Government U-turn on petrol advice

Name: Government U-turn on petrol advice
Uploaded: 2012-03-31T06:20:59.000Z
Duration: 2 min 14 s
Description: Drivers are no longer being told to top-up their tanks and rules on fuel tanker drivers' hours are temporarily relaxed to help the transport of supplies to filling stations.

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The government is no longer urging drivers to top-up their petrol tanks, following union Unite's announcement that there will not be a strike by fuel tanker drivers over Easter.

Rules on fuel tanker drivers' hours have been temporarily relaxed to help the transport of supplies to filling stations.

Iain Watson reports.

31 March 2012