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UK launches reserve tanker fleet to boost fuel deliveries

Wed, 29th Sep 2021 12:05

LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday the
government's reserve tanker fleet would be operating by later in
the day, driven by civilians, to help deliver fuel to petrol
stations across the country.

"I can confirm the government's Reserve Tanker Fleet will be
on the road this afternoon to boost deliveries of fuel to
forecourts across Britain," business minister Kwasi Kwarteng
said on Twitter.

"The trucks are driven by civilians and will provide
additional logistical capacity to the fuel industry."

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton)

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