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| Fuel strike: Advice to drivers changed after panic buying | Fuel strike: Advice to drivers changed after panic buying |
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| The government has changed its advice to motorists after two days of panic buying at petrol stations. | The government has changed its advice to motorists after two days of panic buying at petrol stations. |
| Ministers now say there is no urgent need to top up petrol tanks, after the Unite union ruled out a strike by tanker drivers over Easter. | Ministers now say there is no urgent need to top up petrol tanks, after the Unite union ruled out a strike by tanker drivers over Easter. |
| Some Labour MPs have called for Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude to resign for earlier suggesting that people should store petrol in jerry cans. | Some Labour MPs have called for Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude to resign for earlier suggesting that people should store petrol in jerry cans. |
| A woman in York suffered severe burns while decanting petrol in her kitchen. | A woman in York suffered severe burns while decanting petrol in her kitchen. |
| 'No urgency' | 'No urgency' |
| Earlier this week Prime Minister David Cameron said it would be sensible for drivers to top up with petrol because of potential strike action. | Earlier this week Prime Minister David Cameron said it would be sensible for drivers to top up with petrol because of potential strike action. |
| Others in government suggested that motorists should keep their tanks two-thirds full. | Others in government suggested that motorists should keep their tanks two-thirds full. |
| The government is now advising motorists not to queue at filling station forecourts. | The government is now advising motorists not to queue at filling station forecourts. |
| The Department for Energy and Climate Change said: "There is no urgency to top up your tank, a strike will not happen over Easter." | The Department for Energy and Climate Change said: "There is no urgency to top up your tank, a strike will not happen over Easter." |
| Senior Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin said he thought the government may have been trying to divert peoples' attention away from a difficult week for the Tory party and the coalition. | Senior Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin said he thought the government may have been trying to divert peoples' attention away from a difficult week for the Tory party and the coalition. |
| "Really there should not have been any move to encourage people to buy more than they normally buy without consulting the industry first, and I think that was the mistake," he said. | "Really there should not have been any move to encourage people to buy more than they normally buy without consulting the industry first, and I think that was the mistake," he said. |
| John Mann, Labour MP for Bassetlaw, Karl Turner, MP for Hull East, and Labour Lord Toby Harris are among those who have called for Mr Maude to resign if it turns out his comments contributed to the burns accident suffered by 46-year-old Diane Hill. | John Mann, Labour MP for Bassetlaw, Karl Turner, MP for Hull East, and Labour Lord Toby Harris are among those who have called for Mr Maude to resign if it turns out his comments contributed to the burns accident suffered by 46-year-old Diane Hill. |
| She was seriously injured after petrol ignited as she poured it from one container into another in her kitchen. | She was seriously injured after petrol ignited as she poured it from one container into another in her kitchen. |
| The cooker was on and the petrol fumes ignited. She has been treated for 40% burns at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield. | The cooker was on and the petrol fumes ignited. She has been treated for 40% burns at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield. |
| Mr Mann said Mr Maude "should now be considering the consequences of his actions and do the decent thing and resign". | Mr Mann said Mr Maude "should now be considering the consequences of his actions and do the decent thing and resign". |
| Mr Mann said: "This is precisely what the fire brigade warned against and the current panic is a direct result of Francis Maude's rash and foolish reaction to negative press on pasties and Number 10 dinners. | Mr Mann said: "This is precisely what the fire brigade warned against and the current panic is a direct result of Francis Maude's rash and foolish reaction to negative press on pasties and Number 10 dinners. |
| "We are now in a position where a woman's life has been placed in danger." | "We are now in a position where a woman's life has been placed in danger." |
| Conservative Party chairman Baroness Warsi responded angrily to the suggestion that Mr Maude should stand down. | Conservative Party chairman Baroness Warsi responded angrily to the suggestion that Mr Maude should stand down. |
| She told BBC Two's Newsnight programme: "I think what's deeply irresponsible and, frankly, sickening, is that the Labour Party want to make political points out of this personal tragedy for this lady." | She told BBC Two's Newsnight programme: "I think what's deeply irresponsible and, frankly, sickening, is that the Labour Party want to make political points out of this personal tragedy for this lady." |
| Difficult week | Difficult week |
| Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said the government had mishandled the row between the tanker drivers and their employers. | Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said the government had mishandled the row between the tanker drivers and their employers. |
| "It's been a spectacular failure. The beginning of this week there was no date for a strike, seven days notice was needed. The prime minister should have been saying to both sides to talk," he said. | "It's been a spectacular failure. The beginning of this week there was no date for a strike, seven days notice was needed. The prime minister should have been saying to both sides to talk," he said. |
| "Starting to say instead fill up your tank, causing panic, getting out the jerry cans, has led to the queues, to the shortages, to the running out of petrol." | "Starting to say instead fill up your tank, causing panic, getting out the jerry cans, has led to the queues, to the shortages, to the running out of petrol." |
| Firefighters confirmed that the container Ms Hill was decanting from was a green jerry can. | Firefighters confirmed that the container Ms Hill was decanting from was a green jerry can. |
| Adair Lewis from the Fire Protection Association told the BBC Ms Hill's accident was a "wake-up call to us all". | Adair Lewis from the Fire Protection Association told the BBC Ms Hill's accident was a "wake-up call to us all". |
| He said: "Petrol should only ever be bought in proper containers made for that purpose. There is no place for petrol inside your home." | He said: "Petrol should only ever be bought in proper containers made for that purpose. There is no place for petrol inside your home." |
| Allan Davison, from petrol firm Hoyer, called on motorists to stop panic buying. | Allan Davison, from petrol firm Hoyer, called on motorists to stop panic buying. |
| He said: "The strike has not been called and in fact the union have said quite clearly that there won't be a strike over the Easter break and that's really, really encouraging. | He said: "The strike has not been called and in fact the union have said quite clearly that there won't be a strike over the Easter break and that's really, really encouraging. |
| "We are in the middle of replenishing stocks, we've got 15 to 20 extra vehicles and drivers out on the road every day." | "We are in the middle of replenishing stocks, we've got 15 to 20 extra vehicles and drivers out on the road every day." |
| Brian Madderson, of the Retail Motor Industry, blamed the government for creating a "fuel crisis". | Brian Madderson, of the Retail Motor Industry, blamed the government for creating a "fuel crisis". |
| Drivers' hours | Drivers' hours |
| Unite and the seven distribution companies involved in the dispute are in contact with conciliation service Acas but no firm talks will be held until next week. | Unite and the seven distribution companies involved in the dispute are in contact with conciliation service Acas but no firm talks will be held until next week. |
| Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland said: "We will not be calling Easter strike action as we focus on substantive talks through Acas. | Unite assistant general secretary Diana Holland said: "We will not be calling Easter strike action as we focus on substantive talks through Acas. |
| "We do still retain the right to call strike action for after Easter, should those talks break down." | "We do still retain the right to call strike action for after Easter, should those talks break down." |
| The rules on fuel tanker drivers' hours have been temporarily relaxed to help the transport of supplies to filling stations. | The rules on fuel tanker drivers' hours have been temporarily relaxed to help the transport of supplies to filling stations. |
| Under EU rules, drivers are limited to nine hours on the road each day, but this has now been raised to 11 hours. | Under EU rules, drivers are limited to nine hours on the road each day, but this has now been raised to 11 hours. |
| The new rules will apply until Thursday and have been introduced after requests from the fuel supply industry. | The new rules will apply until Thursday and have been introduced after requests from the fuel supply industry. |
| Unite's drivers, who deliver fuel to Shell and Esso garages and supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsbury's, have called for minimum working conditions covering pay, hours, holiday and redundancy. | Unite's drivers, who deliver fuel to Shell and Esso garages and supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsbury's, have called for minimum working conditions covering pay, hours, holiday and redundancy. |
| Some 90% of UK forecourts are supplied by Unite's approximately 2,000 members involved in the dispute. | Some 90% of UK forecourts are supplied by Unite's approximately 2,000 members involved in the dispute. |
| Demand for petrol rose 172% on Thursday and diesel by 77% according to independent retailers' group RMI Petrol. | Demand for petrol rose 172% on Thursday and diesel by 77% according to independent retailers' group RMI Petrol. |
| Prime Minister David Cameron chaired a meeting of the government's civil contingencies committee, Cobra, on Friday afternoon. | Prime Minister David Cameron chaired a meeting of the government's civil contingencies committee, Cobra, on Friday afternoon. |
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