes after it took an 8,000-litre delivery of fuel because it attracted a quarter of a mile long queue.
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